General Zaroff

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“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a short story and a suspenseful thriller that deals with hunting and survival skills. Although skill is needed strategy outweighs skill everytime. In “The Most Dangerous Game it is shown when Rainsford the main character made a Malay Mancatcher ultimately hurting General Zaroff. Rainsford also shows strategy by making a Burmese Tiger Pit that he used to trap General Zaroff. He also shows strategy by leaping off a cliff into the sea. Letting General Zaroff believe he is dead. Which ultimately cost Zaroff the game. Strategy outweighs skill is shown first when Rainsford a skilled hunter makes a Malay Man Catcher to trap General Zaroff another skilled hunter that finds a challenge killing people.

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