Brief Summary Of The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

The Most Dangerous game is a short story written by Richard Connell. In the story Sanger Rainsford a man who enjoys hunting falls off his yacht on his way to Rio. Rainsford then swims to the closest land he could find, Ship Trap Island where he is nw stranded. there he meets Zaroff who is a War general and also enjoys hunting. General Zaroff explains a game that he likes to play to Rainsford. This game is where Zaroff hunts Rainsford and since Rainsford is trapped on the island he is forced to play the game. At the end of the game Rainsford kills Zaroff in a clear act of self defence.

Before the game started Zaroff supplied Rainsford food, hunting clothes and a knife.

Zaroff had a pistol. A pistol is is easier to kill someone with because

While Ivan, Zaroff’s assistant hands Rainsford a knife clothes and food Zaroff tells Rainsford exactly where not to go. “I suggest, too, that you avoid the big swamp in the southeast corner of the island. we call it Death Swamp. There's quicksand there” (11) This shows that Zaroff had a huge advantage knowing where everything is located on Ship Trap Island. Also while talking to general Zaroff he explains that he has an entire pack of dogs that help him catch the humans. Zaroff never says that is what the dogs are used for but the reader can imply that is what the dogs are used for. Rainsford had nothing except for a knife and General Zaroff had many more advantages.

Rainsford never intended to go to Ship Trap Island. “He leapt upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get a greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth. He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he had reached to far and lost his balance” (2). This shows that Rainsford fell of his yacht by accident and the only thing he was thinking about was finding men and food. “Where there are pistol shots, there are men. Where there are men, there is food” (3). After