The Most Dangerous Game 1. General Zaroff is not a credible character at all. He is the opposite and beyond evil. General hunts people and calls it a sport. That shows us his negative actions. Secondly General things that its alright for him to destroy the weak for his own pleasure. As he states “Life is for the strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and if need be‚ taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong why should I not use my
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11/5/12 ELA9H One critic remarked that “Ironically‚ Zaroff’s belief in his invincibility as a hunter‚ weakens him and causes his defeat.” After reading “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ I think thins comment is right on target and I agree with him one hundred percent. In the end‚ Zaroff’s attitude about his hunting skills is what caused him to loose the most dangerous game. Zaroff’s lose was due to the fact that he thought he was the best and there was no one out there that
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The Most Dangerous Game Rainsford’s antagonist‚ General Zaroff is actually a vampire. This can go either way. Do I think he is a vampire‚ or do I not? For me the answer is simple. He is not a vampire‚ since a vampire is a mythical creature that did not exist. Unless we are talking about Vlad the Impaler‚ who was said to have killed around 75‚000 people‚ and also enjoyed watching people die slow painful deaths‚ and the smell of blood. So my question to you is‚ can I convince you that General
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Madiha Zehra English 12 Ms. Mar March 17th 3013 The Most Dangerous Game Analysis 1. “The Most Dangerous Game” Richard Connell 2. Characterization: Sanger Rainsford: is the protagonist. Sanger Rainsford‚ is an adventurous big-game hunter who confronts the nature of life and death for the first time in his life during his few frightening days on Ship-Trap Island. Calm and composed‚ Rainsford coolly handles any challenge‚ be it falling overboard in the middle of the night
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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Mr. Urban – English 1 Name: ___________________________________ Period: ____ Key Literary Terms “The Most Dangerous Game” A protagonist is the main character (the central or primary personal figure) of a literary‚ theatrical‚ cinematic‚ video game‚ or musical narrative‚ around whom the events of the narrative’s plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to share the most empathy. The principal opponent of the protagonist is a character
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The Freytag’s Pyramid’s example of a plot includes an exposition‚ an inciting incident‚ a rising action‚ complication‚ then on to the climax‚ ended with the falling action‚ resolution‚ and denouncment. To compare "The Most Dangerous Game" to this Pyramid‚ The inital exposition is shown in the first converstation that the short story opens on. Wherein Whittney and Rainsford discuss the value of human life compared to an animals‚ the exposition is Rainsford’s outlook on life and his statment
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Richard Connell’s short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game.” Hunters hunt all kinds of animals. However‚ in Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” there is an exception for General Zaroff‚ he hunts humans! From when Rainsford arrives at Ship-Trap Island “All he knew was that he was safe from his enemy‚ the sea” (3). As he pushes himself forward “‘I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve’” (11). To when Rainsford steps into the general’s pitty little game‚ “He leaped up from his place of
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"The Most Dangerous Game"‚ by Richard Cornell was a story which Mr.Cornell used 8 aspects of fiction to show his point of view that one who has intellect can overcome one who has intelligence or instinct. The character’s used in the story gave the author a way to make his point of view come clear to his audience. The story uses sequence of events. The plot is how the story goes about. The setting is the surroundings of the story‚ or where it takes place. The suspense is the temporary holding
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In the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Sanger Rainsford‚ a famous hunter‚ is skilled in the art of hunting which he had learned on his hunting trips to slow down gen. Zaroff so that he could have enough time to escape so he can win to get off “Ship Trap Island”. Rainsford‚ famous for his hunting‚ wrote books based on hunting. While on a yacht in the Caribbean Sea at night on his way to Rio‚ he heard gunshots and curious to see where it came from‚ he climbs on the rail of the yacht to have
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is the cruelest animal” Friedrich Nietzsche. In this story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell there is a character named Zaroff. General Zaroff loves to hunt he lives on an island. He seems very civilized. Zaroff is a devoted‚ wicked‚ and confident man. The moral of this story is that appearances can be deceiving. General Zaroff is very devoted to hunting he loves the sport. “My whole life I have been a prolonged hunter”. His father gave him his first gun when he was only five and ever
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