Richard Cornell's 'The Most Dangerous Game'

     Rainsford is an intelligent man. Early in the story, “Rainsford remembered the shots. They had come from the right, and he doggedly swam in that direction” (34). Rainsford had just fallen in the water,

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.

Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something is dangerous, that it could cause one harm. For example, when some general from Russia hunts a human on an island in the middle of the ocean, would cause one to experience fear. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, we see how Rainsford feels about hunting, what causes him fear, and how he deals with these fears.

The hunt is on in the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell. Sanger Rainsford, the main character, falls victim to General Zaroff’s abhorrent game, but to avoid his almost certain death he uses his knowledge of hunting against Zaroff. He constructed three different traps to slow Zaroff down. The first was a Malay mancatcher that injured Zaroff’s shoulder. The second, a Burmese tiger pit that killed one of his dogs, and the third was a trap he had learned in Uganda that killed Ivan.

He went through a traumatizing thing but he still stayed strong. He never quit. He persevered and stayed strong. He found a way to calm himself down. He calms himself down by promising to never touch a gun again. And when he found out he killed his brother he showed determination by promising not to touch a gun. And he also showed enthusiasm, because he really felt like that decision to not touch a gun was the right thing. So he had passion for what he was doing. He supported himself and that is how he got through his adversity. In “The Most Dangerous Game” it states that, “Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable. For a moment he stood there, thinking. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp” (Connell 21). It also says “They would be on him any minute now. His mind worked frantically. He thought of a native trick he had learned in Uganda. He slid down the tree. He caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling. Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels. He had to stop to get his breath. The baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. They must have reached

The short story “The Most Dangerous Game” is written by Richard Connell and is about a hunter that hunts a new species. The story is about Rainsford that is sailing on a yacht in the Caribbean Sea, and it crashes near Ship- Trap Island. Rainsford and he swims there and find out he either can hunt with General Zaroff or be hunted; Rainsford chose to be hunted and he won “the game”. The reader should learn from the story that even sometimes the best don’t succeed.

In conclusion, Rainsford learned a lot on the island. It challenged him mentally and physically to find ways to outsmart general Zaroff. Rainsford learned a lot on that trip to the unfamiliar island. In the end Rainsford will probably never lean over a rail

Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" is a spine-chilling tale that has many elements of Gothic literature. Some key elements of Gothic literature are wild nature, origins, hero/villain, and castles. Those are found throughout the story in various ways. For example, the gothic element of wild nature is evident even in the beginning of the story. When Rainsford and Whitney are sailing through the ocean on a yacht, Whitney spots something from a distance. Whitney states that what he sees is “Ship Trap Island” (25). He says this because he starts to get a weird feeling as they get closer and closer to the island, and he has heard many stories about how this island is creepy, and very dangerous. In gothic literature wild nature

Strong versus the weak, something Rainsford was presented with every second of this story. He had to be physically strong, especially when he was running through the jungle and climbing trees.

In many stories, there exist antagonists that cause a conflict. The author emphasizes this in two stories, “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Lady and the Tiger” where their descriptions include craze and evil. The short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell, tells about a stranded man, Rainsford and his meeting of General Zaroff, who believes he possesses the right to kill other humans. The short story, “The Lady or the Tiger”, by Frank R. Stockton tells of how a king uses “fate” to determine outcomes in his justice system. In both stories, the main antagonists describe themselves as civilized, but through the author’s descriptions and language, villainy shows. While both paint an evil picture, Connell develops a more villainous character in “The Most Dangerous Game”.

Swimming through the cunning waters happened to be the challenge nature threw at Rainsford in the beginning of the story. Therefore the conflict, man versus nature was provided in the story, but also added entertainment for the reader.

When I came into class these last two weeks, I definitely thought that ready a short story from a textbook made in was going to be a drag. I was pleasantly surprised when I actually started to gain interest in The Most Dangerous Game, written by Richard Connell. I really admire the way the author had composed the plot and how the characters were so well developed. I was slightly less juiced up when I found out we were watching a movie made in 1932. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed both works of art tremendously.

Suspense, horror, anticipation, a distinct absence of trust in the higher powers that be - these are all crucial characteristic of the exemplary horror story; a representative of the "dark side" of literature. "The Most Dangerous Game", a short story written by Richard Connell focusing in on the interactions between two avid hunters fighting for ultimate victory, and the extent of danger carried by the game, incorporating all of these characteristics to create a scene of depiction unparalleled in its vividness, its dire atmosphere, its anticipatory nature, and its beneficial, unconventional position of contradiction at points. As any horror story, or indeed, any work at all, should ideally hone in on involving the reader in on its messages and course of events, this particular Connell work serves as a prime demonstration of the nature of suspense and fright in the entirety of literature.

In Richard connel's short story "The most dangerous game," physical strength,intelligence,and instincts are necessary for survival.The main charArcter is a young man named rainsford. He is a sports hunter and very skilled at that.The report is going to be about how rainsford used all attributes to survive "The most dangerous game,". So finally will find out if rainsford makes it out

The Historical context includes when this short story was written, which was around the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution of 1917 had many Mercenary Soldiers, there are also some interesting facts about Richard Connell like when he was born, when he died, how many awards he won, and who his parents were; but that is not all on Richard Connell so you will have to read the paper to find out more. For the Biblical perspective there are a couple of Bible passages that back up the do not murder commandment and the, “You shall not take the name of God in vain.” The Most Dangerous Game is a fictional book based on the historical events of the Cossacks actions during the 1917 Russian Revolution killing people for sport, which