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    Zaroff Selfish Quotes

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    is representing Zaroff, the only way to change how Zaroff feels about hunting humans, is to kill him. General Zaroff is a professional hunter, but has a little twist to it , he hunts humans and is out for Rainsford. Rainsford is forced to play “The Most Dangerous Game” to stay alive even if he disagreed in the first place. Therefore Rainsford wouldn't hunt again because he classifies it as assassination and not hunting. Rainsford will not hunt again because he doesn't call it hunting. Rainsford…

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    “The most dangerous games” Rainsford can be described as an active, fearless and talented person. Rainsford can be described as an active, fearless and talented person. Rainsford is active because he is really fast and quick at anything. This is seen in the story when it says “Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent” “When he saw or heard someone getting him he ran for it he kept going until he lost them”. He can also be described as fearless because…

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    While Rainsford was rapidly running in the forest with the fear of getting caught he ran toward this Shack, while walking in, he had found the most amazing thing which was supplies with things that could help him get away he was so happy but then he started to hear footsteps, could it be was this all just a trap, would he be able to get away or was it to late.... “Rainsford I know you’re in there come out ,come out wherever you are” said General Zaroff in a evil kind of voice. While Rainsford…

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    Hatchet Book Report

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    Hatchet And The Most dangerous game are stories about bravery and death. The most dangerous game andhatchet are two stories that are very alike how because the both are stranded in the middle of some wherethe most dangerous game is on an island. Hatchet is in a forest in the middle of Canada .Rainsford from themost dangerous game fell out of a boat he found an island and their he found General Zaroff the they madea bet then General ZAROFF died after the bet. In hatchet this kid named BRIAN was…

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    “The Most Dangerous Game,” written by Richard Connell, is said to have influenced other books and movies such as “The Hunger Games.” “The Most Dangerous Game” takes place on Ship-Trap Island. Rainsford swims to the island after falling off the ship on which he is traveling. On the island, Rainsford finds food and lodging with its sole human inhabitants, General Zaroff and his henchmen, Ivan. Zaroff, a world-famous hunter, reveals that he intends to hunt Rainsford, since he finds hunting humans…

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    Have you ever thought about animals and how they feel. Possibly about the food chain in 7th grade science class? “The Most Dangerous Game” makes a clear statement about how man plays a huge factor in the natural world to animals. In this book there is a clear sense of the author saying the natural world should be contained. In The “Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a story about a man named Rainsford that falls off a boat and swims to an island where a man named General Zaroff hunts…

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    Alternative ending for “The Most Dangerous Game.” “Rainford you must play my game and if you win well i will grant you with one billion U.S dollars”, the General said with a serious look. “Then i shall play your game to get off this horrid island”, Rainford said looking the general straight in his dark colored eyes. “Then let the hunt began”, cheered the General. Rainford ran through the wilderness feeling paranoid and the vines smacking his arms leaving him bruises. He knew that the General…

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    As a first person narration of a captain and a first lieutenant's predicament in an underground military base, Donald Barthelme’s “The Game” is told from the point of view of the first lieutenant. Readers can assume only so much about the current situation due to the narrator’s mental deterioration and ineptitude in describing his own situation. Taking on the persona of a mentally deteriorated man on the verge of insanity, Barthelme crafts a piece that leaves his readers at awe. By withholding…

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    “The Most Dangerous Game” Conclusion “The Most Dangerous Game” begins with a young man named Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht near the edge of South America. They’re going to South America to go hunting. Rainsford is a professional hunter who has written a few books about his experience. While his bunkmates head off to bed Ransford wants to have one more smoke before bed. As he is standing there looking over the seas they hit a high wave and his pipe hits a rope and falls overboard. Rainsford…

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    Often times in stories, arrogance can lead to a character going headlong into the face of danger when the clear outcome is death. In Richard Conell’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, the author uses portrays the protagonist Rainsford as an arrogant and confident character who is too confident in his abilities. The author uses elements of indirect characterization to show the protagonist, Rainsford, and his growth into a dynamic character. The protagonist, Rainsford, is a dynamic…

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