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    THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME QUESTIONS: Connell has set Ship-Trap island in the middle of the Caribbean Sea.   Zaroff is able to finance his life style because he has invested heavily in the American securities when many noble Russians lost everything after the debacle in Russia. Also‚ because he was born in a rich family. Zaroff promises Rainsford that he will let him go free‚ if Rainsford wins the hunt. Lazarus ‚which had followed a fellow to the “Death Swamp” zone

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    about the “ The Most Dangerous Game.” It’s about a man who washed up to shore on an abandoned island. His name is Sanger Rainsford. He confronts a General and his servant‚ who are cossacks. General Zaroff and Ivan are there names. He then discovers a mansion‚ after washed up ashore. Subsequently is hosted by General Zaroff and Ivan. He later discovers what General Zaroff “hunts” are all about. Against his will‚ he had no other choice but rather to play his game. Sanger Rainsford uses his common

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    One year later‚ Rainsford was happily walking around the jungle‚ looking for his prey. He had learned all the techniques General Zaroff had used for his hunting. He also made several maps of the jungle‚ so he knows his way around better and better. This prey he was looking for was not any random person‚ and was named Jack Cooper. Mr. Cooper was part of the crew and had been on the yacht with Rainsford. They weren’t always on a bad note‚ in fact them and Whitney were close friends. Zaroff had messed

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    In “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ the author uses many methods to develop the characters and how they see the world‚ themselves‚ and others around them. First‚ Rainsford gets stranded on an island after he is talking to a friend on a yacht he was on about how the hunter is dominant and how the animals hunted do not feel anything which could be foreshadowing a change in the story and what it’s based on. After he arrives on the island‚ Rainsford immediately goes and sees a sign of struggle in bushes and

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    Advanced English 9 11 November 2016 The Most Dangerous Game: Alternate Ending My alternate ending starts the morning after the apprehensive night that Rainsford was in the jungle. In the story‚ that morning Rainsford hears the cry of some startled bird that focused him into that direction. He hears something coming the same way he had come. That which was approaching was a man. At this point in the story is where my version of the ending begins. At first Rainsford thought that it might have been General

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    survival tool all humans are born with. In The Most Dangerous GameRainsford learns that fear originates from the desire to continue living‚ he has fear most when running from Zaroff‚ and deals with it by forcing himself to calm down‚ proving his will power. Rainsford experiences the most fear he ever has in his life‚ even though he lives a risky life. He only feels this much fear because‚ for the first time‚ his life is truly in danger. Rainsford learns that fear comes only when your life and

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    “The Most Dangerous GameRichard Connell reveals the idea of being hunted and slain by another man is all too 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

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    short piece of fiction The Most Dangerous Game and its cinematic adaptation of the same name. However‚ there are ways that the versions differentiate. This shows that when a film adapts a short story‚ there will be both similarities and differences. When adapting a piece of literature‚ one of the main factors that stays constant is the plot. With a differing storyline‚ the theme may be of the story may be skewed. For example‚ Rainsford uses the same traps during the game in both the short story

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    all have‚ is necessary for survival. If we did not have instinct‚ we wouldn’t have learned anything and wouldn’t know what to do if there ever was a crisis. “I’ll give him a trail to follow…” (Connell‚ 11). As he was being hunted Rainsford’s‚ the protagonist from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ primary instinct was to trick General Zaroff‚ the antagonist who hunts humans‚ and this instinct saved his life. “...dad’s star might have moved further… playing a solo…” (Dominey‚ 235). Tatum

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    `Sae Hun Jang English 9 3A Osborn Sept.7 “The Most Dangerous Game” Literary Analysis Paragraph In the short story‚” The Most Dangerous Game”‚ by Richard Connell‚ the author uses irony in the short story to support the theme of the book – the roles of hunter and hunted frequently reversed. In the short story‚ Rainsford‚ a big game hunter‚ believes that he is being persuaded by General Zaroff hunt humans with the general. However‚ Rainsford realizes the truth – he is going to get hunted by Zaroff

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