killing can be justified‚ though it rarely is. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell the two main characters have the same mentality but different point of views on killing. Sanger Rainsford is an intelligent‚ professional “Big Game Hunter” that hunts a large variety of animals. General Zaroff is a sociopathic “Dangerous Game Hunter” that finds great interest in hunting human beings. In this story‚ Sanger Rainsford hunted animals which was proven rationalized where as General
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Sanger Rainsford In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford is shown as intelligent‚ brave‚ and competitive. Rainsford is shown to be intelligent in the story when he climbed into a big tree to sleep. He chose the tree because he needed to stay away from General Zaroff. “A big tree with outspread branches was nearby… he climbed up into the crotch and stretched out on one of the broad limbs‚ after a fashion‚ rested” (Connell 75). This quote shows that Rainsford is intelligent
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“It is a very great pleasure and honour to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford‚ the celebrated hunter‚ into my home.” These are the first words spoken to Rainsford by General Zaroff upon his arrival on Ship-trap Island. Formally greeting Rainsford gives Zaroff an appearance of a proper gentleman; well-educated and well-mannered. But by his dark eyes‚ military moustache‚ and strong face you can also tell that he is obviously a strong leader and military general. Behind his high cheek bones‚ white hair and
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“One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in the excellent bed. On guard Rainsford.” When Rainsford awoke from his slumber‚ he reluctantly climbed out of the extravagant bed. He could see out the window that the sun was barely up. He found some clothing that previously belonged to General Zaroff in the wonderfully crafted dresser to the left of the bed. Rainsford changed into these clothes and found a wastebasket in the corner of the room to dispose of his old clothes
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Rainsford wants to defend himself‚ which is why he would execute General Zaroff. Perhaps the most obvious piece of evidence states "Good God‚ General Zaroff‚ what you speak of is murder‚"(lines 381-382). To spice it up‚ instead of hunting animals‚ General Zaroff hunts humans‚ and chases them. Rainsford thinks that it is a joke. General Zaroff has humans in his basement waiting for the hunting game to begin. It is clear that since he kills humans‚ he will probably kill Rainsford. In order to stop
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people? Or do we think or act like we are civilized? Evidence from the story shows that zaroff considers himself civilized‚ Rainsford considers Zaroff civilized and Rainsford considers himself civilized. First Zaroff makes Rainsford think they are civilized by saying “We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here...Do you think the champagne has suffered from it’s long ocean trip? (pg.45)This makes Rainsford think that he has products and food shipped to the Island regularly and more people
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Rainsford wakes up the following morning. Everything in the house is quiet‚ and he feels alone. Rainsford gets up out of bed and he feels an ache in his neck from something hard in the pillow. He lifted it up to find a knife with blood stains sitting under the pillow. Rainsford didn’t know what to do next‚ but he knew last night was one of the best he’s ever had. As he sits in the dining room and eats out of fine china‚ he thinks he might as well give hunting humans a try since killing two the last
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Assignment 6 Option 2 Short Stories Through a close critical reading of Mavis Gallant’s ‘The End of the World’ (in the Anthology‚ A World of Difference‚ pp.125–32)‚ consider how the story’s narrative techniques‚ language and structure help to illustrate the theme of ‘cultural encounters’. The short story is like an anecdote. It contains a complete story that usually spans over a short period of time‚ with a minimal cast. Mavis Gallant’s ‘The End of the World’ fits firmly into this category
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Case – 1 The Office Equipment Company Office Equipment Company (OEC) must identify a manager to help set up and run a new manufacturing facility located in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip. The position will have a minimum duration of three years. OEC manufactures office equipment such as photo copying machines‚ recording machines‚ mail scales‚ and paper shredders in eight different countries. OEC’s products are distributed and sold worldwide. Currently‚ OEC has no manufacturing facility
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poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. The Unknown Citizen Comment [ANn1]: OK‚ so I need to IDENTIFY two implications implicit in the society. I need to make sure I’m speaking only to the society reflected IN the poem. I’ll make sure to quote the poem itself. by W. H. Auden (To JS/07 M 378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be One against whom there was no official complaint‚ And all the reports on his
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