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    story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Rainsford is a decorated hunter and war veteran who always has the instinct to hunt and kill, but when being hunted by another human for sport, Rainsford finally starts to feel fear itself. CD: Acquainted with the life of a hunter, Rainsford exhibits little to no sympathy for animals at all, “Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” (Connell 1). CM: Ignorance is clearly bliss

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    It’s no secret that people have intellect and ability to reason. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell. Think about being alone in the cold night but your with your friends and your hiding from them. You guys are playing a game like tag or ghost in the graveyard, or even home free. But now think that you are doing this but not with your friends but with an enemy that is what Rainsford goes through in this book. Rainsford is playing a game that might die from unless he is

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    In the story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford outsmarts General Zaroff in multiple ways. One of the ways he outsmarts him is by crawling high up in a tree and finding shelter there. Two other ways he outsmarts him is by using a Malay mancatcher to attempt and catch General Zaroff, the other tactic he uses is by creating a trap out of a knife and some grapevine to stop the hounds from attacking him. He also uses his top physical condition to jump off the cliff and into

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    Zaroff from The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. The General lives on an island called Ship-Trap Island, and while looking like a gentleman and acting like one, he hunts those who end up on his island. He is very interesting because he hunts humans for fun. Also he is very clever. Finally, his cruelty knows no bounds. With this in mind, General Zaroff is the most provocative villain of the short stories. In The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connells, it is shown that General Zaroff

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    The Sneaky Zaroff In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. The author uses suspense to develop an understanding of Zaroff’s true character. Connell used other techniques like foreshadowing, cliffhangers, and imagery to develop the uncertainty of Zaroff's character. He also uses themes like the difference between right and wrong, as well as the idea of violence to support the suspense in the story. Connell’s first method was foreshadowing the setting of the story. He demonstrates

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    times. Ever since then, people have questioned how could so many individuals have the moral to kill numerous innocent lives. In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell uses character development, conflicts, and the climax to show the theme that each person has a different value of humanity. One way Connell presented the theme was through character development. At the beginning of the story, Rainsford did not care for the animals he hunted. “You're a big game hunter, not a philosopher

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    In the story, “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell, Rainsford outsmarted Zaroff to win the the dangerous man-hunt. Rainsford won by displaying three helpful traps. One trap was the Malay mancatcher. The second trap was called the tiger pit. The final trap was a knife strapped to a sapling. Rainsford had to come up with a plan and fast. He thought of the Malay mancatcher. It is a unstable tree that hits a cut down living tree and the living tree hits a person when they step on the

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    Ivan “A Most Dangerous Game” is a fairly famous short story by Richard Connell. There are two main characters in this plot, hunters at opposite ends of the spectrum of sanity. There are, however, two side characters, one of which I feel was not given enough time in the spotlight before his untimely end. This would be the great brute known as Ivan, the antagonist's bodyguard and manservant. Deaf and dumb, he seems a very static and flat character. He is killed by a flying knife that the protagonist

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    Or is it? This question applies in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Set on an abandoned island our main character, Rainsford, meets a very dangerous villain, General Zaroff. Zaroff plays ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ with Rainsford. The game is comprised of a one on one fight to the death, lasting a period of three days. Whoever is the last one standing, is the winner of the game. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell uses characterization to show that Rainsford is dynamic. Rainsford

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    The weak will die off and the strong will hunt and persevere. “The Most Dangerous Game”, a short story by Richard Connell, suggests Sanger Rainsford’s innocence in the murder of General Zaroff. On the day of January 17, 1932, Mr. Rainsford tragically find himself upon Ship-Trap Island. On this island Rainsford find himself stuck in a life or death web where he must kill to survive to be killed in the process. It is crystal clear that Sanger Rainsford in indeed innocent due to his ironic touchdown

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