The Most Dangerous Game Research Paper

Decent Essays
Issac Harvey
10/30/17
3rd Period
English 10
Mr. Musick

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game has many different in it. One of the multiple themes n it is that you should never trust strangers that you don't know on an island. This theme is relevant throughout the story in many places. For example, he trusted the stranger on the island when he first met him because he believed he would save his life. Although it may seem like he was going to help him, as the story progresses it becomes obvious that the stranger that he has just met has much worse intentions than to help him. Another theme in the story is that your will to survive will always keep you alive. The stranger that is hunting him is far more experienced, therefore it

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