Mcgarrett: The Chess Serial Killer

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.”

Everyday it seems an individual is wrongly accused of a crime. In the book Monster for example, 2 young men are accused of a robbery and murder. The book follows one of the young men Steve Harmon, he’s been wrongly accused of being the lookout. Steve wasn’t the lookout nor was he responsible for Mr. Nesbitt because none of the witnesses recognized him, his teacher supported his honesty and he wasn’t in the store when Mr. Nesbitt got shot.

2. “Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder”( Connell 158). This is a strong warn. That indicates the so-called hunting is murder.

Hunting big game animals for sport was a popular pastime with the wealthy classes following World War I. The morality of killing for sport was not questioned in reality, but in this short story the author does question it by taking it a step further and having the protagonist, Sangor Rainsford, hunted by the antagonist, General Zaroff.In a short story full of irony, one of the greatest ironies of Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” is that General Zaroff repeatedly tells Rainsford that he maintains a sense of civilization on his island.

How would it feel to suddenly go from being the hunter to becoming the prey? That is exactly what happened to Rainsford, one of the main characters in The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. Rainsford was a big game hunter who accidentally fell of of his yacht. He swam to a nearby island, and there he met General Zaroff, a cruel man who hunts humans for sport. In exchange for release from the island, Rainsford agrees to be hunted by Zaroff. Consequently, Rainsford is a survivor because he kills Zaroff and wins the game. Rainsford is also a survivor because he demonstrates the qualities that a person must have to be considered a survivor. Although Rainsford is a survivor, Zaroff is not. To be considered a survivor, a person must go through a traumatic or life-threatening experience but still demonstrate resilience and determination.

I will be comparing the video verion of The Most Dangerous Game to the story.

Who would you rather face in the middle of the night? A murder that kills people for fun, or a crazy man that buries people alive and screams in their face because he is crazy. In the story The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell, is based on an island where this man lives and he hunts animals. But he gets bored hunting animals, so he starts hunting humans. Ranisford just so happen to be one of those people. The second story The Cask Of Amontillado is about a man whose wants to get revenge on someone so he takes him into the catacombs, and he buries him alive by filling the room with mortar and brick. The one that I think that is the most Disturbing is The Worlds Most Dangerous Game

One of the greatest qualities of humanity is the ability to respond to the circumstances and surroundings one might find themselves in at any given time. Authors convey this quality into literature constantly with their novels and articles. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a realistic fiction short story written by Richard Connell. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a stunning short story on the human condition, the dangers of blood-thirsty hunters, and defining the true meaning of a civilized person. Connell’s wrote his novel during the time period wealthy individuals enjoyed hunting animals. TV shows, magazine articles, and even movies are based off Connell’s story. Another example of a novel that responds to the environment is James Hurst’s

Gary Ridgway grew up like any other ordinary suburban kid. He had a problem of wetting the bed which his mother would make fun of him and embarrass him in front of family and friends. As a young teen, he was always getting into trouble such as stabbing a six year-old boy in the ribs when he was a young teen. In high school Gary continued to go down hill and get bad grades. Gary graduated high school and joined the Navy. While he was in Vietnam, he discovered prostitutes and ended up getting sexually transmitted diseases. Soon after being home from Vietnam, Gary was killing and raping prostitutes on the streets of Seattle, Washington. Gary would go on to murder about 71 young women who he targeted because they were either prostitutes or runaways.

n the story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, it is very hard to miss the odd behaviors of General zaroffboth before and after revealing his hunt for men. After revealing his intentions, zaroff acts as if his game is a normal part of his life and does not acknowledge his hunt as anything abnormal. However, these aspects of Zaroff's character does not necessarily mean he is guilty of his acts. General Zaroffis not guilty of murder because of his presumed insanity throughout the story and his lack of the perception of right and wrong,as well as a lack of empathy. In the story, Zaroff's personality is observed as a little more than strange, especially considering how open he is with Rainsford about his game. I am strong. Why should I

In most stories, there are two main characters, the protagonist, and the antagonist. The protagonist is typically the “hero” or “good guy” of the story, while the antagonist is usually the “villain” or “bad guy” of the story. In “The Most Dangerous Game” a short story by Richard Connell, General Zaroff is the antagonist. He is cruel and is the character who creates the conflict for the protagonist, Rainsford, throughout the story. In the first place, General Zaroff asks Rainsford why should he “not be serious’ when he refers to killing humans as “hunting” (70). This quote reveals how cruel General Zaroff is because it shows that he believes that killing a human is the same as killing an animal. When in reality, killing a human is cruel and it is not “hunting” it is murder.

Likewise, there are significant characteristics associated to an organized and disorganized serial offender including but not limited to; an organized predator generally has between an average or above average intellect, compared to the disorganized predator having a below average intellect, an organized predator typically is socially capable, in comparison to the disorganized who are unsocial, as well as the organized predator is sexually proficient, were as the disorganized predator is sexually inept (Turvey, 2012).

One noticeable similarity between “The Most Dangerous Game,” written by Richard Connell, and “The Cask of Amontillado,” written by Edgar Allen Poe, is the deceptive and deceitful mood that accompanies the text. For instance, both of the story’s plots are based off of trickery to achieve what one of the character yearns for. One of example of this in “The Most Dangerous Game” is when General Zaroff welcomes Rainsford into his home, and captivates him in his conversation of hunting, while his real intent is to get Rainsford to engage in his game to the death. A specific example of this is when Zaroff says, “’Here in my preserve on this island,’ he said in the same slow tone, ‘I hunt more dangerous game’” (Connell 25). When Zaroff says this, his

A story with no plot, is a story with no guideline. A plot without conflict, results in a dull and obnoxious story. For example, in the novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the story would eventually bore the reader if there is no fighting, death or rivalry. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is most certainly not a dull story. An interesting plot needs action and conflict. For instance, Rainsford struggles not to drown when he is thrown overboard. He also reassures himself repeatedly in order to not give in to his negative thoughts. Furthermore, Rainsford participates in the hunt with General Zaroff to fight for his life. The three major conflicts, man against nature, man against man, and man against himself are needed for the story.

polished the Iceman’s method and showed him how to dispose of bodies more effectively”(Martin). He taught Richard to stab a man in the heart and let the blood drain from the body and how to dispose of the remaining body parts in multiple dumpsters around the city. As Richard began killing more people he also began trying new methods of murder, such as icepicks, chainsaws, plastic bags, strangulation, and even dropping people off buildings. He once shot a man in the head with a crossbow just to see what would happen. Not long after the death of DeMeo, Richard began his own crime ring.