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    for sport ‚ not for food. The second is when General Zaroff is showing Rainsford his vast collection of animal heads in his great hall before dinner and saying that he is hunted every kind of species that there is‚ except one‚ man‚ which in his opinion is the most dangerous game.In the story‚ General Zaroff has grown tired of hunting

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    There are many comparisons and contrasts to be made between Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game.” The purpose of this paper will be to compare and contrast different elements of both these stories‚ but the main focus will be on the characters and the setting. In “The Lottery” and “The Most Dangerous Game” the characters are portrayed as normal human beings with normal behaviors‚ but as both stories unfold‚ the characters are shown to be evil.The Most Dangerous

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    “The Most Dangerous game” ‘The Most Dangerous Game” was written by Richard Connell. A famous author in the 1920s and 1930s. Two characters in the story are Big game hunters which was a popular sport for the wealthy in the early 20th century. In the story “The Most Dangerous game” the author Richard Connell uses foreshadowing to lead to the eventual ironic fate of the main character. Connell uses foreshadowing right form the beginning of the story to set up the plot and setting of the story. The

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    Comparative Essay Though one could argue that Wolff’s “Hunter’s in the Snow” and Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” share an aspect of higher insight that can be classified in literary fiction‚ Hunter’s in the Snow allows the reader to develop a deeper understanding of human nature by presenting three dynamic characters. The three characters distinguish “Hunter’s in the Snow” as literary fiction through the author’s attempt on to make a statement about the human condition. “Hunters in the

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    steps and greets his friend just as Zaroff had met him at the door. Rainsford brings Whitney in and Rainsford explains everything that had happened to him the past few days. That Zaroff man seems like a monster‚ Whitney said. Rainsford then takes Whitney around the island showing him the numerous spots were he had been hiding from Zaroff. He also showed Whitney the 10 slaves in the basement; this is just making Whitney even more and more disgusted about this Zaroff man. The two men then come back to

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    Hunting is an often argued subject throughout cultures all over the globe. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ hunting is questioned using an ironic situations and a relationship between two exaggerated characters‚ Rainsford and General Zaroff‚ who are at first both presented as hunters‚ but as the story progresses‚ Rainsford becomes the hunted. Connell presents ironic situations and symbolized characters‚ during the hunt‚ to emphasize the blurred difference between hunter and hunted‚ showing

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    him were discussing earlier. He sets off to find out where the gunshots came from. The rising action keeps on going as Rainsford approaches the island and finds Ivan and General Zaroff. As Rainsford is being hunted by Zaroff the rising action has completely reached its limit. Rainsford was being hunted by Zaroff because Zaroff doesn’t hunt animals; instead he hunts human beings because

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    Dangerous Game‚ is similar in its own ways. The Most Dangerous Game is about a man named Rainsford who falls off his boat and is stranded on an island called Ship Trap Island. He discovers that the island is owned by a skilled hunter named General Zaroff. Rainsford discovers something different about the general is placed in a life and death situation. These two stories have many similarities with the settings‚ themes‚ and conflicts. The common theme of the stories is along the lines of don’t expect

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    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 how to avoid zaroff and survive. It shows determined because he never gave up. To begin‚ determination

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    Island. It doesn’t take Rainsford long to meet the man that has inhabited the island already. His name is General Zaroff‚ the antagonist‚ a “big game hunter”. When the two first meet we get the impression is that Zaroff is friendly and welcoming but we soon find out that he turns out to be someone we never imagined. We figure out that Rainsford has to play a deadly game with General Zaroff and his assistance Ivan to see who is the better “hunter.” At the end of the

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