对最危险的游戏的主旨分析.docx
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对最危险的游戏的主旨分析
Course:
ShortstoryreadingClassnumber:
16101501Name:
朱思维Studentnumber:
2015303436Instructor:
ProfessorYangDate:
4th,12,2016
TheEvilin“TheMostDangerousGame”
"TheMostDangerousGame"isashortstorythatwhichwaswrittenbyRichardConnell.IttellsreadersastoryaboutahorribleexperienceofamanwhoiscalledRainsford.Heisahunterwhoisgoingtohuntjaguarwithhisfriends.However,hefallsintotheseaaccidentally.Thenheiswasheduptoalandontheshore.Heiswakedbytheshots.Hefollowsitandfindsacastle.Intherehemeetstwomen,oneiscalledZaroffandtheotheriscalledIvan.RainfordsoonfindsthatthehunteesofZaroffarehuman.HewantstoleavewhiletheonlywayhecanleavethisislandistoplaythegamewithZaroffandhemustwinhim,orhewillbekilled.Intheend,RainsfordwinsthegameandkillsZaroff.ItseemstobeanironicstorythatRainsfordisgoingtohuntwhileheishuntedbyZaroff.Butafterreadingtheendofthisshortstory,readercaneasilyseethatalmosteverypartofitindicatestheevilofhuman.Theevilofthepeopleinthisshortstoryisthemaintoneofthestory.Iexplaintheevilofthehumaninplots,characters,specialthingsandlanguageofthisnovelbasedonXunzi'stheoryof"HumanDispositionsareDetestab"l(eXunzi,Wikipedia).Thistheorybelievesthatthenatureofthehumanisbad.Byanalyzingtheseevilthings,Iwanttopassreadersawarning:
Theevilofhumanishorrible,watchouttheanimalinourhearts.
Thefirstpartistheplots.Theauthorusessuspense,specialplotstopromotethedevelopmentsofstoryandinformreadersabouttheevilofthepeopleinthisshortstory.
Atthebeginningtheauthorgivesreadersthreesuspense.Thefirstsuspenseisthatthemysteriousland,whichismentionedbyRainsford'sfriendWhitey,successfullyraisestheinterestsofreadersandtellsreaderswherethestoryhappens.Italsoexaggerateshorribleatmosphereatthemaintimeitalsosetsthetoneofthewholestory.
ThesecondsuspenseisthatthehunteesofZaroffarehuman.ThehunteesofZaroffalsoaremysterious,butreaderscanguessvaguelywhatitis.Inordertoensuretheiranswerisright,theywillkeepreading.ItalsocreatestheconflictsbetweenZaroffandRainsford,pushingthestoryline.Inaddition,theansweralsoshowsthecrueltyofZaroff.Readerscanunderstandmorecompletelytheevilofthesepeoplefromthispart.
ThethirdsuspenseisthatthechanceofRainsfordwinsthegame.TheauthordoesnottellreaderclearlyaboutRainford'sroute.Inthecontrast,heleavesthisquestiontoreaders.Inthiswayreaderwillreadtheentirestoryoutofcuriosity.Theendingisunexpectedbutreasonable,whichalsoprecedesthestorytotheclimax.Whatismore,thisendingalsoindicatesreadersthatRainsfordalsobecomesacruelpersonasZaroff.Atfirst,Rainsfordfirmlybelievesthathumancannotberegardedasanimals.However,finallyhealsotreatsZaroffasanimalandkillshim.Thischange
alsoshowstheevilofhumanvividly.
Inaword,thewritermakesreadersgetinvolvedinthisstorythroughthissuspense.Especiallywhenallthesesuspenseareexplained,peopleknowthisislandisactuallya"Ship-TrapIsland.Atthistimereaderwillfeelhowhorribletheevilofhumanisandhowimportanttobeawareofit.
Inspiteofthesuspense,therearealsomanyspecialplotstohelppeopletofigureoutpuzzles.ThemostexcitingplotisthethreebattlesbetweenZaroffandRainsford.Accordingtothesebattles,thereadercanactuallyseethechangeofRainsford.Atfirst,heisaproudmanwhothinksanimalsdonothaveemotions.ButwhenhebecomesthehunteeofZaroff,herealizesthatanimalsalsohaveemotionandbecomearealanimalwhowantstoattackZaroff.AlthoughthewriternevertellsreadersthatRainsfordbecomesascruelasZaroff,readerscanseebythemselves.AsforZaroff,hetotallyshowshiscrueltyinthisgame.InordertokillRainsfordhecansacrificeIvanandhisfavoritedog.Heevencandrinkwineafterkillingpeople.Theseplotsmakereadersbeabletoobservetherealmeaningofthisstory:
theevilofhumancanbeextremelybadevenbeyondpeople'simagination.
Aftertheanalysisofplots,somereadersmaydoubtwhethertheseplotsarereasonable.Doestheauthorwritethesejustinordertocatchpeopleattention?
Aretheyreasonable?
Theanswerisdefinitely"Yes"
Firstistherealidentityofisland.Theauthordoesnotsuddenlytellreadersthathisislandisaslaughterhouseforsailors.Literallyheusesmanyfactorstoimplyreaders,suchastheCaptainNielsen'sreactiontothisisland,thedoubtfullightandthespeciallocationoftheisland.Thesethingsindirectlytellreadersthatthisislandisunusualandtheremusthavesomesecretsnotbereportedbyperson.
