Rainsford Quotes

As I hear Sanger Rainsford try to coax Ivan, I decide to come down the steps. Ivan clicked his heels together and saluted me, as he should.

In The Most Dangerous Game, the villain is General Zaroff who forces Rainsford to take part in his ‘Hunting’ game. Zaroff is so cocky in his ability

Rainsford keeps his hope in the beginning when he thought that hunting other people was not humanly and considered murder. When Rainsford sets off to hide from being hunted, his initial objective is to get as far away as possible from General Zaroff, “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” (Connell 16). Rainsford repeats that he must keep his nerve,

"The general was playing with him! The general was saving him for another day's sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror." Rainsford comes to seek vengeance from the general making a toy of him by attempting to cause insanity due to the loss of nerve. "I will not lose my nerve. I will not." is the type of mental toughness Rainsford shows during Zaroff's tortures. "The general sucked in his breath and smiled. "I congratulate you," he said. "You have won the game."" The generals admit of defeat is not enough for Rainsford, thus Rainsford takes the situation to a brutal place and kills the General; "The general made one of his deepest bows. "I see," he said, "Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds.

However, there is another motif that recurs in the “Most Dangerous Game” that deals with the elements of fear since fear has been mentioned throughout the entire story to describe what Rainsford feels. This “fear” motif can be used to describe how we, as humans, are afraid of something that might happen in the future or how we are frightened about things that may chase after us and endanger us. For instance, in the story, it describe the fear in Rainsford by stating, “The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror.” This quote shows how Rainsford was afraid of General Zaroff chasing after him or scared of being hunted by him, which is similar to how we are afraid of being chased by our

During the first night in the jungle, Rainsford makes a crucial choice: "‘I'll give him a trail to follow,’ muttered Rainsford, and he struck off from the rude path he had been following into the trackless wilderness. He executed a series of intricate loops; he doubled on his trail again and again, recalling all the lore of the fox hunt, and all the dodges of the fox” (Connell 30). This quote represents Rainsford’s human condition trying to stay alive by making smart decisions. Rainsford’s instincts tell him being foolish will get him killed so he resolves to remain vigilant and observant. Another example of human condition override is when Rainsford reaches the cliffs and observes that“[t]wenty feet below him[Rainsford] the sea rumble[s] and hisse[s]. Rainsford hesitate[s]. He hear[s] the hounds. Then he leap[s] far out into the sea” (34). This excerpt reveals that humans will sometimes be pushed by their instincts to do a dangerous or even foolish task because their other option is guaranteed to be worse. When the dogs chase Rainsford, he has the need to jump because his choices are: either become dog food, or jump and have a slight chance of surviving the fall. An additional piece of evidence is when Rainsford states: “I am still a beast at bay” (34). This passage expresses the loathing and outrage Rainsford has for Zaroff. It expresses this by implying that Zaroff’s killing is such an

In the Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford is shown as smart, skillful, and brave. Rainsford is being brave when he jumps off a cliff into the water. “Then he leaped far out into the sea” (Connell 80). When he jumps into the water, it proved that he was brave because he was willing to do anything to get away from Zaroff. As much as Rainsford is brave though, he is equally smart. Rainsford is extremely smart with the way he handles being forced to play “the game”. “He thought of a native trick he has learned in Uganda“ (Connell 78). With the traps and the way he acts, he is smart and knows what he is doing. He knows how to build those traps or how to act because of experience and

In the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" Rainsford true character comes out when he is alone and has to survive being hunted by the general. One example of this is when Rains ford has to think fast and make a trap to kill the general so that he doesn't kill any one else. this shows that Rainsford would rather kill one man then let that man go and kill one hundred people. this is how he survives being hunted even though he doesn't like to kill people.

Rainsford once said to General Zaroff, “Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder” (Connell 64). Rainsford is proving to the reader he know what a bad choice is and this is one of them. After looking over Rainsford and Zaroff differences, the book shows they are different in their

Blah b;lah blah universal statement. This is the case in the novel The Rainmaker by John Grisham, where taking risks is necessary for success. The main character, Rudy Baylor, must work for a shady law firm to obtain his own, risk his safety for love, and sues a large insurance company to become the greatest rainmaker it the land.

This wraps the story up into one message and meaning while being able to also be applied to other situations and texts. The theme for The Most Dangerous Game is kindness doesn’t always equal a person's trustworthiness. The author writes “Now you want clothes, food, rest. You shall have them. This is a most restful spot” (Connell 21). This is showing General Zaroff being extremely nice to Rainsford. This is when he just arrives so he is scared and vulnerable at this point in the story. He is building that nice guy acts that Rainsford believes in the beginning which is the start of the theme Connell is going for. The text communicates, “You’ll find that my clothes will fit you, I think” (Connell 21). Zaroff is using the fact that him and Rainsford and alike to gain his trust. Connell is adding to the niceness part of his theme by showing Zaroff being kind when he really is doing it for evil. Within the text is says,“It is a great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home” (Connell 21). Now Zaroff is showing interest in and knowledge about Rainsford. This is another thing that makes him seem trustworthy. Yet, in the end, Zaroff is a hunter that kills the humans that wash up on his island. His theme is shown from start to end as he starts being nice until he officially tries to kill the trusting Rainsford. The theme really ties the whole story together

In The Most Dangerous Game Rainsford learned many lessons and over the story. When he learned what General Zaroff hunted he became afraid of him and tried to get away from him. Characters develop feelings for other characters just like how Ransford did with General Zaroff. That shows that characters develop in different

A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with family, friends and places, all varying in strength and stability. A large part of ensuring these connections are made and maintained is commitment to these people and places. The commitment to a place is shown in varying contexts in both the novel Wild Cat Falling by Mudrooroo and the movie adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s novel of the same name, The Devil Wears Prada. In Wild Cat Falling, the unnamed protagonist makes a choice to not belong in any cultural group or have any real pace to call home, except for the prison, which is the only place he finds any form of friendship and has any sense of belonging in which to take comfort. In contrast, Weisberger’s

Do you ever wonder what we have yet to discover?What lies beyond the surface of our world, to islands far away? Have you ever wondered what is indeed the most dangerous game? Richard Connell answers this question in “The Most Dangerous Game”, pitting an adventurous hunter against a hardened war hero, who has tired of hunting animals. Today, I’m here to explain why Rainsford will most likely become Zaroff because of character traits that connect them.

Unlike the character in “The Soldier” having a huge amount of patriotic and bravery during World War I. Wilfred Owen, on the other hand is dealing with no sleep, blood, and seeing his soldier’s death right in front of him. “In all my dreams, before my helpless sight, he plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning” (lines 15-16). Wilfred is scared for his life he’s dealing with post traumatic stress disorder seeing one of his soldiers choking from their own body fluids from the mustard gas dropping all around them. In this poem Wilfred Owen is not only fighting for his country, but more for his life.