Ryan Long English 102-501 Monday Night Essay #2 23 September 2012 Essay #2 Question: Discuss the characterizations of Rainsford and General Zaroff in “The Most Dangerous Game.” Which one is more fully characterized? Are both characters plausible? The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell‚ the author portrays two distinctly alike men‚ who yet are very different. The two main characters‚ Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff both have a strong passion for hunting. The first is Rainsford and he
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The short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is composed of character‚ setting and conflict. One of the critical themes in the short story is irony‚ which plays a major role in the story. There is irony in the setting‚ a remote jungle island‚ the conflict‚ murder verses hunting‚ and the characters‚ General Zaroff who is a crazed man-hunter and Mr. Rainsford‚ his prey. Irony is essential to the plot of the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”. It can be recognized multiple times
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“The Most Dangerous Game” initiates by introducing a hunter by the name of Sanger Rainsford. As Mr. Rainsford gets stranded on the Island of Ship Trap Island‚ owned by a Cossack by the name of General Zaroff‚ he discovers a game that he dares not play. As General Zaroff eases Rainsford into his “more dangerous game” (8)‚ Rainsford “[wished] to leave this island at once” (15). After many hints he realizes that the biggest game had to be humans‚ which were brought in by the great seas or hashes of
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The Most Dangerous Game People have always sought to escape their mundane realities through fantastic stories. Richard Connell “The most dangerous game” provides this type of reprieve from reality. Through hyperbolic‚ stock protagonist and antagonist‚ a simplistic conflict‚ and a happy end “The most dangerous game” presents itself to be purely commercial fiction. Commercial fiction is meant to excite the reader‚ to help them escape reality and "The Most Dangerous Game" has both mystery and
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story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Cannell‚ the protagonist of this story is Rainsford. Rainsford is not a superstitious person‚ is curious about some gunshots‚ and sacred cause his life is being threatened. Rainsford is not a superstitious person. Rainsford is not superstitious‚ he is curious‚ and he is scared.Rainsford believes that superstition is just “pure imagination” (Connell 41) he said that “one superstition sailor can taint the whole ship company with his fear” (Connell 41) meaning
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the strong‚ and‚ if needs be‚ taken by the strong” (Connell 27). Rainsford did play the “game” in Richard Connell’s short story‚ proving that only the strongest survive. Who knew one fall could lead to so much misfortune. From the minute he fell off his yacht‚ Rainsford found himself in the biggest challenge of his life. In this short story‚ you learn that humans are not the only ones who have feelings‚ but that animals have feelings too. What most readers get out of this story is to be ready for anything
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Can you imagine being the only survivor on a shipwreck? Most of us say‚ “Hey that will never happen”. But we can never be certain that things like that won’t happen. The Most Dangerous Game is a short story by Richard Connell‚ published in 1924. Many adaptations have been created of this story‚ but sadly‚ none have been as good as the original. Sometimes‚ adaptations of stories only become worse. To make a great adaptation‚ good actors are required. It is also important not to go overboard with changing
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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 could beat him. For example Zaroff‚ in the beginning of the book‚ tells Rainsford how he has never failed in the ‘game’ and how he always wins. In
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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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