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    Dangerous Game The most obvious theme of "The Most Dangerous Game" is that which arises from the relationship of the hunter and the hunted. At the very beginning of story‚ Rainsford and Zaroff are presented as equals. Both characters are well-accomplished big-game hunters. As the story unfolds‚ however‚ their roles change. Rainsford is thrust into the position of the hunted. However‚ he tries to undermine the game by setting traps for the hunter. Rainsford’s form of hunting is passive whereas Zaroff’s

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson 1. Mr. Summers – Presider of Lottery 2. Mrs. Hutchinson – Winner of Lottery B. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell 1. General Zaroff – Presider of the Game 2. Rainsford – Quarry in the Game III. Theme/Author’s Purpose A. Overt flippancy exhibited by Hutchinson/Rainsford B. Game/Lottery begins C. Immediate change of heart once characters are affected IV. Tone/Style/Irony/Symbol A. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson 1. Springtime setting 2

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    Fighting against someone is never easy‚ especially when they have advantages. This happens in the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" when the main character‚ Sanger Rainsford‚ gets stranded on Ship-Trap Island. He ends up battling the man who lives there‚ General Zaroff. This also happens in the movie High Noon. Will Kane‚ the marshal of Hadleyville‚ is being hunted down by Frank Miller‚ a man who Kane sent up for murder‚ and Miller’s posse. Although the setting in High Noon and "The Most Dangerous

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    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 concealment. Then he cowered back. Three feet from the pit a man was standing‚ with an electric torch in his hand” (13). Rainsford then experiences

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    and The Most Dangerous Game represent a surviving story‚ the main character in The Most Dangerous Game behaved wiser for he had accumulated lots of experience and survived successfully. First‚ The Most Dangerous Game tells that the protagonist Rainsford arrived an island as a castaway. Then

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    is General Zaroff? Lawrence Kohlberg is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. He interviewed people and observed their behaviors‚ based on his research he made the theory of moral development. This theory states that there are six stages of moral development that people go through‚ an infant beginning at stage zero and growing up into a different stage. In The Most Dangerous Game‚ by Richard Connell‚ a man named Rainsford is stranded on an island and is hunted by General Zaroff‚ the owner

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    The next day‚ Rainsford woke up to the smell of honeysuckle essence‚ he felt like a new man in “his bed”. He remembered what happened last night to General Zaroff‚ how he tried to compromise with him “oh but general a deal is a deal” Rainsford had told General Zaroff‚ “your right my good sir but you see I am a man who says what might be important and useful…. and this deal I made with you does not settle with me….now I would like to give you a much better deal my good ma-“. Shattering glass is all

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    into one short story. It follows a hunter named Rainsford who through an unfortunate series of events becomes shipwrecked on an island. He then meets General Zaroff‚ who is also a hunter and a big fan of Rainsford’s literary works and hunting. He then talks about how he has loved hunting since he was a little boy. He tells Rainsford about how he had started to become bored of hunting before he found the most dangerous game‚ which is humans. When Rainsford does not condone this‚ the furious general decides

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    Dangerous Game"‚ "My Escape from North Korea"‚ and "Trapped"‚ the characters‚ Rainsford‚ Hyeonseo Lee‚ and Aron Ralston‚ all showed different but equally important survival traits that helped them survive their life threatening situations. TH: These characters demonstrated the qualities of bravery‚ perseverance‚ and intelligence in order to now be called a survivor.   TR: When it comes to T: “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Rainsford had to be brave in order to survive. He showed bravery when E: "He heard

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    conflict man vs. society conflict. In the story Rainsford experiences man vs. man conflict with General Zaroff. General Zaroff is a hunter who plays a “ game “ by hunting‚ and plays against Rainsford. In the story the author uses man vs. society . The society that Rainsford is against is all the dangerous animals and people who think hunting is a game. Rainsford and the Generals point of view are different‚ so they see things differently. General Zaroff sees society‚ the world‚ and the value of life

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