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    "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell and "Child by Tiger" by Thomas Wolfe for this essay‚ I thought they had very little in common. Connell’s story takes place much earlier (my guess would be around 1900)‚ and is set on an exotic island‚ while Wolfe’s story seems to take place around the 1920’s and is set in rural America. Also‚ while it’s true that both include a manhunt‚ complete with bloodhounds‚ the motivations for the hunt couldn’t be more different. In "The Most Dangerous Game"‚ the

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    Most Dangerous Game Comparison Essay The written story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell has beautifully descriptive sets and scenes that help bring the story to life‚ along with excellent character structure and personality‚ which leads to interesting and unexpected conflicts that are not properly portrayed in the movie with the same name directed by Ernest Schoedsack and Irving Pichel. The story has wonderful adjectives and vocabulary that really enable you

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    In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ the setting is essential to the plot of the story. For example‚ the rocks surrounding the island play a huge role in making the story believable. If the island is not surrounded by rocks‚ then anybody can get in or out of the island. The rocks create a false channel‚ so when anybody does try to enter the island‚ they are crushed by the rocks. General Zaroff talks to Rainsford about the false channel and the rocks and says “‘They indicate

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    a necessity for any story‚ facilitating a reason for readers to continue flipping the pages. A powerful literary device indeed‚ but it is exceptionally hard to master. 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

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    In every story‚ there is one character who gets on the reader’s bad side: the antagonist. In Connell’s‚ "The Most Dangerous Game‚" General Zaroff‚ a world renowned hunter‚ kills the smartest prey in the world: humans. On the other hand‚ Montresor from "The Cask of Amontillado" plays the evil character as he kills Fortunato‚ a fellow member of a secret organization. But between the two‚ Zaroff is the more evil character because he kills people for entertainment and feels no remorse for his actions

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    the story “The Most Dangerous Game.” Rainsford and Zaroff encounter each other when Rainsford was on his yacht headed to hunt in Rio. He falls over board and ends up on an island and the only house on the island belongs to General Zaroff. Zaroff invites Rainsford into his home and is a very good host to him. He offers him food‚ clothing‚ and a place to rest‚ but little does Rainsford know‚ Zaroff has another plan for him. Zaroff plans to kill him by sending him out to play a “game”. These two characters

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    Killing In the Name Of Hunting‚ murder‚ and war are all words men have made to distinguish between types of killing and the varied justifications made for committing the same deed. In carrying out this most grave and final of all endeavors‚ as any other action‚ one sees it is not the actual temporal action itself that matters and defines the moment. The intention with which one sets out is even more important than what is done‚ and determines‚ at least within the actor’s mind‚ the righteousness

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    “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell contains a multitude of examples that suggest that people who may come across as civilized‚ may not be that way in reality‚ and a character in the short story that expresses both of these qualities is Zaroff. When Zaroff is first introduced to Rainsford in the story‚ he appeared to be exceedingly polite and welcoming‚ as he states‚ “We can talk later. Now you want‚ clothes‚ food‚ rest. You shall have them” (27). It is also made known that he bought

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    he theme in “The Most Dangerous Game” is hunter becomes the hunted‚ where Rainsford the hunter becomes the hunted by General Zaroff. While at first Zaroff seemed civilized and respectable‚ he soon shows his barbaric and truly ugly nature. While “The Most Dangerous Game” is only a short story it has many layers. A layer of sympathy for the hunted‚ was alluded to in the beginning when Rainsford was talking to his friend who was saying that maybe Jaguars can feel pain and have a thought process. While

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    never preformed before‚ he recalls on how his to-be born children died and how it would effect his clients to have only one of their baby’s‚ and he could not take‚ to killing such a young life. This theme relates to the short story called "The Most Dangerous Game". In that story the main theme was also "the value of human life"‚ here are the reasons why; In the short story Rainsford is a hunter which points to the fact that he is imprudent

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