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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“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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In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the author‚ Richard Connell‚ does an outstanding job of portraying the bizarre adventure of an insane‚ however experienced hunter‚ General Zaroff. The protagonist‚ Rainsford‚ another experienced hunter from New York City‚ appears on General Zaroff’s island‚ explores‚ and eventually encounters with Zaroff. They introduce themselves‚ settle down‚ and begin to talk. During the talk with the general‚ Rainsford soon learns that the General was not only a hunter;
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In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game‚” author Richard Connell uses foreshadowing to expose General Zaroff as a cannibal to readers. General Zaroff’s cannibalism is revealed in The Most Dangerous Game through the superstition of the island‚ the physical description of Zaroff‚ and the loss of his friend Ivan. Occuring in the exposition of the story‚ Rainsford and Whitney draw near to an island which is called Ship-Trap Island. Anxiously‚ Whitney tells of feelings of superstition between the
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In Richard Connell’s short story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ is based around a famous New Yorker hunter who fell off a boat and swims to an isolated and much feared island‚ called the “Ship Trap Island”. Rainsford‚ a famous hunter in New York was travelling to the Amazon forest to hunt the Jaguar. While on board passing the much-feared Ship Trap Island‚ he heard three gunshots. Trying to get a better look‚ he went on to the deck but unexpectedly drops his cigar. Trying to reach for it‚ he fell into
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Fictional stories are just one gateway for some people to express themselves and others to relate to and escape from normal‚ everyday life. As we look at the two stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell we will look at the different conflicts that appear‚ the different ways each major character experiences conflict‚ and how these conflicts are eventually resolved. In the short story “The Lottery” a small village of about three-hundred people is depicted
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Most Dangerous Game Rough Copy By: Ariana S. 7-3 “Rainsford‚ Our new neighbor is here!” Rainsford dad had yelled upstairs‚ Rainsford hopped off his black Star Wars bed sheets and ran right out of the room‚ Rainsford was so excited because though he was already seven years old he has never had a true friend. As he ran through the door of his room all of his worries ran through his head‚ “What if he doesn’t like me? Does he like Star Wars?” as he tiptoed to the stairs he peeked over the ramp with
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