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    Literary Analysis of The Most Dangerous Game Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous explains multiple theories‚ such as nature versus nurture‚ and survival of the fittest. This short story also seems to have an underlying theme of Social Darwinism (Of Two Classes). Throughout the entirety of the short story‚ Connell shows a character change of a main character‚ Rainsford‚ who is at a constant battle with General Zaroff‚ the antagonist. This character change shows the importance of the mindset

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    Today people use suspense for movies‚ book‚ or stories to seduce. Authors uses suspense to keep the reader interested in what they are reading. Suspense is also to keep the flow of the story. Richard ‚the author of the "Most Dangerous Game"‚ uses foreshadowing and metaphor to increase suspense throughout the story. According to the dictionary‚ foreshadowing means "to show or indicate beforehand." This use of a literary device encourages the reader to feel a sense

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    stories the “Most Dangerous Game” and “Open Season” we see how the hunted thinks. These stories share themes‚ settings‚ and characters traits. First‚ both stories have similarities in their themes. In both stories Bobbie and Rainsford feel haw it’s like to be hunted. They both get trapped into their game and are forced to play. Throughout “Open Season” Bobbie tries to outsmart John and Paul Mulford. She tricks them to take advantage and to take them down. Then in the “Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford

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    The Elements of Plot in “The Most Dangerous Game” Richard Connell has his own ways‚ that I am going to uncover‚ of controlling the plot of “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ which is an attention- grabbing fiction book. The short story starts off with an exposition‚ that introduces Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ and how he feels about hunting; the author uses a lot of detail to show the story was under a considerable amount of amplification. Richard Connell has several conflicts leading up to a suspenseful

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    To be a survivor you need 3 important traits ‚ dedication‚ craftiness‚ and intelligence. In the most dangerous games‚ Rainsford‚ a hunter who survived being hunted in the woods for 4-5 days. Zaroff another hunter who lived on the island trapped Rainsford on the island and hunted him for trophy. Rainsford spent those days running and making traps to try and escape Zaroff. It shows craftiness because he built his traps made from things he found in the jungle. And it shows intelligent because he knew

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    Jane Doe Honors English 9 September 22‚ 2011 If you could get away with repeatedly murdering innocent people‚ would you do it? In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game‚” this is exactly what a malicious man named General Zaroff does up until he meets the courageous animal hunter named Rainsford. In the end‚ Ranford murdered the General out of fear‚ and the fact that he wanted to get off of Zaroff’s island for good. Rainsford murdered Zaroff because he was extremely frightened of

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    "The Most Dangerous Game" In the book "The Most Dangerous Game" General Zaroff tells Rainsford " Life is strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and‚ if need be‚ taken by the strong." This statement can be true or false‚ but it stays a mystery. Throughout the story they compare General Zaroff to Rainsford. Rainsford was said to be weak as a comparision to Zaroff‚ but he was still managed to survive. " Life is strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and‚ if need be‚ taken by the strong" this quote

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    Suspense Paper on The Most Dangerous Game In the story The Most Dangerous Game‚ the main character Mr. Rainsford fell of his yacht and landed on Ship-Trap Island. He quickly found a house on this island‚ and started to knock on the door. Quickly‚ General Zaroff opens the door and invites him to dinner. At dinner‚ the general explains his love for hunting‚ along with Rainsford. Rainsford quickly realises that the general lost his love for hunting normal animals and moved on to capturing people and

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    “The Most Dangerous Game” Essay Hannah Thompson Rainsford washes up on the shore of General Zaroff’s island. He meets Zaroff and finds out that he has been hunting humans for sport. When Rainsford refuses to hunt with Zaroff‚ he turns against him. Now Rainsford is the one who is being hunted. This story is trying to point out that life is made of the weak and strong and in the end‚ you become as dangerous as the thing you once feared. First off‚ Whitney and Rainsford speak about the idea of weak

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    Dylan Elliott Ms. Gibson English 9 Honors 9/12/13 MLA Format Conflict ! Have you ever wondered how authors create or compose conflict into their stories? An author uses a method or way of developing conflict into the story using plots. Most stories follow a plot to construct the unique events of the story. Conflicts are very important in a story to help make the story more interesting and entertaining in itʼs own way. ! Authors use conflicts in all genres of writing and storytelling. When

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