In an emergency would you panic, or would you be calm and prepared? The short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is about the hunter, Rainsford, stepping into the shoes of the prey. He needed to know survival skills to avoid being caught and killed. Like the character, people should know the basics of survival in case of such emergency. It is an important skill to learn because catastrophe is unpredictable. You never know when you could need it.
Concerning the above, it is important to be prepared for disaster. In interest of self preservation, it’s generally a good idea to know how to protect and sustain yourself in the wild. If Rainsford hadn’t known the skills that he did, he would’ve died on the island he was trapped on. “These stakes he planted in the bottom of the pit with the points sticking up. With flying fingers he wove a rough carpet of weeds and branches, and with it he covered the mouth of the pit.” (Richard Connell, pg. 22) This trap, or rather Burmese tiger pit Rainsford made saved him from being found and killed by seizing the dog that General Zaroff was using to track him. Given that he hadn’t received food before hand, he …show more content…
And to be calm means you are handling the situation well because you know what you’re doing. You’re independant. “His whole idea at first was to put distance between himself and General Zaroff, and, to this end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowels of something very like panic. Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation.” (Richard Connell, pg. 19) Rainsford, who is a skilled hunter and a war veteran started to panic in the beginning of the game but realized that he has to keep calm in order to pull through. He does this by accessing his knowledge in survival to find ways to elude General Zaroff’s radar. He becomes solely dependant on his own knowledge which allowed him to
Concerning the above, it is important to be prepared for disaster. In interest of self preservation, it’s generally a good idea to know how to protect and sustain yourself in the wild. If Rainsford hadn’t known the skills that he did, he would’ve died on the island he was trapped on. “These stakes he planted in the bottom of the pit with the points sticking up. With flying fingers he wove a rough carpet of weeds and branches, and with it he covered the mouth of the pit.” (Richard Connell, pg. 22) This trap, or rather Burmese tiger pit Rainsford made saved him from being found and killed by seizing the dog that General Zaroff was using to track him. Given that he hadn’t received food before hand, he …show more content…
And to be calm means you are handling the situation well because you know what you’re doing. You’re independant. “His whole idea at first was to put distance between himself and General Zaroff, and, to this end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowels of something very like panic. Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation.” (Richard Connell, pg. 19) Rainsford, who is a skilled hunter and a war veteran started to panic in the beginning of the game but realized that he has to keep calm in order to pull through. He does this by accessing his knowledge in survival to find ways to elude General Zaroff’s radar. He becomes solely dependant on his own knowledge which allowed him to