In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Zaroff is a hunter that lives on an island in the middle of nowhere. Zaroff demonstrates that he is rich, smart, and confident.
Rainsford is known for his extravagant hunting skills, even General Zaroff speaks of Rainsford as is if he has inspired him to become a hunter. Rainsford talks about hunting with passion, while he is speaking to Whitney he tells her it’s “the best sport in the world” (19). Rainsford has no guilt when he kills animals, he even tells Whitney that it’s nonsense when she mention the jaguars have feeling. But Rainsford shows immediate disgust when Zaroff brings up his hunting of humans, “hunting, great heavens, what you speak of is murder” (26). This only the first of many times that he reacts with great displeasure.
Where does the line of sport and murder intersect in hunting? Is it when the species being hunted is able to reason? Or is it when the species being hunted looks just like the hunter? In both movie and film, we see a man fight for his life and another going against all codes of ethics. While Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Ernest B. Schoedsack’s film adaptation both have several similarities, the difference are also apparent in each respective media.
“One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard Rainsford.”
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often" (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_change.html), this quote by Winston Churchill is something I can connect with as I often feel the need to improve myself which can only be done with change. It also relates to the protagonist, Sanger Rainsford, of the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connell. Sanger Rainsford changes his views on some matters after being trapped on an island with a madman with no method of escape. He undergoes a major change in his character due to an awful experience in isolation with the psychopath, General
In the story Zaroff says many horrible things about the creatures he hunts, showing he has no mercy. In the story Zaroff states that, “Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the scum of the earth—sailors from tramp ships—lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels—a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.” by saying this, Zaroff is implying that he will continue to hunt humans until he is stopped. Rainsford knew that this would happen so he had to stop him. Rainsford was just protecting the different people that Zaroff would kill if he weren’t stopped.
In Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous Game Rainsford’s motivations changed from wanting to be a great hunter to trying to stay alive. As Whitney and Rainsford are headed to Rio to hunt they are talking about the great sport itself, hunting. Rainsford agrees with Whitney and says that hunting is, “The best sport in the world” (Connell 1). This shows he enjoys hunting by saying that it’s is the best and most enjoyable sport in the world. If you are passionate about something it can motivate you to try new things and in his case, hunting new animals. After Rainsford falls off the yacht and wanders to the island he then finds a home and knocks on the door. Ivan answers and General Zaroff soon approached Rainsford and saluted him. After allowing
The whole world at stake at any moment the buggers could destroy us all and leave nothing behind.We must use our greatest people and leaders to fight and save the human race so that means 7 year old kids? Think about it there have never been kids used in the U.S army to fight big threats that could affect the whole world. This is because kids are not as strong mentally or physically than grown man or woman that could fight more strategically and more efficiently than the kids used in Ender’s Game. Along with that the real world would not trust the fate of the world to be in the hands of a 7 year old kid. Also it could cause kids permanent damage of killing a thing or an entire race. Kids should not be used to fight because it changes them mentally in A negative way and there could be a more efficient way to get the job done.
Hunting can lead to death or death of others. In the story the most dangerous game Zaroff kills people instead of animals. He gets bored of killing animals so he starts hunting humans. He treats human as if they are animals. Rainsford the main character falls off his ship and ends up on the island. Zaroff greets Rainsford into his home but then later tells him about the game. Zaroff wants to hunt Rainsford. The short story was written by Richard Connell. Zaroff is a very good hunter who hunts humans for fun. Rainsford is a professional hunter who ends up on the island. Fear and danger can be felt by the bravest of men.
In the story The Most Dangerous Game a character named General Zaroff has a passion for hunting. He has been hunting since he was born. He has hunted every animal known to man, but, then he gets tired of hunting the same animal over and over. So he discovers a new animal human flesh. General Zaroff is cruel, and untrustworthy. But once a man named Sanger “Bob” Rainsfords gets strained on his island Zaroff won't be hunting for long...
“ Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my fist? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the scum of the earth---sailors from tramp ships--lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels--a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.” “He shinned excitedly up a tree and looked back. His pursuers had stopped. But the hope that was in Rainsford’s brain when he climbed died, for he saw that General Zaroff was still on his feet.”(Connell, pg 30 & 39 ). Here we see the views of both General Zaroff and Rainsford. In the first quote we can infer that General Zaroff does not care about what he hunts just like Rainsford. That can be inferred because he says life is for the strong and the weak of the world are here to give the strong pleasure, he is basically saying that he is strong and he is on earth to hunt the weak because nobody cares about them. We can also infer that he does not care about anything else because he says he hunts the scum of the world. He means that he hunts minorities because they mean nothing to society. In the second quote we can see that Rainsford really loves hurting people just like
Hunting has been around for over two millions years, but what is the possibility that the hunter would be the hunted? Sanger Rainsford, a world class hunter and author, has found himself as the new target of a general who likes his prey human. Sometimes, the grass isn’t as green on the other side, and Rainsford will soon have an experience in this lesson. With changing perception, soon the hunter will learn the ways of the hunted. Richard Connell's “The Most Dangerous Game” gives insight on the triumphs of role reversal.
In the short story, The Most Dangerous Game, the author Richard Connell compels the reader to contemplate how one’s perspective can affect their daily lives. One’s perspective can be connected to their morals, and influence their actions. Their experiences may also cause their perspective on a situation to change. (Topic sentence) Zaroff sees no moral implications with hunting people, as he believes that they are there for his pleasure. He sees them as his next challenge and has no issue with moving on to them when he gets bored of hunting animals. In Zaroff’s mind, he is the hunter and the people he hunts are the huntees. It was irrelevant to him that they are humans, as it is merely a game to him, and he feels entitled to kill them. Zaroff
“You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you” Wayne W. Dyer. This is relevant in “The Most Dangerous Game” because what it essentially means is what goes around comes around, which happened in the story. General Zaroff treated Rainsford badly, which resulted in Rainsford doing the same. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a adventure story about a hunter Rainsford, who becomes in the care of another hunter, General Zaroff, after being stranded on “Ship-Trap Island”. It’s revealed that Zaroff wasn’t “fascinated” by hunting animals anymore, instead he began hunting humans. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a story about the fight for life or death.
Have you ever thought about how an animal feels while being hunted? Well a man named Rainsford, in the book, “The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell,” find out exactly what it feels like to be hunted. Rainsford is both intelligent and kind.