Rainsford: A Brief Summary Of The Most Dangerous Game

Being able to overcome something in life is a great feeling. When you want to give up, but your inner body says no. The ability to overcome that feeling, although your mind and physical ability tells you no, is special. In Richard Connel's short story "The Most Dangerous Game," big game as Sanger Rainsford is tested in the following ways: strong versus the weak, the value of life, and becoming what he fears. Next, we will go into great detail about how Rainsford handles his weakness.

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.

Rainsford was justified in killing General Zaroff. For instance General Zaroff said “Your brain against mine, Your woodcraft against mine.” (Connell 6). This shows that General Zaroff gives right to rainsford to try and outsmart him and try to win by surviving. If rainsford outsmarts him then he will get the victory or he can do what Zaroff wanted to do to him which was kill him. Also Rainsford disagreed when Zaroff told him about the hunting game. “No,General,”he said “I will not hunt.” Then Zaroff basically said he had to or ivan will kill him.(Connell 9).This quote means that Rainsford did not like the idea that he had to stay in a jungle and

Being lost in an island, hungry, and tired is not an everyday thing. So Rainsford being in that situation, had no other choice than except Zaroff’s generosity. Zaroff gave Rainsford clothes, food and, a place to sleep. Zaroff tells Rainsford to join him for dinner, and Rainsford went to the dinner room as told. Sitting down eating there meal. The two men’s starts a conversation and starts to talk about their lives. Zaroff learns a lot of things about Rainsford and so does Rainsford. Rainsford learns that Zaroff is a smart man and a hunter just like him, but Zaroff him hunting people is part of things that he hunts for. Zaroff on another hand learns that Rainsford is a pretty smart, educated man and lastly a hunter.4

In the story, The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford gets trapped on Ship-trap Island and has no way to get out so he needs a food source to survive. He needs to hunt for food, he can't only eat plants the whole time he is there. Before Rainsford fell off the boat, he was talking to his friend about how “the hunter had his nerve with him to tackle [the animal] with a light gun” (Connell 22). Rainsford knows when a gun is too small to hunt an animal, it seems that Rainsford clearly knows a lot about hunting, considering he has been hunting his whole life. As Rainsford has been walking around for awhile, he comes across this huge mansion, he is invited inside and as he is walking “the hall [there] were mounted heads of many animals-- lions, tigers,

In the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game", Rainsford was justified in the killing of General Zaroff. Rainsford was an animal hunter on his way to Rio, that fell off his yacht. He swam to Ship-Trap island and he met Ivan and General Zaroff. General Zaroff let Mr. Rainsford stay in his mansion and he provided food and clothing. As Rainsford got to know General Zaroff. he found out General Zaroff trap men on the island to hunt them like they are animals.

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford is a world renowned big game hunter that gets trapped on a ship trap island. Little does he know, the man living on the island hunts humans for pleasure, and recognizes Rainsford as a worthy opponent. Throughout the game Rainsford proves he is noble. It is because he is caring, determined, and educated, he comes out on top. Rainsford is caring, and values human life.

The inner conflicts caused by Zaroff hunting him are several. First , Zaroff graciously gives Rainsford then choice between bieng hunted and bieng tortured by the formidable Cossack , Ivan. Though it does not seem like much of a choice , it does not seem like much of a choice , it is still a choice and that is exactly what an internal conflict is , having to make a choice. A second choice or conflict is more implied that explict ....will Rainsford do whatever he has to in order to survive this ordeal of bieng hunted ? While he is certainly going to do whatever he can to save his own life , he must decide if he is willing to kill Zaroff if it means saving his own life. Again , this may not sound like much of a choice , but it is a weighty thing to kill another human bieng , unless you are the same kimd of person as General Zaroff and Ivan , of course. And that is the crux of Rainsford's choice...will he be like them or will he choose another route. We pretty much know what Rainsford chose , but we can assume that he spent his three days of bieng hunted in his mind wondering both how he was going to save himself which is another kind of internal conflict) and what he would do if he had to kill Zaroff i order for a chance of

“The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story written by Richard Connell. When hunter, Rainsford, falls off his boat he swims to the God-forsaken island, Ship Trap. General Zaroff challenges him to death, but Rainsford is victorious. Rainsford is the least effective protagonist because he does not show any leadership skills and is selfish. Rainsford has no sense of feeling towards other people emotions. He talks about hunting the animals and says,"You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?" (Connell, 1). A leader would think of very possible feeling and find a way to give comfort because they are not selfish, which shows that Rainsford has no desire to think about anyone for anything but himself. The only way Rainford

Rainsford starts as the hunter, but ends as the hunted. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connel Rainsford is a rich man who falls off a ship. When he gets to the island “Ship Trap Island” he perceive a gun shot. Once he gets to the gunfire he gets to play a game or die of course he chose the game. Rainsford is very well educated as well as cold hearted and also, very aware about his surroundings.

It has been a week since the hunting game between Rainsford and General Zaroff ended. Rainsford has been hunting on the Ship-Trap Island this whole time, and he is planning on going back home to bring his family to the island, so they could live together.

Rainsford… when he is telling his opinions or outlooks on life, or when he hears a peculiar sound in the distance, or when he is in normal conversation it can show the attributes of his character. In Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” the main character Rainsford has can be described in many ways sometimes closed minded sometimes educated but all of these show what he is.. a hunter. As a hunter rainsford is educated while closed minded and down to earth.

Rainsford from “The most Dangerous Game”, was the most effective protagonist from all of this year’s stories. Rainsford is a hunter who fell of his ship and ended up on a dangerous remote island with a military general, the military general named Zaroff was a phycopath who liked to hunt men for sport. Rainsford ability to think quickly leads him to be a effective protagonist. The narrator says,” Rainsford knew he could do one of two things … an idea that held a wild chance to him.” Rainsford thinks about what to do next and decides on the best idea that will have the best outcome, he can solve tough problems quickly and effectively. Rainsford is good at being calm whenever something is thrown at him. Rainsford says,” I will not lose my nerve,

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the author used narrative devices to show the function of each main character. At the beginning of the story, the main character Rainsford was very relaxed and did not believe in superstitions or get scared easily. Rainsford and his friend Whitney were on a hunting trip to Rio de Janeiro. One night on their trip to the mainland, Rainford was in his cabin and was very relaxed, he was smoking his favorite pipe, but then he was startled by gunshots and decided to go try to find out where they were coming from. As Rainsford made his way to find out where the shots were coming from he dropped his pipe over the side of the boat, but when Rainford reached over the rail to try to receive it he fell into