In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” the famous hunter‚ Sanger Rainsford‚ is sailing in unfamiliar territory in the middle of the ocean. As Rainsford is on the ship’s deck‚ he falls and is left behind in the water after hearing gunshots. He then swims to a nearby island discovers a sign of human life. He wanders until he stumbles upon a castle. He is then greeted by the owner of the island‚ General Zaroff. Rainsford learns that Zaroff was a Russian noble who loved to hunt‚ but became bored with
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“Keep your friends close‚ and your enemies closer...” Why would you want to associate with your enemies? Well‚ if you keep your enemies close‚ you will most likely know what they would try and do rather than expecting your friends to do anything to you if they really are your friends. How does this apply to this story? Read and find out: An example of Zaroff being wealthy would be when he had offered Rainsford the clothes‚ and just by the way Zaroff’s room and house looked demonstrates the wealth
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the coach comes to check on me. I am out of the game. All that preparing for that one moment‚ gone. Gone‚ because I had hurt my ankle. Gone‚ because I wouldn’t be able to play soccer again that season. Gone‚ because even though I didn’t know it‚ I would never be the same. I go to the doctor the next day and ask them to help me. For some reason‚ they couldn’t find anything wrong in my foot. I had many injuries in my sports
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Today‚ society is often fractured by social classes and wealth‚ the rich‚ the middle class and the poor. The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell is a representation of how the rich can become blinded by wealth and forget that the lower classes are humans‚ judging only by how much money or possessions they may have. In this tale‚ the antagonist‚ a hunter by the name of General Zaroff‚ a wealthy murderer‚ let Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ simply borrow a suit made by” a London tailor
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The Most Dangerous Game Alternative Ending Rainsford knew what he is going to do -swim back to the house and kill General Zaroff. But he saw a huge white object when he was swimming and he was tired‚ so he decided to give himself a break and see what the white object was. The general figured out that Rainsford jumped into the sea‚ and he realized that he might find out his secret‚ but he just ignored that possibility. He just told Ivan to guard the secret place. Unfortunately‚ he also ignored
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but they had no words written on any of them. Rainsford needed to find a map so he was going to have to go through all of the boxes. The first one he went through was full of moccasin shoes. Those were the type of shoes that Rainsford wore for the game. He shut that box‚ and went to the next. This time the box was full of what Rainsford was looking for. “Maps!” Rainsford yelled excitedly. Rainsford grabbed a map and walked out of the room. He sat on a staircase looking through the map. He found
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The Most Dangerous Game “I see‚” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard‚ Rainsford….” “On guard‚ General‚” Rainsford replied‚ and lunged from behind the curtains. In his right hand was wickedly curved sabre‚ a little treasure from his trip back to the mansion. Alas‚ the general was clever and grabbed one the swords elegantly displayed above the mantle in his room. The broad‚ lavishly decorated weapon was a cumbersome
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The Literary Value of “The Most Dangerous Game” “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is an intriguing work of fiction that effortlessly combines both aspects of literary and commercial fiction. Connell was able to write a piece that successfully combines fast-paced action as well as upholding literary merit. Not only did Connell write this story with an exciting and adventurous component‚ he also managed to convey a deeper meaning within the story by allowing his readers to be pulled into
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The Most Dangerous Game Analyzing Conflict I find that the most important part of this story is how the plot moves along so quickly. It also manages to describe successfully each conflict or major part of the story. The key element of the plot is when Zaroff and Rainsford play the game. The main conflict would be external which is man verses man‚ or Zaroff verses Rainsford. There are three major conflicts of man that can be found in Connell’s short story "The Most Dangerous Game." In the
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However‚ noted author Richard Connell is one of the exceptions. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Connell‚ the nigh palpable conflict between the characters is certainly a key reason to turn the pages. Through the utilization of foreshadowing and foreboding words‚ Connell constructs a rock-solid sense of suspense. From the beginning to the end of his thrilling tale‚ Connell uses dialogue that foreshadows the main conflict in the story. As Rainsford and his friend Whitney talk on board the yacht
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