The Most Dangerous Game Essay

The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, written and published in 1924, by Richard Connell. In the story, a hunter named Rainsford is stranded on an island, owned by a wealthy Cossack named Zaroff. Who hunts humans, not animals. Zaroff then gives Rainsford a choice, to be hunted by Zaroff for three days, or to be killed by Zaroff’s manservant, Ivan. Rainsford chooses to be hunted by Zaroff and is given hunting gear. On the last day of the hunt, Zaroff and his dogs corner Rainsford, and…

instead of innocence. In the case of human selfishness, we can glimpse upon how selfishness develops from ignorance at the beginning of the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell. Whitney and Rainsford, both hunters, talk about how a jaguar may feel about being hunted, in which Rainsford justifies his hunting by saying that the game cannot reason. Subsequently, Whitney responds to this by saying that he believes that the quarry understands the “fear of pain and the fear of…

they don’t pick the youngest person, they pick the people who are more accomplished and have more “value” than others. We are only worth $129,000 it seems like a lot, but that money is not worth losing a loved one for. In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” A character named Rainsford gets washed up on an island to find a huge chateau. As Rainsford uses the gargoyle knocker, a massive man named Ivan opened the door, with a long-barreled revolver pointing straight at Rainsford’s heart. In…

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the main character, Rainsford displays clear signs of being a man of logic. Even at the beginning of the story, the protagonist acts in a calm and composed manner, distinctly showing how rational he is. When Rainsford tumbles off the yacht, he becomes stranded at sea, however, knowing there was a chance someone on the boat might hear him, he “wrestled himself out of his clothes and shouted with all his power” (15). Rainsford knew…

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, once said “In youth, we learn; in age, we understand.” Youth is a time of learning and is most defined as the period after childhood and before adulthood. During youth, there are times of teamwork, but there are times to stand on one’s own self. Short stories send messages to the youth of growing into one’s true self through trials in life. Moreover, protagonists from young adult short stories demonstrate themes of individuality and acting on one’s own self through…

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…

“You’ve good eyes,” said Whitney-The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. The writer uses this sentence of dialog to explain Rainsford. This shows that the writer creates the character. ‘He was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was vivid white.” This sentence is written by Richard Connell…

While at first General Zaroff seems to be an elegant, yet vain, aristocrat, he is soon revealed to be a savage murderer. His arrogance is a prevalent aspect of his disposition in Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” and is Zaroff’s inevitable downfall. Throughout the story, Zaroff’s excessive pride is depicted in a number of different ways: his belief in being the perfect hunter, his acting as God by killing human beings, and his arrogance in letting Rainsford free after catching him.…

Canonical stories are stories that are in English curriculums for people around the world. Two stories that made this list are “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Scarlet Ibis”. The Scarlet Ibis is the better story of the two because of its great use of imagery, universal themes, and many other reasons. The “Scarlet Ibis” is greater for multiple reasons. One reason is that it displayed very progressive character growth. When I read how Doodle’s brother treated him in the beginning and how he…

The general who is a hunting prodigy is starting to get bored with hunting and now challenges Rainsford to a three day hunt where Rainsford will be the game. After the final day of the hunt, Rainsford sneaks up on General Zaroff and kills him saying “‘I am still a beast at bay’” (14). Rainsford is in a unique situation because even though he falls off of the ship on his own, he is manipulated on to the…