“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a short story and a suspenseful thriller that deals with hunting and survival skills. Rainsford is a skilled hunter that goes overboard. Leaving him stranded on an Island. On this Island he finds a large home and meets General Zaroff a hunter too, but hunts a different kind of animal. A lesson in “The Most Dangerous Game” is strategy outweighs strength.
Strategy outweighs strength is first shown when Rainsford makes a Malay Man Catcher to trap General Zaroff. In the story it says “He stopped where a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller living one. Throwing off his sack of food, Rainsford took his knife from its sheath and began to work with all his energy.” Later on in the story, it …show more content…
Strategy is finally shown when Rainsford is being chased by General Zaroff and he needs an escape plan fast. So he decides to jump off a cliff. Evidence to prove this is “Nerve,nerve,nerve! He panted, as he dashed along. A blue gap showed between the trees dead ahead. Ever nearer drew the hounds. Rainsford forced himself towards the gap. He reached it. It was the shore of the sea. Across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea…” The general reached the cliff and suspected Rainsford is dead then he went back home and had dinner. But what Zaroff didn’t know cost him the game. Some argue that “never underestimate the underdog” is a better theme for “The Most Dangerous Game” then strategy outweighs strength but your competitor isn’t always the one your biggest worry. Strategy outweighs skill is always true though. Rainsford made a Burmese Tiger Pit to get out of a tough situation. “He knew where he was now Death Swamp and it’s quicksand.” To get out of this mess he digs a hole and makes a pit which eventually turns into a trap. “The pit grew deeper; when it was above his shoulders, he
Strategy outweighs strength is first shown when Rainsford makes a Malay Man Catcher to trap General Zaroff. In the story it says “He stopped where a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller living one. Throwing off his sack of food, Rainsford took his knife from its sheath and began to work with all his energy.” Later on in the story, it …show more content…
Strategy is finally shown when Rainsford is being chased by General Zaroff and he needs an escape plan fast. So he decides to jump off a cliff. Evidence to prove this is “Nerve,nerve,nerve! He panted, as he dashed along. A blue gap showed between the trees dead ahead. Ever nearer drew the hounds. Rainsford forced himself towards the gap. He reached it. It was the shore of the sea. Across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea…” The general reached the cliff and suspected Rainsford is dead then he went back home and had dinner. But what Zaroff didn’t know cost him the game. Some argue that “never underestimate the underdog” is a better theme for “The Most Dangerous Game” then strategy outweighs strength but your competitor isn’t always the one your biggest worry. Strategy outweighs skill is always true though. Rainsford made a Burmese Tiger Pit to get out of a tough situation. “He knew where he was now Death Swamp and it’s quicksand.” To get out of this mess he digs a hole and makes a pit which eventually turns into a trap. “The pit grew deeper; when it was above his shoulders, he