The short story The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Cornell is about survival and reveals that when a human’s life is at risk, they are able to think logically because one wrong decision could be fatal. When Rainsford first met General Zaroff, he claimed he was not a murderer. For example, he states, “Thank you, I’m a hunter not a murderer” (Cornell 14). This quote conveys that Rainsford had a certain mindset about killing others. But his opinion clearly changed by the end of the story. This is significant because Rainsford did not let his opinion get in the way of surviving. He looked at the bigger picture and thought rationally about his predicament. Then, Rainsford was going to attack Zaroff in the jungle. In fact, “Rainsford’s impulse was
