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    when Harvey commands that Kane ride the horse‚ Kane responded that he wouldn’t. When Harvey asked if it was because he was scared‚ Kane replied‚ "’I guess so" (Foreman 318). In "The Most Dangerous Game‚" Sanger Rainsford fears General Zaroff‚ the antagonist. General Zaroff goes over the instructions for the game‚ and Rainsford starts to get nervous and angry. The general says that it is his strength against Rainsford’s and they must fight to the death. Rainsford is terrified and responds‚ "’I’ll agree

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    Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell is a story about a big- game hunter named Rainsford. He falls of his boat and is forced to swim to an island called Ship-trap Island‚ where he meets a crazy man who goes by the name of General Zaroff. General Zaroff is also a big game hunter but finds animals to easy since he has killed them so many times. He knows hunts down humans who ship wreck on his island. Rainsford is pushed to the limit on this island and try’s to stay calm and composed in this

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    immediately disapproves of the idea of hunting humans. On the other hand General Zaroff‚ who is the demented bad guy‚ thinks that Rainsfords is ludicrous‚ because he denies Zaroff offer to go hunting with him when he finds out what the “animal” is that they are hunting. For instance on pg. 15 Rainsford says “Hunting? Good god‚ General Zaroff‚ what you speak of is murder” this quote shows its good “Rainsford vs. evil “Zaroff”. In the “Child by Tiger” the theme is not as clear as “The Most Dangerous Game”

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    At the beginning of this story‚ it is only revealed that General Zaroff is found of Mr. Rainsford’s work as a hunter because Zaroff is a hunter himself. A little later into the text we find out that General Zaroff got bored with hunting even the wildest animals and started hunting humans. Zaroff wanted to go hunting with Rainsford‚ and soon Rainsford is to find out Zaroff wants to hunt him. In “Hunters in the Snow‚” the reader is able to empathize with the characters

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    09/23/2012 Sanger Rainsford: Hunter to Hunted In Richard Connells short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Sanger Rainsford is thrown from a yacht and finds himself on an island. The story focuses on a celebrated hunter‚ Sanger‚ who meets General Zaroff‚ who hunts a different type of game. Sanger learns how animals feel as prey by using his excellent eyesight‚ courage‚ and ability to calculate‚ when he becomes the hunted. Sanger Rainsford‚ a man with excellent eyesight knows how to use this

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    castle and two people; a large man named Ivan and a hunter named General Zaroff. Over dinner‚ Zaroff explains that he traveled all over the world hunting animals‚ and started feeling bored of hunting‚ so he resorted to hunting humans. Rainsford was appalled and wanted a boat to go back home‚ but Zaroff said he could only leave if he survives the three days of being hunted. Rainsford manages to survive and on the fourth day kills Zaroff. The author uses rich imagery to

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    Rainsford meets General Zaroff. The reason for this is because every sailor assumes the deserted island to be dangerous‚ but the initial impression is the opisite of that opinion. Next on the pyramid example is the complication. The complication is the point right before the climax of the story‚ or the ’build up’ to the most interesting part. The complication in this story is when Rainsford wants to leave the island but Zaroff refuses to let him leave‚ then General Zaroff invites Rainsford to

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    “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a short story portraying American big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ who is compelled to swim to the shore of Ship-Trap Island‚ where the antagonist‚ General Zaroff‚ hunts him as prey. Rainsford is a dynamic character‚ who continues self-composed throughout his challenges and considers the world a dichotomy between hunters and hunted. Having survived encounters with dangerous game in exotic hunts‚ Rainsford applies his past experiences

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    very mysterious and adventures in both features. General Zaroff and Rainford go in war with each other. The film follows the book in a flow. Although they seem very similar‚ they have many differences. There are more characters and more horror. In the book‚ there was not a character that was a lady or damsel in distress. This new character is Eve Trollbridge. She warned Rainsford when he first came and she went with him when General Zaroff was trying to hunt for Rainsford. This is different because

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    main characters are Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff. Rainsford is a famous hunter and Zaroff is a Russian who served for his country in WW1. They both enjoy hunting but they disagree on the targets they use. Zaroff likes to hunt humans because they are the most dangerous game. So they have a confrontation because Rainsford wouldn ’t hunt some humans that got stuck on the island. So they have a confrontation and at the end Rainsford kills Zaroff. This story is being influenced by Richard Connell

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