What would it be like to be caught on Ship Trap island alone? A man named Rainsford gets trapped on an island and has to survive against the "man catcher," General Zaroff, who is an outstanding hunter terminating everything he comes face to face with. While being on Ship Trap Island, Rainsford shows he is capable, intelligent, and resourceful against General Zaroff.…
Rainsford will not take over General Zaroff’s game of hunting other humans. For instance, when General Zaroff asks Rainsford to go hunting, he says, “Thank you, I’m a hunter, not a murderer.”(25) Rainsford classifies himself as someone who hunts animals, but not humans. He disapproves of General Zaroff’s game and most likely still does. In addition, while Rainsford is being hunted, he thinks, “The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror.”(31) Rainsford is truly afraid at this point just like other humans are when they are being hunted. He has had the horrifying experience and probably doesn’t want anyone to feel this fear. As a result, Rainsford is a gentleman and animal…
“Serving doesn't mean staying alive… it means living to your potential.” These words by Antoinette explain that man will do anything to survive. Doing everything necessary to survive is the main theme of “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. The main character in the short story, Rainsford, a guy who gets stuck on Trap Island, has to defeat General Zaroff and his game. This incident causes him to kill Ivan, the servant, and General Zaroff. However, it is his desire to do anything that motivates him to survive and defeat Zaroff's game. First, his goal is to simply do anything to survive. Consequently, Rainsford gets closer to winning and kills General Zaroff at the end of the short story. Therefore, Rainsfords motivation is to win the game, and do anything to survive. The author, Richard Connell, shows that man will do literally everything to stay alive.…
When it comes down to your morals, how far would you go to survive? Morals are something you live by and can be good or bad, but everybody has them. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the main character Sanger Rainsford is a dynamic character who is forced to change his own beliefs through relationship, conflict, and survival.…
Once the hunter becomes the hunted, everything is put into a new perspective. Rainsford from the fictitious short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and Eckels from the science fiction “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury are connected in an almost similar fashion that shows how people can react differently to a problem. Even though their stories are completely different, they are both on a quest to ultimately find self-knowledge. Rainsford and Eckels would react differently under difficult situations because of their different attitudes while dealing with the problem, their ability to perceive their surroundings,…
Curiosity can kill the cat or in other words a man . In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Cannell, the protagonist of this story is Rainsford. Rainsford is not a superstitious person, is curious about some gunshots, and sacred cause his life is being threatened.…
Hey i would like to know how long has the game been going on for? Rainford shows Zaroff that he is a clever, smart and brave. The Dangerous game was invented by the author.…
In an action movie, producers and directors add certain music to certain scenes to make them more suspenseful, sad, etc. Many authors add details to a story about the setting to accomplish the same goal. In the story, Most Dangerous Game, the author adds many details about the dark night, General Zaroff’s mansion, and the jungle to add more suspense, or terror, to the story.…
Imagine ending up an island that has a very bad reputation by all sailors. At first you think that it is not dangerous, but then you learn about what happens on the island. Rainsford and his friend Whitney were on a boat travelling to Rio. The short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a very suspenseful story that shows how Rainsford is very brilliant. Rainsford is on his boat when he falls off and lands in the water and he ends up swimming to the island nearby that all sailors hate sailing past. Rainsford is very smart because when he gets to the island he knows many tricks he learned from hunting for many years and he uses them to help him win against Zaroff. Rainsford shows he's smart throughout the story by creating…
The most prominent type of conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is man vs man. A man vs man conflict is when two characters have a problem with/against one another. This kind of conflict is seen between Sanjer Rainsford and General Zaroff. Sanger Rainsford is trying to escape from General Zaroff but is finding this difficult because of the other environmental and personal conflicts he is facing. General Zaroff wants to kill Sanger Rainsford and eat him, but also wants to have fun while doing it and hunt him, so he can feel presumably feel accomplished and less guilty for his actions.…
“You will find this game worth playing, Rainford said enthusiastically. Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess!” Learn by your own mistakes…
4. The anti climax in this story is when Rainsford arrives on the island and finds General Zaroff”s house. The climax of this story is when General Zaroff orders Rainsford to hunt against him.…
Authors use many literary elements, such as figurative language, to write out the theme of their stories. In the two short stories, “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the themes are described by literary elements. “The Cask of Amontillado” is about a man trying to get revenge by tricking another man telling him about having expensive wine. “The Most Dangerous Game” is an eccentric short story about a General who lives on an island and hunts humans. The theme of irony delineate the themes for both of the short stories.…
Fear Have you ever felt enough fear that you can't think straight or act reasonably? There are many stories that have a theme of fear, because fear is important in our lives. It tells you when you are in danger. Fear is a survival tool all humans are born with. In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford learns that fear originates from the desire to continue living, he has fear most when running from Zaroff, and deals with it by forcing himself to calm down, proving his will power.…
Instinct, something we all have, is necessary for survival. If we did not have instinct, we wouldn’t have learned anything and wouldn’t know what to do if there ever was a crisis. “I’ll give him a trail to follow…” (Connell, 11). As he was being hunted Rainsford’s, the protagonist from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, primary instinct was to trick General Zaroff, the antagonist who hunts humans, and this instinct saved his life. “...dad’s star might have moved further… playing a solo…” (Dominey, 235). Tatum, the main character in Audition and Subtraction by Amy Fellner Dominy, learned from past experience that playing her instrument cheered her up. When her parents got a divorce, she used this instinct to her advantage and threw herself into her music by playing a solo for district honor band auditions. In the article “Surviving Hurricane Sandy” ,by Lauren Tarshis, “[Ariel Creamer] created a program called Survivor’s Silver Lining… helped numerous kids…” (17). Her instinct was to take her good fortune of surviving and give back to her community. All these people above had used their instinct to their advantage in order to survive, much as you will or have done in times of crisis.…