Most Dangerous Game And Miraculous Survivors

It had been a week since Rainsford managed to kill the nefarious General Zaroff. The challenging part was almost over or so it seemed. There was not a clear way for Rainsford to escape. As days passed, Rainsford tried to escape. He tried making a boat from driftwood that he found, he tried swimming, he even tried sending a signal by using a flashlight. Rainsford had become so desperate that he even tried some ridiculous plans like trying to pole vault across the ocean. As a result, Rainsford ended up having huge gashes in his left leg ,which got infected, and he had to amputate it. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, Rainsford had lost hope and became bitter.

Hope is like a river of life, keeping hope makes the river flow, while giving up hope makes a drought of death. Having and keeping hope is important, without it, one isn’t safe. This is expressed thoroughly in many stories. The short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell, is about Rainsford, a renowned big game hunter, getting trapped on an island where General Zaroff, another hunter, is in charge. General Zaroff believes that animals are too easy to catch, that they bore him. Leading him to invent a new sport to hunt, being humans as what he hunts. Forcing Rainsford to hunt with him, General Zaroff sets him on his way, giving him a head start. Throughout the story, Rainsford fights the urges to give up, but thanks to his perseverance, Rainsford does not lose hope. Resulting in him overcoming the hunt, and beating General Zaroff, he stays safe. In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” the theme of keeping hope can keep one safe is found throughout the story in the thoughts and actions of the characters.

Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" is a very exciting story of a manhunt. This story made me think about the morality of hunting: Humans are the cleverest creatures on earth, but does it give them a license to kill the other animals and even human beings weaker than themselves? I give below a short summary of the story to set the scene and then I will explore the ethics involved in hunting as a sport. "The Most Dangerous Game" presents the story of a hunter, General Zaroff, who finds hunting human beings as the most dangerous and fascinating sport.

(1)Many short story authors provide many amazing characters within the plotline. (2)But, in The Most Dangerous by Richard Connell he provides a beautiful character named Rainsford. (3)Rainsford in this story goes through many challenges throughout this story which lead to the reader to characterize him in many different ways. (4)The three ways that can characterize Rainsford in The Most Dangerous Game are that he contains very intelligent, determined, and that he is a very curious man. (5)Through many examples in The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell makes evident that Rainsford exemplifies these three qualities.

Underestimation and cruel actions lead to many things. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” author Richard Connell reveals a conflict between the main characters, General Zaroff and Rainsford. Rainsford was to play the most dangerous game created by Zaroff, because the only way to survive, is to win it, otherwise death is the only other option. As demonstrated through the use of personification, symbolism, and repetition in the story, it conveys that one should understand to never underestimate another person and remember that there will always be a consequence for the wicked things that one has done.

As the main character of “The Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford goes through the phases of the archetypal hero’s journey. For example, Rainsford is surrendered to water when he falls into the ocean, which can also be interpreted as Rainsford falling into his thoughts and subconscious, suggesting the idea that the entire story can be a dream. As an archetypal hero, Rainsford proves his perseverance when “ he [swims] in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. For a seemingly endless time he [fights] the sea” (28). Rainsford does not give up even when

Imagine turning up on an island with a psychotic man, a man who hunts humans. This is what General Zaroff does, on Ship-Trap-Island. General Zaroff is a rich hunter who hunts most animals, even the most dangerous. This is the story written by Richard Connell, called The Most Dangerous Game, It is about a psychotic man with a hunting obsession. Once Zaroff gets bored with the hunting animals he turns to something new, humans. The author thinks that hunting is normal, that people have a killer instinct. That it is our human nature to hunt, and kill. The author also thinks that it is human nature to look for new challenges and to live strong. Much like Zaroff, the author believes life, is for the willing.

‘’One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard Rainsford.’’

Rainsford woke up to the booming sinfony of dozens of hungry hunting hounds and a satisfied look soon materialized on his face. With a prolonged yawn, he rose sleepily from the luxurious bed to find the body of General Zaroff staring blankly at the ceiling. He was the hunter, his hunter, that he had just murdered. Rainsford realised he had finally and truly won the most dangerous game. He remembered what the Cossack had said before their fight, “One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed.” Rainsford silently walked over to the window and gazed down towards the dogs below. As if know what Rainsford was thinking, the hounds barked viciously at him, salivating at their mouths. He ceremoniously picked up the still body of General Zaroff and threw him out the window with a crash! He put a fresh pair of clothes on while listening to the now satisfied canines eat their meal. determined he needed to get

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.

In “The Most Dangerous Game” life can get to a point where survival is the last option, but in “The Most Dangerous Game” things take a completely different approach. Rainsford went overboard and sought refuge, so he swam to an island. Rainsford spots a house on top of a cliff, when he talks to General Zaroff (the landlord), he talks about a particular type of game unlike any other, “ ‘Oh,’ said the general, ‘it supplies me with the most exciting hunting in the world. No other hunting compares with it for an instant. Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored now, for I have a quarry with which I can match my wits.’ ” (Page 7). Rainsford rapidly put the pieces together, with the multiple clues given, like how the name of the island was called “Ship-Trap”, Zaroff also said that this is the a smart, cunning, and is full of courage. Rainsford was able to comprehend the clues and with no doubt, he knew that Zaroff was talking about humans. This means that he was the game, and had to choose if he was going to be the hunter or the hunted. Rainsford's life was on the line, so he took this situation very crucial and acted fast,” ‘Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours. ‘I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,’ he said through tight teeth.” (page 11). After Rainsford realized he was being hunted he took a moment to mentally prepare himself for the next series of events to unfold. Rainsford was able to not give up and let his life crumble so in order for Rainsford to keep his life he would have to make sure his footprints were covered so he couldn’t be tracked down. Usually man vs. man is usually the last option available, but in this case, it was the first option.

In this short story, The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Cannell uses syntax, diction and imagery to heighten the suspense of the story and convey a sense of fear and danger. Rainsford, the main character of the story, feels danger and fear throughout the whole story. The setting of this story is mainly on the Ship Trapped Island that General Zaroff lives on and hunts "game".Rainsford has never been in the situation of being hunted because he has always been the hunter so in the beginning, he doesn't understand what fear the prey own until he is forced to fend for his own life against General Zaroff. Richard Connell wrote this story perhaps because he knows what it feels like to be the predator and the prey. Have you ever been in danger and/or

Imagine if you went on a vacation with a friend and somehow ended up on a jungle island fighting for your life! That is what happened to Rainsford, the main character in Richard Connell’s thriller, “The Most Dangerous Game.” During this “vacation” Rainsford learned just how valuable a human life is. The value of life is the main theme in this story, but it is also important in the world around us and in my own personal life.

Alfred Hitchcock once said “There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” This idea proves to be true in Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” as Rainsford is constantly in fear from the anticipation of being caught by Zaroff. At the beginning Rainsford shows that he is a great hunter and shows no fear. When he is forced to play his game he is fearful and is scared for his life. The setting relates to the story by building suspense.

I’m sitting in my room, and suddenly I hear a knock at my door, and suddenly another one, I signal Ivan to go to the door and greet whoever is at the door. As Ivan opens the door, I hear a man state his name and business, but one thing stands out, the man at the door is the marvelous hunter, Sanger Rainsford. A smile spreads across my face as I ecstatically run down the stairs to meet the victim of my next hunt. I introduce myself as General Zaroff, and explain that Ivan is deaf, and slightly dumb. I also tell him that if he wants anything he can just ask, I explain that I was about to have my dinner when he had come, I tell him to go get some clothes from my room, he then runs up the stairs. I then went to my dining room, sat down and started