Dangerous Liaisons

The Most Dangerous Game Essay In the short story ‘’The Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford was justified in killing General Zaroff. Rainsford is a hunter who was on a yacht. When he fell off of the yacht, the closest place was the ShipTrap Island. On the way (as he was swimming to the island), he heard a gunshot which made him swim harder & faster. Once he reached the island, he fell asleep. When he awakened, he went towards where he think he had heard the gunshot & found…

Rainsford woke up that morning from the best night’s sleep he has ever had. He wakes up like it is a normal morning in New York, he changes into new clothes and makes himself some breakfast. After Rainsford had a wonderful homemade breakfast he decided to do some exploring of the house. Upstairs in General Zaroff’s room he found a huge safe filled with guns and ammo. These guns were illegal to own in the United States and Rainsford was wondering where he could possibly get such rare infantry. He…

Ever played a dangerous game? Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” expresses several literary terms throughout the story, using interesting writing techniques to captivate the reader. This narrative of danger and excitement includes three important literary terms: plot, suspense, and conflict. Connell does a fantastic job of employing these terms, leaving the reader on the edge of their seat the entire time. First, we begin with plot. Plot is what happens in the story, or…

Justice My plan was just dandy, none of the surviving soldier boys were even suspecting me. It was the perfect time to perform my next murder. The island was about to experience a dreadful storm and since there was a lack of firewood to keep them warm, they went outside to chop the nearby trees. While we were all doing our assigned jobs, I happened to catch a glimpse of Soldier Boy Seven. He was heading off to an untamed part of the vegetation, alone. I knew this was the time. The time to pounce…

This story shows examples of Man vs Nature when Rainsford is running around Ship-Trap Island. When Rainsford falls off the boat, he tries to scream for help but the water is rough, and the salty water is going into his mouth. He has no other option than to swim to shore, this is a challenge to Rainsford, but,“He fought the sea”(2). Rainsford runs away from Zaroff but then he gets stuck, ¨had fought his way through the bush for two hours¨(10). Throughout Rainsford’s adventure in Ship-Trap Island…

On a small island in the caribbean. There is a man. A man that is evil in every way. His prey is others. His name is General Zaroff. Welcome to ship trap island. The title to this awakening story is “The Most Dangerous Game” By Richard Connell. The other character , the main character is Sanger Rainsford. He is brave and filled with immense amounts of courage and skill. He is honest and full of integrity, He is a very skilled hunter also. This story is about the feud between two professional…

always watch your back. You don’t know when he will strike. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is a short story about a hunter Rainsford washed up on an island owned by a general named Zaroff. The general took him in and later challenge Rainsford to a game. A game that made Rainford think,run, and not get shot. In this story Rainsford displayed Intelligence and determination throughout the story. In The Most Dangerous Game Rainsford displayed Intelligence throughout the story. “Let me…

a crazy person and dogs that are trying to kill you or been on a date with a girl 3 years older than you? In the stories, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell and The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant by W. D. Wetherell, both of the main characters are risk takers because they both knew that something bad might happen but they still did it. In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford is a risk taker. He risked his life by jumping into the water to get away from Zaroff. “Rainsford forced himself…

Throughout this journal, Zaroff can be characterized as cold hearted and mysterious. First off, Zaroff is mysterious because he lives on a mysterious island in the middle of no where. As Rainsford states “OFF THERE to the right--somewhere--is a large island, said Whitney. It's rather a mystery” This quote states that the island is mysterious. Also Rainsford states “We were drawing near the island then. What I felt was a--a mental chill; a sort of sudden dread." (Conell). This explains how…

In the story the most dangerous game we are able to see a man vs man conflict between rainsford and general zaroff. i think that i am able to see the conflict because it is from a third person objective point of view. Through this point of view i can see i can see all the characters speech and actions and the story, when you are dealing with a conflict it makes it more interesting. Another example from the most dangerous game would be “ why should i not be serious this…