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    this story very interesting and helps the reader understand the characters. Also‚ this story can be related to a real life. The protagonist in The Most Dangerous Game is Sanger Rainsford – the famous hunter that traveling with his friend Whitney on a yacht to hunt jaguars in the Amazon. In the beginning of the story Rainsford tells Whitney that hunting for him is “a big-game” and that he doesn’t care how animals feel. In addition‚ he said‚ “The world is made up of two classes – the hunters and the

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    "The Most Dangerous Game" is a short story about a hunter named "Sanger Rainsford" who is marooned on an island after accidentally falling off a yacht and is a highly anthologized story. As the film industry has done many times before and will continue to do so‚ very popular short stories‚ such as this one‚ and books get remade as movies. Traditionally when Hollywood does this‚ a few liberties are taken and some elements of the original work are changed or eliminated. "The Most Dangerous Game" by

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    Comparative Essay Though one could argue that Wolff’s “Hunter’s in the Snow” and Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” share an aspect of higher insight that can be classified in literary fiction‚ Hunter’s in the Snow allows the reader to develop a deeper understanding of human nature by presenting three dynamic characters. The three characters distinguish “Hunter’s in the Snow” as literary fiction through the author’s attempt on to make a statement about the human condition. “Hunters in the

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    with Whitney and Rainsford riding a yacht‚ on their way to the Amazon to hunt. As their ride progresses Whitney and Rainsford discuss how the world consists of predators and preys‚ but Whitney doesn’t seem to coincide with him. Soon Rainsford hears gunshots coming from the island Whitney and him were discussing earlier. He sets off to find out where the gunshots came from. The rising action keeps on going as Rainsford approaches the island and finds Ivan and General Zaroff. As Rainsford is being hunted

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    Miller and his gang or flee town with his wife. The other story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ is similar in its own ways. The Most Dangerous Game is about a man named Rainsford who falls off his boat and is stranded on an island called Ship Trap Island. He discovers that the island is owned by a skilled hunter named General Zaroff. Rainsford discovers something different about the general is placed in a life and death situation. These two stories have many similarities with the settings‚ themes‚ and conflicts

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    At first Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ is seen as a malicious person because he kills animals for fun. For example‚ Rainsford believes that hunting is a “great sport” (6). There are situations where killing is an exception to evil‚ but in Rainsford’s case‚ he is a person who kills animals for enjoyment. This demonstrates evilness because killing for intent of pleasure is immoral and against human nature. However‚ Rainsford is revealed a good person when he tells General Zaroff that hunting human

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    obvious. It is good vs. evil‚ because Rainsford‚ which is apparently the good guy in this action/ adventure stories‚ because he immediately disapproves of the idea of hunting humans. On the other hand General Zaroff‚ who is the demented bad guy‚ thinks that Rainsfords is ludicrous‚ because he denies Zaroff offer to go hunting with him when he finds out what the “animal” is that they are hunting. For instance on pg. 15 Rainsford says “Hunting? Good god‚ General Zaroff‚ what you speak of is murder” this

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    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 Zaroff is not a vampire? First

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    overcome one who has intelligence or instinct. The characters in the story were Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff. Now in the story Sanger Rainsford is the victim‚ and General Zaroff is the predator. Now Sanger Rainsford was a hunter‚ he was fearless‚ brave‚ strong‚ and smart. He claim’s that he is superior to the animals that he kills. But when he is being hunted himself‚ his point of view changes. General Zaroff is a hunter‚ now he hunt’s animals for sport. So he goes on a deserted island and

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    “It’s a Dog Eat Dog World” “Life is for the strong‚ to be lived by 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

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