Mary Zhang Ms. Turnquist English 9 Honors 10 November 2015 Rainsford and Eckels: Quest Perceptions Determine Their Fate Once the hunter becomes the hunted‚ everything is put into a new perspective. Rainsford from the fictitious short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and Eckels from the science fiction “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury are connected in an almost similar fashion that shows how people can react differently to a problem. Even though their stories are completely
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Game” Compare and Contrast Essay Have you ever told someone that you know how they feel or that you feel their pain? Is that really possible? Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” introduces many different themes through the characters of General Zaroff and Sanger Rainsford. In “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ written by Richard Connell‚ Richard Connell develops the theme that to fully understand another’s plight‚ man must first experience it himself through Rainsford and Zaroff’s views on hunting
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Ellen Young 09/23/2012 Sanger Rainsford: Hunter to Hunted In Richard Connells short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Sanger Rainsford is thrown from a yacht and finds himself on an island. The story focuses on a celebrated hunter‚ Sanger‚ who meets General Zaroff‚ who hunts a different type of game. Sanger learns how animals feel as prey by using his excellent eyesight‚ courage‚ and ability to calculate‚ when he becomes the hunted. Sanger Rainsford‚ a man with excellent eyesight
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Although many believe Rainsford is the dominant hunter because he killed Zaroff‚ it’s clear that Zaroff is the better hunter. It’s shown throughout the story‚ how he started hunting at the age of 10‚ how he let Rainsford live because he wanted to keep playing the so called “game”. These is only some of the evidence that proves Zaroff’s dominance over Rainsford. When hunting‚ intelligence plays a key role. Ranging from knowing how and where to hide and shoot‚ to knowing how to reason are some key
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Rainsford face shone with brightness as if a door to heaven was opened. Peacefully‚ he awakened to another day of his life‚ not like General Zaroff that had died the night before. He was alone in a mansion‚ in the middle island‚ where hours ago he could have died. Was Rainsford really alone on the island? Looking out the window‚ he saw the sea with no longer a curse that trapped many people to their death game. Viewing the calmness of the sea was like being in the water the night he had fallen off
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Have you ever felt like your life was your own story or similar to a book you’ve read. Sometimes a book you are reading or have read is similar to the live you are living. It doesn’t matter if you’re reading in a loud or quiet place‚ or if it’s during the day or night at some point you would find a book similar to your life. Literature connects with life‚ because in a way our life is a story we have our own conflict‚ we see things in our point of view‚ and we characterize people or the other way
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Theory of Relationship: The relationship between Rainsford and General Zaroff is that of a friend becoming an enemy. Paragraph 1: “He was finding the general a most thoughtful and affable host‚ a true cosmopolite” (Connell 7). In this passage from “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford’s first impression is that general Zaroff is nice and polite. Rainsford mentions how he was a “thoughtful and affable host”. In other words‚ they are getting along and having a good time together while the general is
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Sanger Rainsford outsmarted General Zaroff in many unique ways. At the beginning‚ he made a decoy trail that was very confusing. Next‚ Rainsford dug a Burmese Tiger Pit that took one of Zaroff’s best hunting dogs that showed how knowledgeable he was in hunting and traps. The last thing Rainsford did to outsmart was very dangerous. Since he was in top physical condition‚ he jumped off a cliff into the sea to escape General Zaroff and his whole pack of dogs! Here is the evidence that support these
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When you first read the most dangerous game you are automatically faced with the question of the two men’s humanity. Are they barbarians? Are they completely sane? The main question is‚ are either of them civilized? When you think about it Sanger Rainsford is clearly more civilized compared to General Zaroff. I know this because he is with the common folk‚ he can tell that killing is immoral‚ and acts in a mature respectful way. When you picture someone uncivilized you often link immaturity‚ lack
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What would you do if you were stuck on an island with a man-hunter? Everyone agrees Rainsford killed Zaroff‚ but some believe Rainsford should have killed Zaroff and some believe he should not have killed Zaroff. Rainsford should have killed Zaroff for three reasons: Zaroff is insane‚ he had no intention of letting Rainsford leave‚ and the Bible does not forbid killing it forbids murder. The first reason Rainsford should have killed Zaroff is because Zaroff is insane. Zaroff should be imprisoned
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