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 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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The Most Dangerous Game In the short story titled The Most Dangerous Game written by Richard Connell brings a dark and evil twisted story of murder and chaotic change. The psychological environment and metaphorical surroundings will leave one man dead and the other breathing a sea of relief. This seventy-two hour hunt will forever shape the life and direction of the animal who frees himself of the dark‚ cold‚ impenetrable fortress of rocky shores‚ tangled forest‚ and unforgiving terrain called Ship
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1. Movies‚ Novels‚ stories‚ etc. with the same theme or storyline with the story “ The Most Dangerous Game” 1. Gilligan’s Island (TV series) 2. Lost in Space (TV series) 3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series) 4. The Simpsons (TV series) 5. The Hunger Games Trilogy (Novel/Movie) 6. Fantasy Island (Movie) 7. Predators (Movie) 8. Zodiac (Movie 2007) 9. Battle Royale (2000 Movie) 10. The Pest (1997 Movie) 11. Relic Hunter (Movie) 12. The Running man (Novel) 13. Hostel (2005 Movie)
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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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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 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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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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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 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
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Critical Analysis Essay "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury Imagine using a time machine to hunt one of the biggest dinosaurs of all kind. Ray Bradbury’s plot makes the reader wonder in our minds which leads us to hints and makes us foreshadow that something bad is going to happen next. The short story A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury uses imagery‚ figurative language‚ and tone to create the mood of bone-chilling‚ nightmare‚ and seriousness. The imagery in the story supports the mood of
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