Richard Connell

the idea of survival of the fittest has thrived in human culture. Countless works of literature have stemmed from the theory that the strongest are meant to inherit the Earth while the weak are meant to be left behind. The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connel, is a short story that focuses on a man named Rainsford who, at the start of the work, comes across as a flat character who believes that hunting is simply survival of the fittest and feels no remorse for the animal being hunted. As…

"He struggled to the surface and tried to call out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face" (Connell 213). This quote shows that Rainsford is alone in the ocean, and in the middle of no where. There is no one to help him, but himself. "Kane is staring at him, stunned. Then he looks out at all the silent people with the answers on their faces" (Foreman…

“Suddenly a terrified scream-a young girl’s scream-pierced the night” (Raskin page 20). Gull Lake Middle School students read and watched the movie The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. A dead man brought together his heirs who are daring enough to play his twisted game. The heirs are tangled up with friends, foes, fireworks, bombs, false identities, and a prize of $200 million dollars. The Westing Game novel and movie contain many similarities and differences that are worth noting. The basic…

In Richard Connell's story “The Most Dangerous Game”, the setting is the most essential part of the passage. Meaning that the setting needs to be on an island. In order for general zaroff to do what he does best, he would have to be located on an island. General Zaroff specifically moved to an island for many reasons, one being that the island is the only place where he can kill the most dangerous game. As General Zaroff shows Rainsford how he catches his prey “Rainsford saw a flash of…

"The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connel demonstrates "the world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the hunted." The story ,"The Most Dangerous Game," focuses on Sanger Rainsford, a skilled hunter, who ends up on an island after falling off a ship. On the island he meets Ivan and General Zaroff. The lesson the story shows significance of two types of classes, hunters and the hunted. Even though it conveys a sense of more than two classes, but the truth is that there are only two…

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…

Throughout this journal Zaroff can be characterized as malevolent, and dastardly. First of all he is malevolent. A reason that he is malevolent is the fact that he takes sailors from shipwrecks. He uses his advantage of the currents bringing ships into a shallow, rocky area of the sea, causing shipwrecks. When the sailors go to land and start looking for residents of the island they encounter Zaroff's house in the jungle. After these people go into his house, he gives them two choices, either…

The water was just as welcoming as it had been on the night when Rainsford had fallen off the yacht; not at all. However, he supposed wildly flailing in the deep murky blue of the ocean was better than being torn apart by the pack of hounds. Rainsford held his breath underwater, the salt stinging his eyes. “Clever one, that Rainsford fellow.” General Zaroff remarked, peering at the blustering waters. He lit one of his cigarettes. “What a shame, though. Death by drowning.” Confirming that…

Farquhar drops through the railroad tracks of the bridge and manages to keeps himself out of the ropes. Now he just has to avoid getting killed by getting shot or drowning. Farquhar swam to the shore as the Union soldiers fired on him. Just as they are about to use deadly shot against him, Farquhar gets caught in a vortex that brings him to the opposite shore. Farquhar makes his way through the forest toward his homeland. The landscape is bizarre and premonition. Though he has amazingly survived…

Rainsford a big game hunter falls over a boat and swims to a island called Ship Trap. At Ship Trap island he finds Zaroff another hunter. Zaroff showed rainsford the fierce dogs he has guarding his chateau. Then rainsford realized he was being held captive. Then zaroff offers rainsford a sporting proposition. Zaroff is a big game hunter …… man. Zaroff will hunt rainsford but if rainsford gets away he is free but rainsford sets a trap to capture zaroff and he is the winner of the most dangerous…