The Most Dangerous Game The Most Dangerous Game is a short story written by Joseph Conrad. While reading this short story, I noticed how involved I was. I wondered how the author was doing this and keeping me reading till the end. I thought about four specific devices he uses, which are characters, plot, setting, and imagery. These devices were used to keep suspense flowing through the story to keep me reading. By using characters, …showed first 75 words of 906 total…

…showed last 75 words of 906 total…for the part when Rainsford falls off the boat. Also, when Rainsford is on the island running from General Zaroff, Rainsford hides in the tree and hears the footsteps of Zaroff coming closer. The suspense in this short story was kept maintained by the author extremely well. By using certain devices in the story such as characters, plot, setting, and imagery, Joseph Conrad kept myself, and probably others reading his story from beginning to end.