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    happened. Perhaps the two most common inferences would be that either Rainsford realizes that he is becoming like Zaroff‚ or Rainsford realizes that he is nothing like Zaroff and takes comfort in this. There is much evidence that supports both of these theories. First of all‚ one of the possible endings is that Rainsford realizes that he is becoming like Zaroff and grows a desire to hunt humans. Right from the start of the story‚ Rainsford shows in his conversation with Whitney that the quarry is meant

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    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 light leading to humongous rocks. After Rainsford denies Zaroff’s

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    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 throughout the duration of the story‚ particularly within the literary elements conflict and characterization. The conflict is contradictory or off in many instances. Being that the hunter‚ Rainsford‚ becomes the hunted. Zaroff identifies the conflict as he states: “ You’ll

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    During todays in class discussion over The Most Dangerous Game‚ many great questions were brought up. One of the questions mentioned was if you agree with General Zaroff when he says‚ “Instinct is no match for reason” (Connell 7). Although the ability to reason is important‚ I don’t completely agree with General Zaroff because I believe instinct is equally important and it really all depends on the situation. One might not always have time to reason‚ and acting upon instinct will happen naturally

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    right form the beginning of the story to set up the plot and setting of the story. The first time Connell uses foreshadowing is in the beginning of the story when they are on the boat. “Great sport‚ hunting.""The best sport in the world‚" agreed Rainsford. For the hunter‚" amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar.""Don’t talk rot‚ Whitney‚"

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    friends. How does this apply to this story? Read and find out: An example of Zaroff being wealthy would be when he had offered Rainsford the clothes‚ and just by the way Zaroff’s room and house looked demonstrates the wealth that Zaroff obtained. They also owned three hound dogs. General Zaroff was very wealthy because him and Ivan both lived in an elaborate mansion. They had plenty of everyday necessities to spare with Rainsford‚ like water and food. They had plenty

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    hunter named Rainsford‚ who is from New York‚ falls aboard and swims to the island. He gets trapped on the island of a sadistic fellow hunter General Zaroff‚ who bored with conventional prey‚ has come to see humans as the only quarry worthy of his skill‚ hunting man. Plays his hunting games with Rainsford. Connell creates suspense through grammar‚ cliffhangers and holding the resolution until the last sentence. Richard Connell uses grammar to create suspense. For Rainsford‚ when he was

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    beter bed‚ thought Sanger Rainsford. Bang! Thunder like a gun fired in the sky and woke Rainsford up from a deep comfortable sleep. Rainsford ‚ unable to go back to sleep‚ went to the window. The sky was night black with clouds. Lightning for a moment‚ lite up the beach And rainsford saw six dead black dog lying on the Scarlet sand‚ their necks snapped or split wide open.A pair of bloody footprints lead to the building gate . what a horrendous storm! Rainsford thought as the rain started

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    that Zaroff considers himself civilized‚ Rainford considers Zaroff civilized‚ and Rainford considers himself civilized. First Zaroff considers himself civilized. Went Zaroff said‚ “ You see‚ I read all books on hunting published in English‚ French‚ and Russian.”(p.g 45) Show how he interest about hunting. When you love something you just want to find or learn about the thing that you like. Zaroff have electricity on the island‚ and show that he can do everything no matter where he is. Zaroff describes

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    played perfectly by Marshal Will Kane from High Noon‚ and hunter Sanger Rainsford from "The Most Dangerous Game." High Noon is a western movie about a newly married Marshal by the name of Will Kane‚ who finds out that his enemy‚ Frank Miller‚ is coming back to town from jail‚ to get revenge and eliminate him since Kane put him in jail. "The Most Dangerous Game‚" is a short story about a hunter by the name of Sanger Rainsford who realizes the true emotion of the hunted

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