Advertisement - Guide continues below Show Previous Next Island and Jungle As a symbol, the jungle is not terribly complex. But who says a symbol has to hit you over the head? (That’s not the author’s “game”). It just wouldn’t be the same if the story took place in a suburban gated community with a bunch of cul-de-sacs. Having it take place on an island suggests isolation—a place where one man can rule without question and create his own laws. And that’s what General Zaroff wants. It’s also a place that's almost impossible to escape. In seeking real estate, General Zaroff explains: “So I bought this island, built this house, and here I do my hunting. The island is perfect for my purposes—there are jungles with a maze of traits in them, hills, swamps […]" (1.103) The mysterious and complex setting directly serves Zaroff’s purposes. It’s a setting for booby traps and dead-ends, hiding and pouncing. But because Zaroff is so fixated on the island itself, and how to navigate it (he does have the advantage, after all), he doesn’t take into consideration that his prey might end up in the sea… For more discussion of the enticing features of “Ship Trap” island, see our “Setting” section. If you want to read about how being set loose in the jungle is harder than fighting Germans in the trenches of World War I, see Rainsford’s “Character Analysis.” Previous Next More on The Most Dangerous Game Navigation Tired of ads?Join today and never see them again. What is the significance of ship trap island?Ship-Trap Island symbolizes a similarly uncharted region where the laws governing normal human discourse don't exist. Here, General Zaroff's plays out his homicidal whims unchecked, unimpeded, and a world apart from Rainsford's comfortable life of privilege and ease.
What was ship trap island like?As an island, Ship Trap has many small beaches and shorelines lined with rocks ideal for a morning stroll, as long as you don't lose your way. Though the jungles of this island are dense and akin to those in the Amazon Rain Forest, no rain forest animals reside here.
What does the island in The Most Dangerous Game represent?The Island- Like most stories, an island represents isolation, which is true for The Most Dangerous Game, but it also represents Zaroff's disconnect from the real world. The isolation of the island symbolizes Zaroff's murderous way of life that differs from the rest of the world.
How did Rainsford ship trap island?The island is called Ship-Trap island because its where General Zaroff misleads, and trips the ships. How does Rainsford come to the island? Rainsford comes to the island when he hears gunshots. His pipe falls out of his mouth and he reaches to get it but he falls off the boat.
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