Hunters Vs The Hunt And Inversion Of Roles

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Parker Maynard 3rd 10-27-17

I have chosen The most dangerous game.Some topics were murder, fear, and morality. The murder topic was about them arguing if the general was crazy or not. Fear was about the animals feeling fear. Morality was about the general chasing the hunter. The themes I chose were hunters vs. the hunted and inversion of roles. The general hunted the hunter and the hunter had to use the thing he’s learned in his many years of hunting to avoid the general who is also a very good hunter, so it is very difficult for the general to find the hunter and it is also just as difficult and the hunter to hide from the general. The

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