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    and send him forth to war‚ the beast stirs.”- George R.R. Martin. Cruel‚ Savage‚ and dangerous describe Zarroff a character in Richard Connells short story “The Most Dangerous Game”. In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” a man named Rainsford who is an experienced hunter is trapped on an island by Zarroff retired general in the Russian Army who wants him to be part of a “game” where Zarroff hunts Rainsford. Connell and Golding argue that no matter who you are‚ where you’re from‚ or what your beliefs

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    is The Most Dangerous Game [summative assessment] Topic 3: Describe examples of conflict in the story. “The most dangerous game” by Richard Conell is a short story about a stimulating hunt that a professional hunter who is tired of hunting animals and wants to try something more strenuous and amusing – hunting humans. It presents two characters that have experienced the dangers and thrills of hunting throughout their whole life. Just by reading the title of this story‚ you can figure

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    The Most Dangerous Game‚ a Literary Response The Most Dangerous Game‚ a short story by Richard Connell‚ follows the suspenseful events as the hunter becomes the hunted. Set in the 1920’s The Most Dangerous Game concerns the expert hunter and main character‚ Rainsford‚ whenever he falls overboard at sea and swims to the nearest body of land‚ known as “Ship Trap Island”. It is on this mysterious island that Rainsford stumbles upon the magnificent home of General Zaroff‚ a fellow hunting enthusiast

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    "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell is not as dangerous as "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. Although there are clear hazards on Ship-Trap Island‚ the dangers of the Happylife Home are much more threatening. "The Most Dangerous Game’s" Ship-Trap Island has many dangerous elements. One example‚ is the evil dogs that live on the island. Zaroff‚ one of the few inhabitants of the island‚ has trained his dogs to hunt humans. The dogs hunt people‚ so they can never win Zaroff’s game. Zaroff

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    in “The Most Dangerous Game” In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sager Rainsford‚ is faced to fight against general Zaroff by being an animal. To understand the suspenseful tone Connell conveys in “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ you have to look at the three settings of the story‚ the yacht‚ the jungle‚ and the mansion through diction‚ details‚ and sensory imagery‚ that help the author reveal the danger of the game. The yacht Rainsford was on in “The most Dangerous Game” presents

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    Conflict and Character in “The Most Dangerous Game” There’s a popular worship song called “Love Knows No End” by Hillsong. Although it may be simply sung at church‚ I find it relative to General Zaroff‚ a hunting fanatic in “The Most Dangerous Game”. His ardent passion for the thrill of hunting led him to seek a greater challenge. Since he had already perfected the art of killing all of his quarry without exception‚ he decided to pursue a new creature; one that could reason and provide a more perplexing

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    In Richard Connell’s short story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ is based around a famous New Yorker hunter who fell off a boat and swims to an isolated and much feared island‚ called the “Ship Trap Island”. Rainsford‚ a famous hunter in New York was travelling to the Amazon forest to hunt the Jaguar. While on board passing the much-feared Ship Trap Island‚ he heard three gunshots. Trying to get a better look‚ he went on to the deck but unexpectedly drops his cigar. Trying to reach for it‚ he fell into

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    In the story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ the author uses many things to lead up to his climax. Richard Connell puts the characters in many different situations which cause them to overcome adversity. Connell makes it very clear that Zaroff is the antagonist and Rainsford the protagonist. Connell uses violence in many ways‚ the main two are physical and psychological. The first way Connell uses violence and we see this first hand at the very beginning‚ is psychological. The author uses the psychological

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    happen next is the best part of a book. When the author describes the story so you feel like you are in the story‚ and that you are one of the characters is the most important part of a story. The suspense that builds up‚ and the descriptiveness in the story is what keeps you hooked and wanting to continue reading it. Imagery is one of the most important literary devices in a book since it describes the setting‚ and makes you feel like that you are in the story. Foreshadowing in a book makes the reader

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    The short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game” contains many literary elements. The most prominent of these elements is definitely irony. The author effectively uses irony in the title and conversations between characters to make the story much more interesting to read and express the minds of the characters. The first irony in the story is the title. “The Most Dangerous Game” becomes a horrifying reality rather than a game for Rainsford when he becomes the hunted. Rainsford has been the hunter his

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