Suspense in” Child by Tiger “and “The Most Dangerous Game

Suspense is the quality in the story which creates emotions of anxiety, excitement and uncertainty in a reader. Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Child by Tiger” are two very much alike suspense short stories. The two authors are from the same time but lived different lifestyles. Connell was a Harvard graduate who served time in World War 1. Unlike Connell, Wolfe lived a more sheltered life in his community in North Carolina.

The two Authors use similar elements to bring suspense to the readers. Suspense can be critical in understanding these short stories as whole. It can be the reason why you keep reading or drive you to throw the book across the room. I will be reviewing how the authors used settings, characters, dialogue and conflict to create a suspenseful short story. Suspense becomes a key in judgment of the readers’ opinion of the two short stories.

The setting plays a significant part of bringing suspense to each story. In The Most Dangerous Game the story is set on a mysterious island. The island is in the middle of nowhere and is called “Ship-Trap Island.” Connell continues to heig

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