The Most Dangerous Game And The Cask Of Amontillado

Narcissism is characterized by grandiosity, a lack of empathy for other people, and a need for admiration. Both General Zaroff from â€Å"The Most Dangerous Game† by Richard Connell, and Fortunato from â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado† by Edgar Allen Poe exhibit these qualities, when General Zaroff killed his prey and when Montresor got revenge on Fortunato. They were too absorbed in themselves to see how their humanity was impaired. In both texts, the authors utilize a violent conflict, an isolated setting, and vivid characterization to illustrate how excessive pride can distort one’s judgement, demonstrating the importance of humility and humaneness. A violent conflict reveals one s personality and values. Their fighting style, self-defense or†¦show more content†¦In both of the passages, the characters intentions to build or justify their pride lead them to compromise or completely disregard on the qualities that make them a human and humane. Setting greatly influences the actions and confidence of characters. In â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado†, Montresor lures Fortunato into his family catacombs with the promise of Amontillado and in turn, proving Fortunato the best. â€Å"I passed down a long and winding staircase, requesting him to be cautious as he followed. We came at length to the foot of the descent and stood together on the damp ground of the catacomb of the Montresors† (Poe 375). Later in the story, Montresor is leading Fortunato through the catacombs, deeper and deeper, to where the air is too far from the surface to be filtered. We continued our route in search of the Amontillado. We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descending again, arrived at a deep crypt, in which the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to glow than flame (Poe 376). These quotes show the isolation and vastness of the catacombs to which they had descended. Because Montresor has lured Fo rtunato so far from the partying crowds of the carnival to be heard or seen, he can slowly torture Fortunato with starvation and dehydration with no possible way of being caught and punished. Similarly, in The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell writes, Off there to the right-Show MoreRelatedThe Most Dangerous Game By Edgar Allen Poe And The Cask Of Amontillado942 Words   |  4 Pagesyou’re looking for that amazing taste of the rare wine Amontillado, and now he is the last thing you see before they buries you in the darkness of an underground tomb, chained to the wall. These are the two frightening stories â€Å"The Cask of Amontillado† by Edgar Allen Poe, who writes about a most despicable man, Montresor, who murders a victim named Fortunato, in the damp, darkness of his own catacombs. 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