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    their feelings. This is shown in these four statements. First‚ Rainsford was talking to his friend on the side of a hunting yacht in pitch black saying that no one cares about the Jaguar this may suggest that he is a hardcore‚ Hunter. Not many people do it now‚ but there was one point in time where hunting was done in excessive amounts and most killed for sport ‚ not for food. The second is when General Zaroff is showing Rainsford his vast collection of animal heads in his great hall before dinner

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    names Rainsford and his struggle to defeat a hunting game against the antagonist‚ General Zaroff. Rainsford had fallen off a yacht in the Caribbean Sea and swam up onto the beach of a mysterious island. He found his way to a home belonging to a man named General Zaroff. After meeting the General and his servant‚ Ivan‚ they begin the hunt and Rainsford realizes how uncivilized the General really is. Rainsford finally understands how the animals he hunts feel when realizes that General Zaroff is hunting

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    real. In this story Rainsford finds himself stranded on an island whilst being hunted by General Zaroff who happens to be a skilled hunter in his own right. In this short story the line between man and beast is clouded and the fight between logic and instinct ensues. In this story Rainsford finds that the difference between man and beast is a thin one. In one part Rainsford is dining with his soon to be hunter‚General Zaroff. Rainsford is then startled to find that Zaroff is a murderer because

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    hunted by Zaroff the general. When Zaroff finds out that he is who he is he wants to hunt him to give him a challenge. When Rainsford learns what his plans are and realizes that he is going to hunt him he gets serious. Then once his adrenaline is flowing he had to fight for his life and not let Zaroff kill him. So in stories and life people must go through stressful situations and have to fight through it no matter what it is. When Rainsford ends up on the island he meets General Zaroff and Zaroff knew

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    Whitney and Rainsford near the beginning of the story was the first reason I was persuaded to believe that the author did indict cruelty of animals or the hunting of animals. The author showed how the hunter‚ Rainsford‚ feels about animals in Rainsford’s responses to Whitney’s statements during this particular conversation. During the conversation‚ the point was clear that Rainsford did not care about how the animals feel about being killed. The conversation also tells that Rainsford believes that

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    where human reasoning is put to the test against human instinct. Human instinct can have a major affect on ones reasoning‚ no matter who you are. Rainsford‚ a big game hunter is the story’s protagonist. He is intelligent and experienced at his craft. Rainsford was on a yacht and was traveling to a place called Rio de Janerio. Whitney who knew Rainsford‚ noticed off in the distance was an area that sailors often dreaded and tried to avoid at all costs. This was called “Ship-Trap Island”. All sailors

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    Fictional stories are just one gateway for some people to express themselves and others to relate to and escape from normal‚ everyday life. As we look at the two stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell we will look at the different conflicts that appear‚ the different ways each major character experiences conflict‚ and how these conflicts are eventually resolved. In the short story “The Lottery” a small village of about three-hundred people is depicted

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    are fictional the ideas couldn’t be more real. In the “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ the main character‚ also known as the short story’s protagonist‚ faces more then one kind of danger. Rainsford becomes trapped on an island that is unknown to him‚ and although he is given shelter by a man by the name of “General Zaroff” the subtle atmosphere is dramatically broken by the general when he explains his favorite hobby. I wanted an ideal animal to hunt‚" explained the general. "So I said: ’What are the attributes

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    Zaroff: Crazy and Demented” Zaroff‚ even the name sounds crazy! He is a wild and crazy male hunter who has a despicable sense of humor and a demented and heartless hobby. He is a careless and rough human being who I would have to assume is psychologically messed up‚ in smaller terms he is a very‚ very bad person! He has a twisted hobby which involves man hunt‚ torture‚ and worst of all MURDER! He hunts for human beings‚ he hunts them down and kills them‚ and what’s worse is he gets pleasure out

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    The Most Dangerous Game Introduction: A. This story is started off by explaining how Sanger Rainsford and his hunting companion Whitney are traveling to Rio‚ Amazons to hunt jaguars. After they discuss about the island that they are passing which they believe has a bad reputation and is a not a very good place to be. The intro ends when Whitney goes to sleep and Rainsford stays awake. This is taken place on a boat near a stranded island called Ship Trap Island at night. This info is stated on

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