In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne both stories have very different themes. Brown is a man who has followed the right path all his life and suddenly finds himself having to face temptation and put an end to all his curiosities. He decides to go to the forest to face the devil. In Richard Connell's story the theme centers on how far people will go when they fear for their lives, and will do anything to survive. Young Goodman BrownA. The weakness of public moralityB. The inevitable loss of innocence and the fear of the wild II. The most dangerous gameA. Effects of warB. Reason vs. InstinctBrown faces some of the same problems that ordinary people face on a daily basis. The decision for him to make was whether to join the devil or remain good. At first, Rainsford changed as a civilian because he refused to kill another person. He knew Zaroff wanted him dead. When people are faced with danger, they do everything they can to protect themselves, even if that turns out to be the case...