Nextisthehunteesishuman.AlthoughConnelldoesnottellreaderdirectly,heusesmanysymbols.Forexample,Rainsfordhasfoundanemptycartridgewhichcanbeputintwentytwobullets.Thisiskindofoddbecauseifahunterwantstohuntanormalanimal,hewillnotuseasmanyastwentytwobullets.Sothisanimaliseitherfairlylargeanimalorverysmartanimal.Rainsfordalsofindsapieceofblood-stainedclothinganditisimpossiblethatanimalswearclothesinthisland
ThemostobviousevidenceisZaroff'swords.Hesaysthisanimalcanthinkandonlypeopleareabletothink.Combingtheseclues,itiseasytoguessthehunteeishuman.
ThelastthingiswhetherRainsfordsdiedornot.Intheend,RainsfordleapsfaroutintotheseasoalmosteveryoneincludingZaroffthinksthathedied.ButaccordingtoRainsford'srichhuntingexperiencesreaderscanguessthereisstillthechanceforRainsfordtosurvive.Besides,whenZaroffgoesuptohisbedroom,heseessomemoonlightthatindicatesthatthecurtainisnotbeingdrawnup.SoitprovidestheopportunityforRainsfordtohidebehindthecurtain.
Anyway,accordingtotheseanalyses,readerscanseeMr.Connellisaverylogicalwriter.Inotherwords,allthesesuspenseandspecialplotareusedtostressthe
evilofhuman.Withthehelpoftheseplots,readerscanunderstanddeeplyabouttheevilofhuman.
Inspiteoftheseplots,thedescriptionsofcharactersalsoplayanessentialroleinpromotingthedevelopmentofstoryanddeepeningtheevilofthehuman.Therearethreemaincharactersinthearticle,Zaroff,RainsfordandIvan.Thesepeoplerepresenttwodifferentpowers.
AccordingtothedescriptionofwriterreaderscaneasilyknowthatZaroffand
Ivanrepresenttheevilpartofhumannature.Zaroffisasymbolofevil.Asweallknow,thepersonalitiesofapersonareinvisible;however,thesecanalsobeexpressedinhisappearance,behaviors,actionsandlanguages.Asforhisappearance,thewritergivesthemabriefintroductionofhim.Anerect,sl“endermanineveningclotheswithacultivatedvoicemarkedbyasightaccentthatgaveitaddedprecisionanddeliberateness”.Itpaintsapictureoafpolitegentlemanfromfirstclassandnoonewillbelievethatheisabadperson.HetreatsRainsfordpolitelyandenjoyswinewhichshowsheisatrulygentlemen.Evenintheendhestillobeyshisdeal,inthisway,heisagood-behaviorperson.
However,RainsfordgivesthemamorespecificpictureofZaroffandnoticessomethingwrong.Th“emanwassingularlyhandsome;hissecondwasthattherewasanoriginal,almostbizarrequalityaboutthegeneral'sface⋯histhick
eyebrowsandpointedmustachewasasblackasthenightfromwhichRainsford
hadcome.Hiseyes,too,wereblackandverybright.Hehadhighcheekbones,asharpcutnose,asparedarkenfac–ethefaceofamanusedtogivingorders,thefaceofanaristocra”t.BycontrastingthesetwotypesofdescriptionsofZaroff,itisnothardtoseethatZaroffisnotaneasygoingperson.Hisimpressivefaceshowsthatheisaggressiveandlovescontrollingothers.
Butpeoplecannotjudgesomeonejustaccordingtheirappearance.SothenationandtheactionoftheZaroffalsoneedtopayattention.ZaroffisaCossackandthemostfamouscharacteristicofCossackisaggressive.What'smore,heisproudofhis
nation'straditionverymuchbecauseheissmilingwhenhesaysthatheisalsoaCossack.Thisdetailshowsthatheadmireshisnationwhichindicatesheiscruel,
Besides,hisactioninformspeoplethatheisevil.Forexample,thereisadescriptioninthearticle.He“madehiswayalongwithhiseyesfixedinutmostconcentrationonthegroundbeforehim.Hepaused,almostbeneaththetree,droppedtohiskneesandstudiedthegro.u”ndThisdescriptionshowsthatZaroffhasrichexperienceinhuntingandhejusttreatsRainsfordasanormalhuntee.ThewayhetreatsRainsfordshowshiscrueltyandhisindifferencetohuman'slife.Whatiswor
italsoinformsthereaderthatZaroffgetsusedtokillhuman.Thisactionillustratestheevilofpeople.
Whatismore,Heneverrespectsanycreatureinthisworldbecausehethinkstheseheadsmeanglory.EvenwhenhisloyalservantIvandied,hejustthinksthatitisdifficulttofindsomeonetoreplacehim.Thereisstillonethingtopayattentions:
The
languageofZaroff.ConnelldescribesZaroff'slanguageindetail.Forinstance,Zaroff
alwaysstressesthatheisthekingofhuntingandthereisnoanimalhasachancewithhim.Whatworse,hethinksthepeoplewhoarekilledbyhimarethescumofthe“
earth”.Hehasanextremersenseofsuperior,heevensaTysh:
ereisnogreat“erborethanperfection”.Thewriterillustratestheov-ecronfidenceofZaroffinordertoimplythatintheendhewillbedefeatedbyRainsford.
Insum,althoughZaroffhashandsomeappearanceandgoodbehavioroutside,
hisinside
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