Adversity is when someone is having to deal with a difficult situation at anytime during their life. This can affect people in many ways, for some it can become motivation and for others it can be an excuse to give up. Two stories that go along with the a troubling time is “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty. In “The Most Dangerous Game” it is about a man, Sanger Rainsford, who ends up on an island and meets General Zaroff and Ivan. Thinking he is safe, he soon learns that General Zaroff is a fan of hunting people and that he is going to be his next prey. This goes with adversity because the difficult condition Rainsford will be dealing with is a life or death situation. In the second story “The
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If some people are not patient, then the problem can worsen and get have a greater impact. In “The Sniper” the narrator is facing off an enemy sniper and has a bullet inside of him, but then in the story, “He was frightened back to his senses by the shock. His nerves steadied. The cloud of fear scattered his mind and he laughed” (O’Flaherty 5). During this part, the narrator was not worried or impatient about killing his enemy. However, he was patient about this event and by being so he was able to accomplish his plan in killing the opponent. If he was not patient then he would be to caught up in killing him that he would probably mess up the plan and die. In the second story “The Most Dangerous Game”, while Rainsford is out in the wilderness being hunted by General Zaroff, he will occasionally bring up to himself that, “I will not lose my nerve. I will not” (Connell 19). By Rainsford saying this to himself, he is able to keep a tranquil mind and to not get easily captured by the general. Sangar being patient also leads him to come up with ways in tricking General Zaroff. In which he does leading him to win the hunt. Additionally, Rainford has to watch out for the general for 3 days out in the wilderness making him more patient on what is to come. Patience can apply to any type of adversity and this is important because it will help people overcome that situation. Which
If some people are not patient, then the problem can worsen and get have a greater impact. In “The Sniper” the narrator is facing off an enemy sniper and has a bullet inside of him, but then in the story, “He was frightened back to his senses by the shock. His nerves steadied. The cloud of fear scattered his mind and he laughed” (O’Flaherty 5). During this part, the narrator was not worried or impatient about killing his enemy. However, he was patient about this event and by being so he was able to accomplish his plan in killing the opponent. If he was not patient then he would be to caught up in killing him that he would probably mess up the plan and die. In the second story “The Most Dangerous Game”, while Rainsford is out in the wilderness being hunted by General Zaroff, he will occasionally bring up to himself that, “I will not lose my nerve. I will not” (Connell 19). By Rainsford saying this to himself, he is able to keep a tranquil mind and to not get easily captured by the general. Sangar being patient also leads him to come up with ways in tricking General Zaroff. In which he does leading him to win the hunt. Additionally, Rainford has to watch out for the general for 3 days out in the wilderness making him more patient on what is to come. Patience can apply to any type of adversity and this is important because it will help people overcome that situation. Which