Analyzing Saki's 'The Most Dangerous Game'

One of the darker actions examined in this unit takes place in "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. In this short story, General Zaroff begins hunting a man lost on his island named Rainsford. Bored of the usual game, General Zaroff decides he wants something more exciting and chooses to prey on humans. This ill-judged decision has a domino effect on the plot, ultimately ending in the demise of Zaroff. Nonetheless, an alternate ending besides death could have very well been a possibility. Perhaps, instead of hunting humans, Zaroff decides to open a hunting camp to share his passion for the sport with others. Obviously, his boredom is caused by the island's isolation from society. So, Zaroff could have built homes and started a community or decide to leave the island altogether. Then, the course of this story would have taken a completely different path. Maybe, Zaroff finds a wife, they have children and live happily ever after. If only he was able to overcome his dark side instead of letting it consume 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.

Rainsford came to a cliff and he was trapped by Zaroff and his hounds. Rainsford had no choice, he didn't want to surrender because he know he would get killed. There was only one choice left and it was to jump off the cliff into the water. He waited to Zaroff got close and the he jumped into the roaring waters. General Zaroff was surprised when he did that, but he knew that he wasn't going to come back because he would be to scared to. Rainsford hit the water hard and Zaroff peaked his head over to watch for Rainsford but he didn't come up, so he waited for about 10 minutes and he didn't come up so he knew he was dead, so he left and headed back to his house. Underneath the water there was a cave and in that cave was where Rainsford was hiding.in

In Richard Connell’s short story “ The Most Dangerous Game “ and Saki’s “ The Interlopers, “ the main character General Zaroff and Ulrich von Gradwitz are alike in the following was : Both men hunted on their own land, both men hunted humans, and coming together but coming together in different ways . The men were similar in many ways . Hunting was there most common thing they done . However , they were just alike in some ways , but not all ways .

“One of us is to finish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard Rainsford.”

We learn at the beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game" that the character Salinger Rainisford does not believe that animals feel anything when they are hunted because they have no understanding. Rainsford is on yatch on his way to hunt jaguar in the Amazon when he has a discussion about this with the ship's captain , Whitney. Whitney is certain the animals understand the fear of pain and death , at least as they are bieng hunted. Rainsford quickly dismisses Whitney's view , calling him a philosopher for thinking this way. "Nonsense , laughed Rainsford. "this is hot weather is making you soft , Whitney. Be a realist. Thr world is made up of two classes , the hunters and the huntees. Luckily , you and i are hunters." Obviously the primary

“The Most Dangerous Game” is a story written by Richard Connell that explains the different aspect of hunting between 3 characters. It shows the relationship between hunters and the hunted through a fictional story. Rainsford, a skilled hunter, Whitney, Rainsford’s friend who is also a hunter, and Zaroff, a murderer on an island, each have their own views on what hunting is and how it should be done. They have similarities and differences about this topic. The story starts with Rainsford and Whitney talking about their views on hunting.

One of the famous short stories that Richard Edward Connell wrote remains “The Most Dangerous Game”; it was published in 1925. His short story had become popular in 1932, they made a movie called The Most Dangerous Game and The Hounds of Zaroff. Connells nature of violence, cruelty, and the ethics of hunting for sport supported his writing style and made his writing extraordinary (“Dangerous game”). Analyzing “The Most Dangerous Game” displays a hunt that is between two men, every twist and turn through a gruesome tale.

This book doesn't just make you think about your life in a different way, it makes you think about writing in a different way. There's so many little things in the book that were symbolically important, Art on the first day of school and how she would be working on making a tree different, not just a tree. You began to realize the more Melinda learned and the more Melinda went through, the more she began to understand the tree, the roots, and the dying leaves. There's many things in this book that are symbolically that you might not notice unless you analyze it in your own way.

In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and the poem “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning, the authors use characterization and imagery to convey that the desire for power can drive man to psychotic actions.

You need to be able to connect with people and understand them internally. This is relevant to the thesis because fictional books help you understand people in a better way which shows another reason why fictional books should be read and

Resourcefulness is being able to overcome difficulties quickly and in a clever way. Resourcefulness can also be using one’s surroundings for his/her benefit with prior knowledge and experience. In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the main character Rainsford shows these skills of resourcefulness as he tries to survive the hunt. Rainsford is an experienced big game hunter that is trapped on a tropical jungle covered island with another big game hunter, General Zaroff. Zaroff has gained so much experience in hunting, due to this he has lost interest in hunting animals and now enjoys the hunt of humans. Rainsford is put in the position to be torched or participate in a game of hunting. When Rainsford is challenged to this game of hunting he is forced to try and survive. Rainsford is able to survive the hunt because he uses his resources and prior knowledge to weaken Zaroff helping him win the hunt.

Think of your favorite book. Why do you love it so much? Most people like their favorite book just because of the book’s conflict. The conflict is the most interesting part of the story. A story without a conflict is like a grilled cheese without the cheese. “Lord of the Flies” and The Most Dangerous Game are two very different stories- on the outside. If you dig deeper you can see that the conflicts in both of these stories have strikingly similar conflicts. By examining theMan versus Man , Man versus Nature, and Man versus Self conflicts in “Lord of the Flies” and The Most Dangerous Game, the reader will have a deeper understanding of the underlying conflicts and their impacts as they read this thorough explanation.

I Would Tell You I Love You, But Then I Would Have To Kill You by Ally Carter relates to my own life. I can relate to many situations in the book such as first when the girls in the book have to learn fourteen different languages and that relates to me because I speak English which is one language and I am learning this year to speak Spanish. Second, in Chapter two of the book there was a part when one of the teachers in the book named Mr. Solomon was late getting to his classroom to teach his students and that relates to me because I am late sometimes when I go places that I have to be. Third, in Chapter five of the story there is a part when the main character named Cammie went to a carnival and walked by a dunk tank and when she walked by

For an abundance of stories the conflicts do not include man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. himself. In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell this is not the case. The main character Rainsford is frequently facing multiple struggles. The story would not keep you on the edge of your seats the same way unless he is constantly fighting through something no matter how big or small the problem is. For example Rainsford the sailor fights nature in this story. In addition to this, he struggles through the toughness and wits of other men. Furthermore, in this story Rainsford puts up with himself as he fights his mind running through the jungle constantly making last minute, and risky decisions. This story shows countless examples of man vs. man, man vs. nature, and even man vs. himself.