Ellen Young 09/23/2012 Sanger Rainsford: Hunter to Hunted In Richard Connells short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Sanger Rainsford is thrown from a yacht and finds himself on an island. The story focuses on a celebrated hunter‚ Sanger‚ who meets General Zaroff‚ who hunts a different type of game. Sanger learns how animals feel as prey by using his excellent eyesight‚ courage‚ and ability to calculate‚ when he becomes the hunted. Sanger Rainsford‚ a man with excellent eyesight
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2014 Block: B7 Montresor vs. Zaroff There is a lot of simalaritys and difference between the two characters‚ M0ntresor in the cask of allmontiallo and General Zaroff in the most dangerous game. Montresor had his murder all planned out includeing every small detail. General Zaroff had never even planned on killing Rainsford because rainsford appeared out of nowhere to him and Zaroff wanted to hunt with Rainsford not hunt him. The reason Zaroff wanted to hunt Rainsford was because Rinsford refused
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General Zaroff Character Analysis Essay General Zaroff‚ one of the main characters in The Most Dangerous Game‚ was introduced to readers towards the middle of the book and is the antagonist throughout this short story. General Zaroff displays a love for hunting‚ an unstable and unremorseful mind‚ and also displays arrogance and cockiness. These three character traits are supported by his actions and words throughout the short story. General Zaroff displays a very passionate love for hunting
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General Zaroff‚ the antagonist in “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ can reflect as a confident and thrill-seeking person. Throughout the story General Zaroff displayed several instances where he was overconfident in himself. At the beginning of the story when Rainsford first arrived at the General Zaroff’s residence‚ he noticed right away that‚ “ About the hall were mounted heads of many animals- lions‚ tigers‚ elephants‚ moose‚ bears; larger or more perfect specimens Rainsford had never seen.”(Richard
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How did Sanger Rainsford successfully outsmart General Zaroff in the manhunt? In “The Most Dangerous Game” there are multiple ways Rainsford outsmarts Zaroff but there are three main ways‚ that are my favorite. The first trap that Rainsford made to get Zaroff is a Malay man catcher. Then Rainsford sets a second trap that is called the Burmese Tiger pit that killed one of Zaroff’s best dogs. Finally the last trap is where Rainsford ties his knife to a sapling branch with some vine. The trap didn’t
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Ultimately Zaroff can be characterized as Mysterious and cruel. First off one way Zaroff is mysterious is he already knows who Rainsford is without ever meeting each other before. Conelle page 44‚ “It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford‚ the celebrated hunter‚ to my home… I am General Zaroff.” As you can see from this quote Zaroff is excited to meet Rainsford and immediately wants to get to know him better. My second reason is Zaroff acts strange in general around
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nature and a man v. self conflict. He goes through this because in the beginning he “gages and struggles” in the water. In the woods he gives Zaroff a “trail to follow” and he puts traps for him. A man v. self is when he’s in the woods and he keeps telling himself “I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve” he says that over and over again. This shows how though it is to be in the jungle/woods
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Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Rainsford is a man who is trapped on a island where they hunt humans. He begins the story as being a hunter and had no understanding of what the animals he hunted felt‚ but towards the end he understands what it feels like as he is hunted. His dynamic personality and behavior shows that Rainsford is quick-witted‚ talented‚ and level-headed. The fact that Rainsford adversary is General Zaroff‚ a very skilled hunter who is quite intimidating‚ and
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screams could not be heard. This is the one known as Zaroff Even though their differences are plenty‚ they are a lot alike. Montresor much like Zaroff enjoys watching their victim’s demise. Both Montresor and Zaroff relish the anxiety of the victim before they take their final breath. Zaroff likes to watch the panic on his victims face when they know they are about to die as does Montresor. Both men enjoy messing with their victim’s state of mind‚ Zaroff in the fact that he sends his victims into the
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The General made a move toward him. Rainsford found himself quickly‚ he spun around on the floor and took shelter behind the armchair at the fireplace. A fight broke out. A fight for life or death. Suddenly the door to the bedroom flew opened. There stood Ivan with his torn shirt and blood running out from a wound in his abdomen. Both the General and Rainsford dropped their jaws when they saw that Ivan was alive. How could it be possible. While
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