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    In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell the main character Rainsford falls off a boat and is forced to swim to‚ what is known to be‚ an ominous island. On this island he meets a hunter. But‚ this hunter is no ordinary man. He hunts humans instead of animals‚ and calls it a game.Within the story‚ the author uses setting‚ conflict‚ and foreshadowing to prove that not everything turns out the way one plans it. To begin with‚ Connell uses setting to prove the theme. In the text it

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    I believe Richard Connell used descriptive writing techniques very effectively in his short story‚ The Most Dangerous Game. Connell uses varying descriptive phrases to avoid repetition‚ as chapter two teaches us about. An example of such a technique is on page 69‚ when Rainsford hears the gunshots while standing on the ship. It mentions the darkness multiple times‚ yet every time it is described in a different way. Later this is seen on page 70. This describes the dense jungle in many different ways

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    The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is a very debatable story and is very much open to question in the fact that some may believe that Rainsford becomes or for that matter‚ does not become the next general of Ship Trap Island. Some may believe that Rainsford has taken on the qualities of General Zaroff; psychotic and insane. However‚ others may believe that Rainsford is acting only out of self- defense. I‚ personally believe that Rainsford does not become the next general of Ship Trap Island

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    Literature and Composition Summer 2011 MLA Style Perseverance Played Out “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and “The Most Dangerous Game” In D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ the reader is given insight into the lives of two males: Sanger Rainsford in Most Dangerous Game‚ and a boy‚ Paul‚ in Rocking-Horse. Equally Lawrence and Connell are wickedly clever in their details‚ characteristics‚ irony‚ imagery and symbolic

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    makes those who are not zealous‚ jealous... That is ambition. Ambition has been the backbone of every army! Through those great ancient Egyptian wars. From the conception to the design to the construction to the completion‚ ambition was the proverbial foreman‚ as once again we see that collective zeal create a phenomenon...thus...Ambition is the source of all that is good and all that is evil! It makes the wonders and it makes the wars. Ambition is the winner and loser of every game! Every footballer

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    AMBITION Ambition and its pre-dominant theme of acquisition‚ is being touted as the new ideal of an increasingly materialistic world. Prescribed as an indispensible prerequisite for ‘success’ it has long erased the virtue of aspiration from the minds of our youth. Characterised by a subtle yet firm will to achieve or become‚ aspiration advocates the pursuit of excellence as opposed to mere success. Can ambition and aspiration be seen as diametrically opposite manifestations of the souls needed

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    or that one somebody over powering the murderer. In this case‚ we have a man who hunts animals‚ but also have another man who is more interested in taking his hunting skills to the next level‚ which is quite extreme. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ we have the sense of man verse man‚ but also man verse nature. The question is‚ who will be defeated? Rainsford is one of the main characters in the story. He is a big time exotic animal hunter‚ who believes animals do

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    “The Most Dangerous game” ‘The Most Dangerous Game” was written by Richard Connell. A famous author in the 1920s and 1930s. Two characters in the story are Big game hunters which was a popular sport for the wealthy in the early 20th century. In the story “The Most Dangerous game” the author Richard Connell uses foreshadowing to lead to the eventual ironic fate of the main character. Connell uses foreshadowing right form the beginning of the story to set up the plot and setting of the story. The

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    relationships with others‚ it is vital to consider the underlying character and moral compass that each possess. As evidenced in “The Child by Tiger” and “The Most Dangerous Game‚” one realizes the ability for change or controversy of any individuals nature on the service. In Thomas Wolfe’s “The Child by Tiger” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game‚” the characters Dick Prosser and General Zaroff differ; however‚ they both lead lives characterized by contradiction and corruption. Dick Prosser (protagonist)

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    naturally thought of to commit evil deeds‚ all he desires is power and advancement. In Macbeth‚ ambition is presented as a dangerous quality. It causes the downfall of both Macbeth‚ and Lady Macbeth and is the main reason for a series of deaths in the play. Ambition is therefore the driving force of the play. Macbeth is about the kind of destruction ambition can cause. Macbeth’s quest to acquire more power-his ambition-ultimately leads to his tragic death. Macbeth at first seems overly content to defend his

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