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    Today‚ murderers spend an average of 17 years in jail for their crime. Sometimes the reason for crime is purely evil and other times it’s due to mental instability. Despite the reason‚ murder is still murder. In the short stories Cask of Amontillado‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ and The Sniper‚ all of the Protagonists share a common flaw‚ that flaw is murder. The Story The Cask of Amontillado is a story about a psychotic man who has it out for a man named Fortunato. The man‚ Fortunato hurt the narrator

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    novels such as “The Most Dangerous Game”. The story is about a hunter named Rainsford who falls off a ship and swims to an island. He finds living there General Zaroff‚ who hunts humans as a sport. After three days of fighting for his life in the jungle while Zaroff‚ with seemingly every advantage‚ hunts him‚ Rainsford manages to defeat Zaroff‚ who discovers that man really is “the most dangerous game” (“Themes and Construction”). The story demonstrates the major theme only the strongest survive. Also

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    Rainsford face shone with brightness as if a door to heaven was opened. Peacefully‚ he awakened to another day of his life‚ not like General Zaroff that had died the night before. He was alone in a mansion‚ in the middle island‚ where hours ago he could have died. Was Rainsford really alone on the island? Looking out the window‚ he saw the sea with no longer a curse that trapped many people to their death game. Viewing the calmness of the sea was like being in the water the night he had fallen off

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    The Most Dangerous Game The most obvious theme of "The Most Dangerous Game" is that which arises from the relationship of the hunter and the hunted. At the very beginning of story‚ Rainsford and Zaroff are presented as equals. Both characters are well-accomplished big-game hunters. As the story unfolds‚ however‚ their roles change. Rainsford is thrust into the position of the hunted. However‚ he tries to undermine the game by setting traps for the hunter. Rainsford’s form of hunting is passive

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    the road. Then the “Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford is being hunted by a General‚ Zaroff without a weapon. Then the story “Liberty” the child is having trouble with the Tyrant in the country not letting her and her family go to the U.S. Every main character found a solution but made sacrifices. “Sniper” he had to kill the enemy who was his brother. “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford fought and killed General Zaroff to help himself. In “Liberty” the family had to leave their dog Liberty so her family

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    ” It’s about a man who washed up to shore on an abandoned island. His name is Sanger Rainsford. He confronts a General and his servant‚ who are cossacks. General Zaroff and Ivan are there names. He then discovers a mansion‚ after washed up ashore. Subsequently is hosted by General Zaroff and Ivan. He later discovers what General Zaroff “hunts” are all about. Against his will‚ he had no other choice but rather to play his game. Sanger Rainsford uses his common sense to piece together what he encountered

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    Most Dangerous Game” was when Rainsford was upset at General Zaroff. Rainsford was upset because General Zaroff was killing people. General Zaroff was killing innocent people‚ sailors. Rainsford said “Killing animals is one thing‚ killing people is another”. General Zaroff would agree to the fact that what he was doing was wrong. “Life is for the strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and if needed to be taken by the strong” said General Zaroff. The General also said “I am strong‚ how should I not use my

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    Analyzing the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. The purpose of my essay is to “critically analyze” this short story‚ “paying particular attention to what literary devices the author employs to enhance the story”. In addition‚ I will talk about “what this short story has elevated it into the canon of classic literature”. (Instruction Essay #1 Short Stories). I chose to write about The Most Dangerous Game‚ by Richard Connell‚ which was first published in 1924. This

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    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 antagonist‚ General Zaroff‚ resorts to hunting human beings out of boredom. He says to Rainsford (the protagonist)‚

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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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