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    How did Sanger Rainsford successfully outsmart General Zaroff in the manhunt? In “The Most Dangerous Game” there are multiple ways Rainsford outsmarts Zaroff but there are three main ways‚ that are my favorite. The first trap that Rainsford made to get Zaroff is a Malay man catcher. Then Rainsford sets a second trap that is called the Burmese Tiger pit that killed one of Zaroff’s best dogs. Finally the last trap is where Rainsford ties his knife to a sapling branch with some vine. The trap didn’t

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    Alternate Ending to “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford finished making his Burmese tiger trap and hid behind a charred tree stump. He heard a cry and ran forward. There in the pit lay one of Zaroff’s dogs. Hanging on to the edge of the pit hung Zaroff himself. “Congratulations Rainsford. You almost killed me‚ but not quite. If you so kindly help me out of this pit I will let you live‚” cried Zaroff with almost too much exasperation. Rainsford immediately knew something bad was going to

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    The Most Dangerous Game (Sequel) Rainsford jolted awake for the ninth time that night‚ breathing rapidly as his eyes darted to every crevice of his room. It had become a commonplace routine for him to wake up in such a manner‚ but today seemed different than it was yesterday. Once he finally calmed down‚ Rainsford glanced at the calendar‚ July 31‚ 1928. “ Why have I been awoken again and again?” Rainsford muttered to himself as he ran his fingers through his messy locks of hair. “No

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    Imagine ending up an island that has a very bad reputation by all sailors. At first you think that it is not dangerous‚ but then you learn about what happens on the island. Rainsford and his friend Whitney were on a boat travelling to Rio. The short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a very suspenseful story that shows how Rainsford is very brilliant. Rainsford is on his boat when he falls off and lands in the water and he ends up swimming to the island nearby that all sailors

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    The Most Dangerous Game He had never slept in a better bed. Rainford decided. In two seconds‚ the general had run up to the wall where they enormous swords hang. General drew one of them and threw one of them to Rainford. Rainford was not prepared for its weight‚ which meant that he fell down. The General made a move toward him. Rainsford found himself quickly‚ he spun around on the floor and took shelter behind the armchair at the fireplace. A fight broke out. A fight for life or death. Suddenly

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    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 of the island who hunts human for sport. While hunting Rainsford General Zaroff displays stage zero transitioning stage one in many

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    Rainsford books about his affection for the sport saying I have but one passion in my life and it is the hunt. Zaroff’s outlook on hunting is that of a murderous man. After he becomes board with hunting animals had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for his reason. So Zaroff hunts the one game that has the ability to reason humans. He somehow justifies hunting and killing men by saying Life is for the strong to be lived by the strong and if needs be taken by the strong.

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    Richard Connell’s "The Most Dangerous Game"� and Thomas Wolfe’s "The Child by Tiger"� have many aspects in common. They also have some distinct differences. Despite the fact that Richard Connell and Thomas Wolfe lived at about the same times‚ their lives were very different. Connell was born in New York‚ graduated from Harvard‚ and fought in World War I in France for the United States Army. On the other hand‚ Wolfe was born in Ashville‚ North Carolina‚ where he spent his whole life. The cultural differences

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    The Most Dangerous Game In the short story titled The Most Dangerous Game written by Richard Connell brings a dark and evil twisted story of murder and chaotic change. The psychological environment and metaphorical surroundings will leave one man dead and the other breathing a sea of relief. This seventy-two hour hunt will forever shape the life and direction of the animal who frees himself of the dark‚ cold‚ impenetrable fortress of rocky shores‚ tangled forest‚ and unforgiving terrain called Ship

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    in the setting such as weather and atmosphere‚ however they may not be apparent in every story. In the short stories The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell and The Destructors by Graham Greene elements of setting can be seen pretty clearly. Although the settings of these stories are very different‚ The Destructors taking place in London after WWII and The Most Dangerous Game taking place on a remote island in the Caribbean‚ these stories do draw some similarities as well. The setting of a story

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