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    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;

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    The Elements of Plot in “The Most Dangerous Game” Richard Connell has his own ways‚ that I am going to uncover‚ of controlling the plot of “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ which is an attention- grabbing fiction book. The short story starts off with an exposition‚ that introduces Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ and how he feels about hunting; the author uses a lot of detail to show the story was under a considerable amount of amplification. Richard Connell has several conflicts leading up to a suspenseful

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    In Richard Connell’s short story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ is based around a famous New Yorker hunter who fell off a boat and swims to an isolated and much feared island‚ called the “Ship Trap Island”. Rainsford‚ a famous hunter in New York was travelling to the Amazon forest to hunt the Jaguar. While on board passing the much-feared Ship Trap Island‚ he heard three gunshots. Trying to get a better look‚ he went on to the deck but unexpectedly drops his cigar. Trying to reach for it‚ he fell into

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    "The Most Dangerous Game" In the book "The Most Dangerous Game" General Zaroff tells Rainsford " Life is strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and‚ if need be‚ taken by the strong." This statement can be true or false‚ but it stays a mystery. Throughout the story they compare General Zaroff to Rainsford. Rainsford was said to be weak as a comparision to Zaroff‚ but he was still managed to survive. " Life is strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and‚ if need be‚ taken by the strong" this quote

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    Comparison and Contrast Of “The Dangerous Game” And “the Lottery” Two Face Death In “the most dangerous game”‚ Sanger Rainsford is faced with General Zaroff. Zaroll has hunted all his like but is getting bored and needs a new animal to hunt. He wants an animal that has courage‚ is cunning and can reason‚ making the game fore exciting. Humans to General Zaroff are just another animal. This hunt will make the greatest hunt of his life. Rainsford is putting the situation where he is fighting

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    Guns are used for normally hunting animals. General Zaroff gets bored of hunting animals. General Zaroff starts to hunt Rainsford. The story is written by Ricrhard Connell. General Zaroff starts to hunt Rainsford‚ if Rainsford survives he gets to survive. Rainsford doesn’t have a gun and is getting hunted by General Zaroff. General Zaroff gets bored uniting animals and starts to hunt Rainsford. Ricard Connell uses mood and tone in his story to convey the theme of hunting humans is bad. "I’m not sleepy

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    In the story the most dangerous game the main character Rainsford‚ who is a big shot hunter‚ is trying to get to an island called Ship-Trap Island somewhere in the Caribbean. He is accompanied by Whitney‚ who is another professional hunter. Sometime during the night Rainsford falls over board and decides to swim towards the direction he heard the gun shot a little bit before. He eventually makes it to shore and finds a hulking man whom goes by General Zaroff. The general had read every book that

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    5/29/13 English 1 exam At the end of The Most Dangerous Game Zaroff challenge Rainsford to another contest the winner will get to sleep in Zaroff bed and the loser get feed to his dogs. It was like his same contest but both were hunting each other so Rainsford was running to the trees to do a sneak attack. Zaroff was acting like a hunter so he was walking around looking

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    At the start of the story‚ Sanger Rainsford is sailing south to hunt jaguars in the Amazon with a fellow hunter named Whitney. Rainsford is presented as heartless hunter‚ unconcerned about the life or feelings of his prey. In the middle of the night‚ Rainsford accidentally falls over the side of the yacht‚ but saves himself by swimming to the rocky shore of Ship-Trap Island. He discovers a large manor on a cliff. He knocks at the door and is welcomed by General Zaroff‚ a man of noble Cossack heritage

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    Standards-Based Book Report: Fiction *TITLE: The Most Dangerous Game AUTHOR: Richard Conwell # of pages: 32 *THE GENRE IS action‚ adventure‚ mystery‚ and suspense. Some characteristics of this genre are that its action packed story in which the audiences are left at the edge of their seat with the accumulating amount of action going on. Mystery and suspense are the main ingredients that keep the reader anxious and excited to see how the story unfolds itself. *THE PURPOSE OF THIS

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