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    “ The most dangerous game “ The definition of hunting is to hunt for wild animals or it can be seen as a game , especially for food or a sport . The story “ The most dangerous game “ by Richard Connell shows that hunting is a very dangerous game . Zaroff demonstrates that he is very adventurous , hospitable , and confident . First , Zaroff is very adventurous because in the story he likes to play games. Also , in the story he says “ God makes some men poets. Some he makes…

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    In the stories “The Lady or the Tiger”by Frank R. Stockton. and “The Most Dangerous Game.” By Richard Connell. It is apparent that in these two stories they have one common theme that applies to both main characters. How you may ask? Well in the Lady or the tiger you may choose innocent or guilty and the king has power but what happens if the king's daughter’s boyfriend gets thrown into the arena? In the Most dangerous game Rainsford gets to be hunted but in the end General Zaroff the hunter…

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    In the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game", by Richard Connell Rainsford was a dynamic character. At the beginning of the story, Rainsford had this mindset that animals have no understandings or feelings when they are being hunted. Much to his dismay, he was going to be plagiarized as an animal himself. Before Rainsford met General Zaroff, he was this headstrong man that thought he couldn't be hunted. As he stated in paragraph 14, "the world is made up of two classes -- the hunters and…

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    A story with an engaging plot and suspenseful incidents almost always draw readers in, especially when the novel includes life-defining choices. Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Frank Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger” are two examples. Both stories consist of characters that have gotten themselves into a situation that can’t be escaped from. Connell’s includes a man who is forced to be hunted by another hunter, while Stockton’s story involves a semi-barbaric king punishing an…

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    The Most Dangerous Game Out of all the three short stories “The Most Dangerous Game” is the best out of all the three in my opinion. The plot in “The Most Dangerous Game” starts out in a ship full of sailors. One of Rainsford's crew members named Whitney then starts talking about a mysterious island that is close by. When everyone falls fast asleep Rainsford hears gunshots and he suddenly wakes up from his sleep and tries to see where the strange firing of a gun happened his pipe was…

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    In the story The Most Dangerous Game, the main character Rainsford is a well known hunter and is on his way to Rio to hunt. He thinks that animals have no understanding, the only thing that they understand is fear. Rainsford also says that there are two classes in the world, the hunters and the huntees. Thoughts on Rainsford are that he doesn’t think that animals have any feelings and he is very confident, he basically thinks he is all that. But later in the story I think his mind will change…

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    The Most Dangerous Game is a wonderful story. The author of this story in Richard Connell. The short story is full of conflicts. It also has weird twist and turns. Half of them you do not even expect. The setting of the story takes place in the Caribbean on a large island. Some of the conflicts that happen are Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, and Man vs. Self. First is Man vs. Man, it is shown in this incredible short story. An example of Man vs. Man is when Rainsford, the main character, has to…

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    In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell,three types of conflicts are used to give a thrilling feeling, such man vs nature, man vs man and man vs himself. Conflicts like rainsford having to swim to get to the island. Also He had to face a challenge that he have to defeat a hunter hunting him. He then have to learn to control his temper and think straight. As Rainsford hears a loud bang from the distance he then balanced himself in the balcony until he realize…

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    In the story, The Most Dangerous Game, there are three characters that have a passion for hunting, yet the three hunters share similar and different viewpoints on the sport. In the beginning of the story, two of the hunters, Whitney and Rainsford are discussing their personal views of hunting. Whitney feels that when you are hunting an animal, that the animals have feelings for being hunted. He thinks that every being has the fear of pain and death. He says this on page 26 “Even so, I rather…

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    Tigers are wild beasts, created to hunt and kill. Coexisting with such a large, dangerous animal seems frankly crazy. However this was the case for Pi in Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi. Pi was stranded in what seemed to be a hopeless situation with not much more than his faith, a tiger, and his will to live. In this novel as well as in normal human life faith is a very important aspect of people's lives. For Pi this was evidenced in his time stranded on the boat with a 450 pound bengal tiger.…

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