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The most dangerous game

            THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME is a short story about a hunter named Sanger Rainsford who is marooned on an island after accidentally falling off a yacht. The yacht that Rainsford was on was headed towards Rio de Janeiro before he fell off. The crew was looking forward to hunting jaguar along the Amazon river. After Rainford falls, he frantically swims to the nearest island in search of food and shelter. However this deserted island is not an ordinary island. Rainsford discovers that Ivan, a Cossack, who is very large and strong, and General Zaroff, who is an expert hunter, inhabit the island. Rainsford soon realizes that the general uses this island as a hunting ground for human beings as he no longer finds pleasure in hunting animals. The General has developed a game in which he gives humans a chance to run away and hide on his island while he has three days to hunt and kill them. .
             The setting of the story begins on a yacht that is traveling near the Amazon River on its way to Rio. The time is just after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
             The protagonist in this book is Rainsford. He has to overcome the challenge of being hunted by another man. He has to use his wits, judgment and skills in order to overcome his fear of being killed by the general. Rainsford is also a very good hunter and has written many books on the subject that have been read by the general himself. Rainsford's hunting skills prove to be a necessity on the island.
             The conflict in this story is Man vs. Man. Rainsford is competing against the General in order to stay alive. He must fool the general in order to win the game and be returned to his homeland. There is also a man vs. himself conflict in this story because Rainsford must not let his nerves and fears get the better of him during the hunt.
             The theme in this story is that "All people are equal." General Zaroff thinks that all people are not equal and that the strong should live off of the weak or poor and benefit from them.


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In, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connel, the characters are both skilled hunters who find themselves pitted against each other in the ultimate game of cat and mouse. ... Because the sailors are not used to being on land Zaroff must put them in training camp to let them get used to the land so he can hunt them in a dangerous game. ... For example, while playing the game with General Zaroff, Rainsford digs a deep hole and puts large, sharp sticks in the bottom and covers the hole with brush. ... In playing this most dangerous game the characters come to realize what it is lik...

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The quote is from the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. ... Zaroff, recognizing Rainsford as a knowledgeable hunter, challenged him to what Zaroff called his "game". It turns out that Zaroff begins to hunt for Rainsford, but Rainsford beats him at his own game. ... As General Zaroff has said in the beginning, no one had ever beaten him at his own game. ... That's how the quote reflects on the conflict and the characters of the story "The Most Dangerous Game." ...

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What the people in the film industry came up with for the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" was pretty interesting. "The Most Dangerous Game" is about a man that falls off a boat and floats onto an island where the only resident is a man hunter. ... These characters were just one of the many distractions from the story and most of the time were pretty irrelevant from everything else that was going on. ...

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Courtney Sarian ID# 5007 Anselm, English 1, period 4 October 13, 2003 Rainsford at His Best In the story "The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connell, Rainsford uses his intelligence, determination and, resourcefulness to win the game and escape from Zaroff. Rainsford's intelligence helped him through the game. ... In addition to all of Rainsford's traits, his resourcefulness is the most needed one. ... Being resourceful lead Rainsford throughout the game. ... Being resourceful lead Rainsford throughout the game. ...

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"The Most Dangerous Game" Twisted and mind-boggling! These are two words I would use to describe Richard Connell's story "The Most Dangerous Game. ... After being told he has two choices: either answer to Ivan or play the "game"; he chooses to play the "game". The game is pretty interesting, but I"m going to jump right to the end of it. ...

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