Rainsford Vs Zaroff

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Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be hunted? In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Rainsford a big game hunter falls off a boat after he hears gunshots at night and gets to an island called Ship Trap Island where a man named General Zaroff challenges him to a game where General Zaroff hunts him. Rainsford shows that he is courageous, adventurous, and smart. Rainsford is an adventurous person he likes to hunt big game and travel.
Rainsford travels all around the world. He hunts big game.“The best sport in the world, agreed Rainsford”(page 7). Rainsford accepted General Zaroff's challenge. Rainsford is a smart man also, he built multiple traps to try to capture General Zaroff. Rainsford traps included the he

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