When you think of being isolated do you think of being alone in your room while everyone is at a party? Or do you think of isolation being stranded on an island or desert by yourself with no one to help you, but yourself? In the story "The Most Dangerous Game" a man named Rainsford get washed up on an island called Ship Trap Island. Little did he know that this island was used for a game made by a sociopath called General Zarroff. This game is the last game you would want to play. The rules are; You have three days to survive on the island with food, and a knife, and no going out of bounds! However, General Zarroff is an excellent hunter and thinker, he has never lost his game. This story is very much alike to the movie High Noon which takes place in the old west. Will Kane also known as the marshall got married to his quaker wife, Amy. On this day Will decides to retire from being marshall and move somewhere new with Amy. However, he is told Frank Miller, the man he put into jail is coming back to get revenge. Will has till noon to decide whether he wants to …show more content…
The town only has two ways out through the train or take the dirt road on horses. Not only that but it's very hot as well, most of the men wear long sleeved button down shirts and a suit over that. To top things off there is very little plants and trees because of the weather being so hot and the lack of rain. "This is just a dirty little village in the middle of nowhere. Nothing that happens here is really important" (Foreman 73). However, the setting of "The Most Dangerous Game" is very differ from High Noon. In this story there are a lot of trees bushes dirt and water. In fact, Rainsford would often use trees or branches as traps to try and kill the general. The only way out is by boat or if you choose to swim to land. "He paused, almost beneath the tree, dropped to his knees and studied the ground" (Connell