Adversity In 'The Most Dangerous Game, AndThe Sniper'

In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, the protagonist character, Sander Rainsford is an adventurous and fearless big game hunter. Rainsford has no remorse for his prey. Over the course of the story Rainsford experiences a sudden change of heart when he finds himself where “The world is made up of two classes—the hunters and the huntees.”

In the Most Dangerous Game; one of Rainsford's traps which he created to increase the likelihood of his survival, kills Ivan, “The baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. They must have reached the knife… he saw in the shallow valley that General Zaroff was still on his feet. But Ivan was not.” If Rainsford hadn’t of set the trap and killed Ivan, the hounds would have killed him. This shows that Rainsford is willing to kill others if it means his own survival. In a normal world, Rainsford would have never created a trap with the intent of killing a human.

When Rainsford falls off the yacht he does not panic “A certain coolheadedness had come to him; it was not the first time he had been in a tight place.” He stays calm because he knows he will be able to swim better if he keeps focused, and he has experience dealing with fearful situations; if he panicked he could potentially drown. Even when staring death in the face he keeps his cool “In his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at Rainsford's heart. Out of the snarl of beard two small eyes regarded Rainsford. ‘Don't be alarmed,’ said Rainsford, with a smile which he hoped was disarming.” When Rainsford first meets Ivan, instead of being paralyzed with fear he speaks calmly and in a friendly tone to avoid getting shot. He somehow keeps calm and even puts a smile on his face when the gun is pointed at him; this could save him from being killed by Ivan because he seems friendly and not threatening. Rainsford stays calm and collected instead of panicking, which could easily get him

(6)This quote shows determination because even though he is being hunted by a human who possesses craziness, Rainsford remains calm and calms himself down which shows that he will not give up easily. (7)Possessing determination Rainsford decides to play in the game and decides not to run away while he fights in the forest. (8)Supporting this detail, Connell provides the quote “…Rainsford crouching there, could not see the general, nor could he see the pit. He lived a year in a minute” (Connell pg. 13). (9)This quote proves the determination within Rainsford because he stays right in the spot he hides in, instead of running from the challenge that Zaroff presented before him.

In the story The Most Dangerous Game one conflict is man vs nature. Rainsford is fighting nature because he is on a ship and he came across an island. Rainsford falls overboard and has to swim for safety. “All he knew was that he was safe from his enemy, the sea and the other was weariness on him”. In order to survive rainsford hast to swim to the island and find shelter. In the conflict man vs nature this shows Rainsford bravery.

“The Sniper” and “The Most Dangerous” Game are both different stories, written by different authors. Liam O’Flaherty is the author of “The Sniper”. He was born on one of Ireland’s Aran Islands, in a large family. Since the Aran Islands have a tradition of oral storytelling, Liam O’Flaherty’s house was full of different kinds of stories. He also wrote about Irish peasant life and captured the struggles of the Irish Civil War. His best known novel is “The Informal”, and it talks about a betrayal set during the Irish Troubles.

The Sniper, written by Liam O’Flaherty, is a story about a Republican sniper in the Irish civil war in 1922. This story tells of a night spent on a roof looking for the enemy, the Free-Staters. In this short description of the nights events, the sniper kills 3 people; a soldier, an informer, and finally an enemy sniper on the roof across the road from him. In the end this enemy sniper turns out to be the republicans brother. This story shows the the specific characteristics a sniper must have to carry out their duty. A key moment in this text which influenced the sniper is the Civil war itself.

Presumption of one’s character, lifestyle, or troubles in life is taken from looking at that person and assuming you know all about them. In order to fully understand someone’s pain, you must endure it in their shoes. This is the theme for the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” written by Richard Connell. As Rainsford, the main character of the short story, tries to survive in the wild from a psychotic general who hunts humans as game, the reader sees his change in perspective on what it feels to be hunted. This demonstrates the theme of the short-story through the use of situational irony, man vs. man conflict, and internal conflict.

     Rainsford is an intelligent man. Early in the story, “Rainsford remembered the shots. They had come from the right, and he doggedly swam in that direction” (34). Rainsford had just fallen in the water,

Adversity is when people have to overcome a problem even though it might be hard for them to do. Overcoming a problem can make people stressed out or nervous that they are doing something wrong. Liam O’Flaherty made The Sniper from “The Sniper” face many hard times throughout the story. While The Sniper was protecting himself from danger, Richard Connell made Rainsford from “The Most Dangerous Game” run from his own game. The Sniper faced adversity by being in the military and making the decision to kill people who were after him. Rainsford faced a problem when a psycho man would not let him leave the island until he made it 3 days without getting hunted. People need to

Rainsford in ‘The Most Dangerous Game,’ Della in ‘The Gift of the Magi,’ and Lizabeth in ‘Marigolds,’ are all faced with adversity in different ways. However, all three characters demonstrate that the very best way to handle adversity is by remaining valiant. In ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ Rainsford is faced with adversity when he is launched off a ship. “The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea dosed over his head. He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strangle” (Connell). In ‘The Gift of the Magi’ Della faces adversity when she does not possess enough money to buy her husband a

Beyond his reactive and resourceful ways of thinking, Rainsford is visibly aggressive and energetic when he has to fight instead of fleeing. He refuses to allow himself to give up and be killed by Zaroff and decides to keep on running forward. As the hunter is escaping, he says, “Nerve, nerve, nerve!” and then “forced himself on toward that gap”, where he “leaped far out into the sea.” (14). Rainsford believed that he still had enough energy left to swim in the harsh waters. As a result, he experienced a rush of adrenaline due to how

The narrator of the story Richard Connell to give the scene a little spookiness he added Man vs himself. When Rainsford says to himself ‘’ I must keep my nerve …’’ and ‘’ I will not lose my nerve. I will not’’ (page 11) he is telling himself to calm down because he is frightened of what is going to happen next in Zaroff's little hunting game. Rainsford is going against himself and controlling the fear that is inside him because if he does not he will have to face Zaroff.

Imagine that you are in North Korea being chased by a murderer and you trip and your arm gets stuck in between two rocks, to make it out alive, you would need traits to be a survivor. In the stories "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, "My Escape From North Korea" by Hyeonseo Lee, and "Trapped" by Aron Ralston, the main characters all have traits that make them survivors. In the stories, Rainsford uses his skillfulness to survive, Lee uses her courage to survive, and Aron uses his will power to survive. When it coms to "The Most Dangerous Game", Rainsford uses his skillfulness to survive. In the "MDG", Rainsford builds three traps to try and kill Zaroff.