Can you imagine being hunted by another human being? For Sanger Rainsford, a hunter from New York, this crazy scenario has come true. The short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, portrays Rainsford’s struggle to survive. When he falls off of a boat, Rainsford swims to a mysterious island, where he meets a man named General Zaroff. Zaroff likes to hunt humans because he is not challenged by hunting animals. Later in the story, Zaroff hunts Rainsford. Even though Rainsford faces many tough obstacles, he stays alive during the story and eventually kills Zaroff. Throughout the story, Rainsford has some traits that help him survive his experience. In the story “The Most Dangerous Game,” Sanger Rainsford shares characteristics with real life survivors, but General Zaroff does not.
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A survivor is somebody that stays alive during an experience that kills many people. One quality that survivors possess is perseverance. Perseverance means “steady persistence in a course of action… especially in spite of difficulty” (Dictionary.reference.com). It means to always try your hardest, even if you might fail. Real-life survivor Eric Berry shows perseverance. Berry is a football player that was diagnosed with lymphoma. He had to go through chemotherapy that left his body weak. While most people would do nothing when they are weak, Berry worked out in between treatment sessions. When he faced a challenge, Berry kept fighting. Berry’s hard work physically and psychologically paid off, and he survived cancer. Berry’s hard work helped him recover and get back to playing football. Another characteristic that survivors need is courage. Courage is the quality of facing difficulty or danger without fear (dictionary.reference.com).
A survivor is somebody that stays alive during an experience that kills many people. One quality that survivors possess is perseverance. Perseverance means “steady persistence in a course of action… especially in spite of difficulty” (Dictionary.reference.com). It means to always try your hardest, even if you might fail. Real-life survivor Eric Berry shows perseverance. Berry is a football player that was diagnosed with lymphoma. He had to go through chemotherapy that left his body weak. While most people would do nothing when they are weak, Berry worked out in between treatment sessions. When he faced a challenge, Berry kept fighting. Berry’s hard work physically and psychologically paid off, and he survived cancer. Berry’s hard work helped him recover and get back to playing football. Another characteristic that survivors need is courage. Courage is the quality of facing difficulty or danger without fear (dictionary.reference.com).