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Hunting Techniques In George Orwell's The Most Dangerous Game

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General Zaroff has waited for the perfect hunt his whole life, and he has finally found a hunter like himself to play “The Most Dangerous Game.” “It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home,” General told Rainsford when they met. Before Rainsford arrived at General Zaroff’s island he heard gunshots from a small caliber weapon. He was curious about the noises he heard and went to deck of the boat he was on. Rainsford fell into the water, without a chance to get back on the boat, he swam to the noise of the gunshots. When he met General Zaroff, Zaroff already knew him from the books he read about his hunting stories. Both Rainsford and Zaroff love hunting and they are always looking …show more content…

He has now created a better and more entertaining way of hunting. He hunts the humans that take foot onto his island and makes it into a fun game. He has had fun with his newly created game but he has never found the right player. He wants a hunter like himself and he believes Rainsford is the right man that will fulfill his wants. General said enthusiastically to Rainsford, “You’ll find this game worth playing.” With Rainsford’s hunting skills, he will be able to survive general’s perfect hunting techniques. Rainsford has skills of his own and he knows how to fool even the smartest hunter. This is what General Zaroff has been waiting for. The harder the player of his game is to kill, the more entertaining it is to him. The General gave Rainsford special equipment like moccasins so he would be harder to track and a knife so he could survive the three days he was out there. Rainsford did just that, he created traps that killed one of his hounds that he uses to track his players and a guy that helps general with his game. Rainsford not only playing the game but fighting back with smart hunting strategies made general more excited to have him play the game. One of the traps Rainsford used that was a success was

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