Analysis of the Most Dangerous Game Many people look in the mirror and say, "I know who I am." But how many of them did it after analyzing themselves through a story? And if they did, how many of them were honest with themselves? A Lacanian analysis can bring out sides of us that we didn't know existed. I found this to be true after reading "The Most Dangerous Game." As I observed the events of the story and the characters that play them, I discovered that there is a part of me that has an insatiable curiosity and a love of danger. To begin with, by closely observing the main characters and their actions, I found a small part of myself in each of them. When Rainsford heard the shots from the yacht, he jumped onto the ship's railing. My initial response was, “Why would you do something like that when no one is there to help you if you fall?” I think this was my logical and sensible reaction. But if I look at the situation with a sense of curiosity I discover that I would have done the same thing. I think this is because, although I have always tried to be a responsible and thinking person, I have always had the desire to be carefree and bold. I think this desire comes from the movies I've seen in the past and the books I've read where the female characters were adventurous and lived in search of danger. I remember times when maybe I would finish reading a book and try to be just like the adventurous character. I can also look at General Zaroff and see a hidden aspect of myself. The first thing I thought of the general was that he was disgusting, evil and had no respect for human life. I thought, “Oh my God, what if there really were people like that in the world?” However, when General Zaroff laid all his cards on the table and declared his purpose, to hunt down people, specifically Rainsford, I was strangely intrigued. I was frustrated with myself for being interested in such an inhumane game. But upon further examination of my reaction, I discovered that it wasn't the game that literally fascinated me, but the concept of it; the danger. I feel like this interested me because the very few tastes of danger I've had in the past seemed fun, living life to the fullest.