The external conflicts in "The Most Dangerous Game" include Rainsford enduring the dangerous, unfamiliar environment of the Caribbean Sea and Ship-Trap Island as well as his horrifying experience being hunted by General Zaroff. Rainsford's external conflicts create internal conflicts within his character as he struggles to overcome. An external conflict is a conflict between a character and someone else. Being his prey made Rainsford have an external conflict with Zaroff but determining how to defeat him caused an internal conflict. An internal conflict is a problem one has with oneself. It is a fear or decision that needs to be made. Rainsford's external conflicts create internal conflicts within his character as he struggles to overcome various obstacles while avoiding the evil general. The inner conflicts caused by Zaroff hunting him are several. First, Zaroff graciously gives Rainsford the choice between being hunted and being tortured by the formidable Cossack, Ivan. All of Rainsford's internal conflicts are caused by the one external conflict: being hunted by the madman, General Zaroff. ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ is a short story about the hunter and the hunted, and the challenge of the chase. The external conflict is man versus man, as General Zaroff relentlessly hunts Rainsford through the jungle. An external conflict is a conflict between a character and someone else. The conflict that dominates the most dangerous game is person vs person. Person vs person dominates this story because Rainsford, who is a hunter just as Zaroff is, must use his skills and the knowledge he must win the hunt in which Zaroff is hunting and trying to kill Rainsford.
