protagonist‚ Sanger Rainsford was successful in General Zaroff’s manhunt by surviving 3 days without being found and his former knowledge of hunting. He used many different strategies. Three of the strategies he used were‚ a series of loops and random trails‚ he climbed up a tree to avoid being spotted‚ and he also made a Burmese tiger pit to trick General Zaroff. Here are three quotes from the book to support the first strategy. “‘I’ll give him a trail to follow‚’ muttered Rainsford‚ and he struck off
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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
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killed my first bear when i was ten”. General Zaroff is cruel because he don’t care about hunting animals and he don’t care about hunting humans cause he says that hunting animal is too easy for him so he hunts humans and say that it’s easy for him. The General does not care if Ivan and his dogs die because he’s a heartless person whose cruel like how Ivan died he didn’t really care about it and how his best dog died he didn’t care.General Zaroff
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specimens Rainsford had ever seen.” (Connell‚ 5). In this story‚ General Zaroff was also a survivor because of prior experiences. (He is the one who killed all of those animals). On his island‚ where he hunts humans‚ the General has never lost to his own game of ‘survival’. Which means he eventually killed all of the contestants‚ (captured men who come to the island) or they die on their own. As well as the General‚ Rainsford too is a great survivor with the same characteristic as General Zaroff. “It
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General Zaroff is uncivilized because he does not value human life. He constantly uses others for his own enjoyment‚ with no regard for their well-being. For one thing‚ when Rainsford confronts Zaroff about his behavior‚ Zaroff argues that “‘Life is for the strong‚ to be lived by the strong‚ and‚ if needed‚ to be taken by the strong… I am strong. Why should I not use my gift?’” (8). Zaroff’s declaration establishes that he does not believe that people’s lives are worth anything. He says that since
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General Zaroff Analysis To be civilized one must be refined‚ polite‚ have compassion‚ love‚ and humanity. Although General Zaroff has a few of the qualities listed he is lacking the most important ones compassion‚ love‚ and humanity. Those qualities‚ when missing from a person can make them appear to be one way though they are in fact completely different. In this case General Zaroff hunts humans which shows his lack of compassion‚ love‚ and humanity. Although General Zaroff is refined and well
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The night was dim‚ morning light not too close from briming the horizon. This is it. This is my chance. In order to end this hellish nightmare‚ Reinsford knew what he would have to do. Kill Kill Zaroff; it was quite clear. If he wanted this to end - this ’game’ - death of his oppponent would be the only option. He could do it‚ he figured‚ with a bit of skill. The blade of the knife carefully teetering between his teeth‚ the man climbed the brick-topped wall‚ long pillars leading to the others bedroom
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Ulrich and zaroff are similar in three ways ‚ the first way is they both are hunters . The second way is they are very violent ‚and the last one is both of them die in the end . They both are hunters‚ Ulrich was in the Forrest hunting and he didn’t won’t to bump into Georg because they was rivals against each other if they did see one or the other . Then zaroff would hunt‚ but he was little to old to all of that so he would send one of his people to kill and would stay home . Although they seem
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Man Catcher: Sanger Rainsford 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. Throughout the story‚ Rainsford shows he is very capable. For example‚ Rainsford meets face to face
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Mary Zhang Ms. Turnquist English 9 Honors 10 November 2015 Rainsford and Eckels: Quest Perceptions Determine Their Fate 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
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