Did General Zaroff Lose The Game

Another conflict in the story The Most Dangerous game is man vs man. Rainsford doesn't want to fight General Zaroff because he isn't confident in winning the dangerous game. But after General Zaroff forces Rainsford to play the game rainsford said “your

In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” Sanger Rainsford kills General Zaroff, most believe that Rainsford after that leaves but he stays behind and continues Zaroff’s regime because of his darkness and his lack of empathy. Towards the end of the story Zaroff thinks that he has won the game but Rainsford appears in his room that night, Zaroff startled says, “‘I congratulate you... you’ve won the game’” to which Rainsford replies “‘I am still a beast at bay... Get ready General Zaroff’” (213). Rainsford had a clear chance to get off the island like he had in the beginning of the story but he doesn’t take it.

himself and vs. nature). "You'll find this game worth playing," the general said enthusiastically." Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh?"(30) This passage basically tells you the whole conflict between Rainsford and Zaroff: two equally matched foes with similar backgrounds against each other in the woods. Except if Rainsford wins, he just leaves the island, but if Zaroff wins he kills Rainsford. Rainsford sets 3 traps that work, to a point, every time. The conflict is heightened by these elaborate traps. Their close conflict is not only shown by the master traps set and how they affect Zaroff but also how Zaroff pushes through the

General Zaroff from “The Most Dangerous Game” and Montresor from “The Cask of Amontillado” are similar in several ways. They are both evil in many ways. A piece of evidence for General Zaroff Is when he put lights out in the Caribbean sea to make a false channel which caused Rainsford boat to crash on Ship-Trap island in the Mediterranean sea. One for Montresor is when he built a wall around Fortunato. Another piece of evidence that proves General Zaroff is evil is when he threatens Rainsford with his dogs if he does not play the game “I gave him his option of course. He need not to play that game if he doesn't wish to. If he does not wish to hunt, I turn him over to Ivan” (Connell 67).This means that Rainsford does not have to play a game

All of their enemies had partners to come and try to take them down but they are both able to survive using their wits. In "The Most Dangerous Game" we see that our main character is struggling to survive because the first day it is just Zaroff that is hunting Rainsford. On day two he brings Ivan and on the third day " It was the baying of a pack of hounds" (Connell 13-14). On the last day that Rainsford has to survive, General Zaroff decides to comes out with all of his hounds to hunt Rainsford. He is clearly outnumbered by three. The quote from High Noon that shows how he is outnumbered by the worst bad guys in the old western is "You, me, Against all four of them?" (Foreman 332) Both character were highly outnumbered, but they both fought well using all their wits. They both defeated their opponents just by using their

What do you think the phrase beast at bay means? Why is this appropriate for the story?

General Zaroff is killed by Rainsford. Zaroff was killed by Rainsford because Zaroff had killed people for fun. Since General Zaroff did killed humans, karma came back around and he was killed. When Zaroff was hunting for Rainsford, Rainsford sets up a trap and it kills Ivan, Zaroff’s only friend. General Zaroff has killed humans that have their own friends and family. Ivan was taken away from General Zaroff as a sign of karma. While Zaroff is looking to kill Rainsford, Zaroff doesn’t know that Rainsford had a trap set up to kill Zaroff. When General Zaroff realized that he had been set up for a trap, he quickly moved out of the way. Even though Zaroff moved out of the way, the trap still hurt his shoulder. Zaroff had hurt other people during the past games that he had played, so he got hurt playing the game. General Zaroff has learned that what goes around, comes

Most Dangerous game argument paragraph Sanger Rainsford did have a right to kill General Zaroff. First off Zaroff said in the story when he was explaining the game to Rainsford that, “I am to follow, armed only with pistol of the smallest caliber and range” ( Connell 5). This is not fair to Rainsford because a gun is more easy to kill than a knife. This would make an acceptable example of a good reason to kill Zaroff because Zaroff did not play the game fair. He should have given Rainsford a gun as well.

Both protagonists, have similar conflicts which contain having them killed. In the story General Zaroff says, "Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh?" (Connell 16). General Zaroff has the intention of killing Rainsford to cure his own boredom. This is the similar to when Frank Miller is coming in town to kill Kane. They also

Even through Zaroff hunted, him later, Zaroff also treated Rainsford as if he was an equal because Rainsford was on his “level”. This made Zaroff more like a gentleman. Another reason why Zaroff is a gentleman is that he gave Rainsford a heads up that he uses hounds for the hunt, and he gave Rainsford a hunting knife, moccasins and a supply of food. He also inform Rainsford that he will bring him back to the mainland if he lasted into the third night. Another reason why Zaroff is a gentleman is he gave Rainsford an option if he wanted to participate in the game, what I mean by this is that Zaroff inform Rainsford if he does not wish to hunt, he could play Ivan’s ideas of sport (which is probably the worst) I knew Zaroff gave Rainsford a choice because in the text Zaroff said “the choice rests entirely with you” (he was referring to Rainsford). These are my reasons on why Zaroff is a

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell has been a classic among bookworms looking for a short fix since the 1920s. The story is centered around two main characters, Rainsford and General Zaroff who are both worthy hunters. When Rainsford stumbles upon Zaroff, he finds himself participating in a new game, the hunt for his life. With eyes glued to the writing, someone may not even notice the discretely placed allusions. The allusions in this story are used to make connections between the text and the reader.

     General Zaroff was ultimately defeated. Zaroff was never a match for the intelligence, composure, or

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; but a murderer as well. Zaroff has lured and ceased many sailors to his island to play a game. Although, they did not hunt with the General, the General hunted them! Zaroff claimed that hunting “had become too easy”, therefore, hunting began

Imagine a time where you had an argument with your parents. What would was the outcome of the argument? Did you get what you wanted? Many may wonder: why would you argue with when you now you most likely will not get your way. Maybe we argue because we are mad and want to vent Maybe we argue because we are convinced we are right even if we realize later that we weren't. We ask ourselves why why do we fight battles we now we are destined to lose? The argument of “The Most Dangerous Game” General Zaroff, hunts trapped sailors on his island. He does this because he is bored of hunting animals he knows he will win. He thinks he will also defeat Rainsford, other great hunter. Zaroff is a murderer and is uncivilized because he killed people

When Rainsford arrives at the generals, he is introduced to a game where he must fight against Zaroff for his own life. After competing against himself, Rainsford is done with the generals games and ends the little war once and for all. Rainsford sneaks into the general's room at night, when he would least expect to see Rainsford. Rainsford catches Zaroff by surprise, and Zaroff knows it is over. “‘ I congratulate you, “ he said. “ You have won the game. “‘ (14). As vulnerable as he is, the general has to accept that Rainsford won. Rainsford takes advantage of this moment, and