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    him and how Zaroff was hunting Rainsford. "Maybe some of you already know. If you don’t. It looks like Frank Mitchell’s coming back on the Noon train. I need as many special deputies as I can get" (Foreman 312). Even after asking for help nobody was down to help Kane to fight Mitchell. "You’ll find this game worth playing." Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor

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    Comparative Essay Though one could argue that Wolff’s “Hunter’s in the Snow” and Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” share an aspect of higher insight that can be classified in literary fiction‚ Hunter’s in the Snow allows the reader to develop a deeper understanding of human nature by presenting three dynamic characters. The three characters distinguish “Hunter’s in the Snow” as literary fiction through the author’s attempt on to make a statement about the human condition. “Hunters in the

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    frequently reversed. In the short story‚ Rainsford‚ a big game hunter‚ believes that he is being persuaded by General Zaroff hunt humans with the general. However‚ Rainsford realizes the truth – he is going to get hunted by Zaroff‚ not hunting with him. “You don’t mean – “cried Rainsford.”My dear fellow‚” said the general‚ “have I not told you I always mean what I say about hunting?”(11)is an example of situational irony because the reader didn’t expect Rainsford‚ the

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    Most Dangerous Game”‚ Richard Connell uses Rainsford as a dynamic character to show the reader that hunting is immoral. At the start‚ Rainsford and Whitney are sailing through the Caribbean on a yacht coursed to Rio for a jaguar hunting trip‚ when they start a heating conversation about hunting. Rainsford clearly stating his opinion said‚ “The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily you and I are the hunters.”(14) Rainsford starts our story with the opinion that hunting

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    quickly learn Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ is arrogant and doesn’t care for anyone but himself. Rainsford falls off the boat and ends up on Ship Trap Island. It doesn’t take Rainsford long to meet the man that has inhabited the island already. His name is General Zaroff‚ the antagonist‚ a “big game hunter”. When the two first meet we get the impression is that Zaroff is friendly and welcoming but we soon find out that he turns out to be someone we never imagined. We figure out that Rainsford has to play

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    foundation for the story to be engaging. The use of foreshadowing is found within conversations between Whitney and Rainsford. The reason there is foreshadowing is because Rainsford remarks‚ "Don’t talk rot‚ Whitney‚" said Rainsford. "You’re a big-game hunter‚ not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?"(Connell 1) this gives a subtle hint that something negative might happen to Rainsford.

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    Rainsford’s antagonist‚ General Zaroff is actually a vampire. This can go either way. Do I think he is a vampire‚ or do I not? For me the answer is simple. He is not a vampire‚ since a vampire is a mythical creature that did not exist. Unless we are talking about Vlad the Impaler‚ who was said to have killed around 75‚000 people‚ and also enjoyed watching people die slow painful deaths‚ and the smell of blood. So my question to you is‚ can I convince you that General Zaroff is not a vampire? First

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    In a great many stories there is suspense‚ but the story “The Most Dangerous Game” has many instances of suspense to keep the reader wanting to read‚ all based on the author’s cleverness in taking advantage of human nature. The first instance is in the very beginning- the sailors arriving at “Ship-Trap Island.” Suspense is created by the reputation of the island and the emotions of the sailors. Whitney first mentions‚ “Didn’t you notice that the crew’s nerves seemed a bit jumpy today?” The suspenseful

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    with Whitney and Rainsford riding a yacht‚ on their way to the Amazon to hunt. As their ride progresses Whitney and Rainsford discuss how the world consists of predators and preys‚ but Whitney doesn’t seem to coincide with him. Soon Rainsford hears gunshots coming from the island Whitney and him were discussing earlier. He sets off to find out where the gunshots came from. The rising action keeps on going as Rainsford approaches the island and finds Ivan and General Zaroff. As Rainsford is being hunted

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    Miller and his gang or flee town with his wife. The other story‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ is similar in its own ways. The Most Dangerous Game is about a man named Rainsford who falls off his boat and is stranded on an island called Ship Trap Island. He discovers that the island is owned by a skilled hunter named General Zaroff. Rainsford discovers something different about the general is placed in a life and death situation. These two stories have many similarities with the settings‚ themes‚ and conflicts

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