Literary and commercial fiction are the two most used types of fiction. Literary fiction is mainly used to help the reader develop a better understanding of society. It’s main objective is to make the reader think, sharpen, and deepen the reader's understanding of life. Commercial’s main objective on the other hand is to keep the reader interested. Commercial fiction is usually used by the reader to escape their reality. A short story such as The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is an example of commercial fiction. While Hunters in the Snow by Tobias Wolff and The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway’s are examples of literary fiction.
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is an example of commercial fiction. This story although entertaining doesn’t have a set theme. The story has a lot of action scenes that make you wonder what will happen next and if there will be a sequel but that’s it. The most dangerous game is about whether you will survive or whether you will be killed. The Most Dangerous Game is about a game where Zaroff a general decides to hunt humans because unlike animals they can reason. “ What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? It must have courage, cunning, and above all must be able to reason”(Connell 75). The purpose of commercial fiction is to entertain by having a storyline that talks about hunting humans the reader is automatically interested. Another reason why The Most Dangerous Game is commercial fiction is because it doesn’t have much character development, Rainsford, the one being hunted learns how preys feel when they are being hunted however, that’s all he realizes. At the end when he ends up winning …show more content…
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber is a story about a man who is a weakling and can be walked all over. Francis Macomber represents the man in society who starts at the bottom of the
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is an example of commercial fiction. This story although entertaining doesn’t have a set theme. The story has a lot of action scenes that make you wonder what will happen next and if there will be a sequel but that’s it. The most dangerous game is about whether you will survive or whether you will be killed. The Most Dangerous Game is about a game where Zaroff a general decides to hunt humans because unlike animals they can reason. “ What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? It must have courage, cunning, and above all must be able to reason”(Connell 75). The purpose of commercial fiction is to entertain by having a storyline that talks about hunting humans the reader is automatically interested. Another reason why The Most Dangerous Game is commercial fiction is because it doesn’t have much character development, Rainsford, the one being hunted learns how preys feel when they are being hunted however, that’s all he realizes. At the end when he ends up winning …show more content…
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber is a story about a man who is a weakling and can be walked all over. Francis Macomber represents the man in society who starts at the bottom of the