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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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    duran song‚ they say “Straddle the line‚ in discord and rhyme‚ I’m on the hunt I’m after you.” The use of mood‚ suspense and setting are expertly crafted to support the theme of The Most Dangerous Game”.

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    characters (e.g.‚ those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text‚ interact with other characters‚ and advance the plot or develop the theme. “The Most Dangerous Game” - Day 1 Name ___________________________ Date ____________ Reading Activities for “The Most Dangerous Game” PART A. Thinking About Plot What is the best movie you have ever seen? OR What is the best story you have ever read? Write a 3-5 sentence summary of that movie or book. Turn to

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    Jose ‘fin Addison June 9‚ 2011 Eng. 102/00719 Mrs. Strudivant The Most Dangerous Game‚ Animal Cruelty? Do I believe that the author of The Most Dangerous Game intended the story partly as an indictment of the hunting of animals or cruelty of animals? I do have a few conversations or points in the story that would make me believe that the author of The Most Dangerous Game indeed did indict the hunting of animals or cruelty of animals. I would have to say that the author did indict cruelty

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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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    figurative language‚ to write out the theme of their stories. In the two short stories‚ “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ the themes are described by literary elements. “The Cask of Amontillado” is about a man trying to get revenge by tricking another man telling him about having expensive wine. “The Most Dangerous Game” is an eccentric short story about a General who lives on an island and hunts humans. The theme of irony delineate the themes for

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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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    The Most Dangerous Game: Literary Analysis Sanger Rainsford is the main character of “The Most Dangerous Game‚” by Richard Connell. Towards the beginning of the story‚ Rainsford showed no mercy for the animals that he had hunted. But once he finds out that he is no longer the hunter‚ but the he is the hunted‚ his whole perspective on hunting changes . When a story’s character undergoes a change due to the story’s events‚ that makes the character dynamic. One of Rainsford’s main hobbies was

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    Throughout all the articles and stories I’ve read‚ I believe that all lives matter. In any situation‚ emergency‚ or life problems‚ all lives matter. It doesn’t matter what you did‚ whether it be good‚ or bad. By God‚ we were all created equal. So suppose you were a firefighter that was on call during the 9/11 attack in New York. And you were faced with a situation where you had to either save the 57 year old receptionist or would you save the 19 year old mail boy? Or would you risk calling in backup

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    “The most dangerous game” By Richard Connell is one of the most riveting short stories. Rainsford‚ a wealthy and ambitious hunter is confronted with a change of tides‚ when he accidently falls off his boat‚ mid sea. Taking refuge on an Island‚ due to gunshots heard from the Island the night prior. After a long night’s rest Rainsford had tracked down‚ the antagonist General Zaroff‚ After a post incident diner the two then proceed to talk about past hunts and the thrills of chase‚ when general Zaroff

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