Aside from what seems the most obvious example--the
hunting of humans as sport--I find most aspects of "The Most Dangerous Game" to be a
wholly believable tale. Remember, the story was first published in 1924, so some of the
events may seem impossible to believe in the 21st century. Examples might
include:
- A supposedly uninhabited island
(especially in the well-travelled Caribbean) with a mansion hidden from view. Impossible
today, but not at the time of the story. - The incredibly
coincidental meeting of the two fanatical big-game hunters (but then that's what makes a
good story--and such coincidences do happen). - The fact
that no one ever investigated all of the shipwrecks that occurred off the island with
the many missing men. - How did Zaroff continue to restock
his exotic supplies of food and other luxuries without drawing attention to his secret
island?
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