Sunday, January 24, 2016

What are several elements that make "The Most Dangerous Game" implausible?

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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