Jeetpal Gill Period 4 Hypocrisy and its prevalence Hypocrisy surrounds society in everyday casual-conversation. Everyone in today’s world has claimed, in a conversational setting, a high moral standard and a virtuous personality, and then later failed to conform to that same standard or virtue. In the Lucasfilm blockbuster series Star Wars, there are two sides, the Jedi and the Sith, who fight constantly in the story. Anakin Skywalker, one of the main characters in the story, is a loyal Jedi, who can be positively attributed to the likes of an enforcer of the law. Later in his life, Anakin switches to the Sith side, showing that he was a hypocrite of his own word and his morals. In much the same way, the short …show more content…
Set in the Caribbean sea, the story tells of a man by the name of Rainsford, who is a renowned and expert hunter. He is traveling on a yacht with another shipmate, by the name of Whitney. The two are discussing the jaguar that they will hunt, and Rainsford says “Bah! They’ve no understanding.” Whitney follows with “Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death.” Rainsford finally replies with “...Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters.” These quotes from the conversation between Whitney and Rainsford gives an insight into Rainsford’s opinion on hunting animals; further, it provides the proclaimed statement from Rainsford that is later contradicted. Rainsford claims that he and Whitney are hunters in a world of exclusively hunters and huntees; however, Rainsford is later placed in a situation where he is being hunted by another person, making Rainsford the huntee in his analogy. General Zaroff, another character in the story, ends up trapping Rainsford on his island, and placing him in a situation where Zaroff would be hunting Rainsford in a cruel game. In the text, General Zaroff says “‘My dear fellow,’ said the general, ‘Have I not told you I always mean what I say about hunting? …show more content…
“The Lie” starts off in a car, in which being Doctor Remenzel, his wife, and Eli Remenzel, Doctor Remenzel’s son. They are driving to Whitehill School for boys, which the very wealthy Remenzel family often donates large sums of money to. Vonnegut laces his ordeal of hypocrisy into the story through Doctor Remenzel, who claims that the family should never ask for something special from Whitehill, even though they are generous donors. Throughout the story, Doctor Remenzel swears by this statement, but he later does something that makes him a hypocrite. In the text, Doctor Remenzel says “Let me tell you in no uncertain terms…that you are not to ask for anything special for Eli—not anything.” This quote bestows the statement that Doctor Remenzel, in a very serious and firm tone, believes that the entire Remenzel family should strictly follow. It shows Doctor Remenzel feels that his son Eli, who is enrolled into the Whitehill school, should not be given special treatment. Later in the story, nearing the end, Doctor Remenzel says “I asked them to make an exception in your case— to reverse their decision and let you in.” This quote shows that Doctor Remenzel ends up asking for something from Whitehill school for his son Eli, which goes against his original statement. This contradiction makes Doctor Remenzel a
Which liked to me called General Zaroff. Moving on in the story the general like to hunt as well but he liked to hunt humans. So Rainsford was being hunted. Rainsford had to create traps and all types of strategies to beat the general. By the end of the big hunt Rainsford had found a way to
I am speaking of hunting.” “Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.”” (Connell, 8) Going back to the beginning of the story, Rainsford had opined on animals not having any feels and hunting just was a sport; Rainsford noticing Zaroff was killing people for the enjoyment of his will.
Rainsford is an man that thinks that hunting is just a game, but at the end of the story he is considering hunting. The short story is a action/adventure and it is called “The Most Dangerous Game”by Richard Connell. Zaroff's actions are uncivilized and motivate Rainford to change his point of hunting. General Zaroff states in the story “ If I find him…... he will loses.”
This idea of hunting sets the tone for the rest of the story and emphasizes the main conflict between Rainsford and Zaroff as well as creating fear through Rainsford realizing what is to come. Additionally, Zaroff hunts animals,
At first, Rainsford is seen viewing hunting as a game that holds no moral consequences and has no effect on the animals. However, he is later challenged when met by Zaroff who also had the same viewpoint, but on a much larger scale. Rainsford ironically realizes the true nature of hunting when his own actions are pushed against him. In addition, when General Zaroff is trying to convince Rainsford to join the hunt, Connell writes, "’I'll wager you'll forget your notions when you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you, Mr. Rainsford’, ‘Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer’" (Connell).
He began as a hunter who was put into a position where he externally transitioned into the position of the prey. Therefore, when Rainsford “murders” General Zaroff, he had already unknowingly transitioned back to being a hunter, but in the confusion he still considers himself the prey. This displays the predator-prey relationship in which the predator can mistakenly becomes the prey and vice
Remenzel breaks his own rule because he is close to people with higher power in the school and people that could possibly control the school. When Eli runs away and Dr. Remenzel tries to convince the school that Eli should attend Whitehill, he mentions his connections to the people in the school. On page 109 it states, “”No ‘but’ about it,” said Doctor Remenzel. “There's a majority of the Board of Overseers in this room at this very moment. Every one of them is a close friend of mine, or a close friend of my father.
Zaroff introduces Rainsford to the most exhilarating sport of hunting humans by saying, “It supplies me with the most exciting [hunt] in the world… Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored. . .” (Connell 7). Zaroff’s actions are selfish because he only cares for his thrill and never cares how that impacts his victims. To Zaroff, Rainsford is the ultimate prey.
Lies are never appropriate when the outcome results in hurting others around you. In “The Lie” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. there are two big lies shown. Eli’s lie about not getting into the Whitehill School For Boys, and Dr. Remenzel’s lie about money meaning power so you should never ask for favors just because your a Remenzel. He assumes Eli would get in because he’s rich and has ‘power’.
In the beginning of the story Rainsford is talking to Whitney on the yacht about hunting. “You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher… who cares.(215) This shows arrogance by showing Rainsford brag about how being a hunter is the top of the “Food chain”. When Rainsford arrives to the castle,Zaroff brags about being a skilled hunter. ”No
Rainford exposes his selfishness and lack of empathy by saying, “‘Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees. Luckily you and I are hunters’”(2). His actions throughout the story show his cruelty too. Rainsfords profession is killing animals, and while he does
Like Rainsford’s pride in hunting. Rainsford is a very well known hunter who is very confident in his hunting abilities, which he expresses when saying this while talking to Whitny on the boat, “The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters.” (5)When
How will this turn out for rainsford read the story to find out. hunts something so very unusual. Throughout the story connell uses Mood irony and suspense . Mood is used in this story a lot but here was a really amazing version of it that I found. When Rainsford is on the island and approaches the mansion that contains the hunter of
Hunters believe animals are not capable of reasoning and they see them as something lesser than humans. Throughout time, these positions can change. The short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell, consists of General Zaroff being the hunter and Rainsford being the hunted. During the story, their positions change to the complete opposite.
“May the force be with you,” is a line so famous in cinema, that it has made it to spot #8 on the American Film Institutes list of the top 100 movie quotes. This line is of course from the science fiction universe that has captivated audiences for decades, Star Wars. Central to the appeal of the franchise is the age-old struggle between, the so-called good and bad, the Jedi and Sith respectively. The Jedi are often seen as the embodiment of a virtuous person given their strict code of conduct, which emphasizes virtues such as self-discipline, loyalty, and courage. Virtue ethics is a moral theory that focuses on the personal qualities and character of a person rather than a guide to their actions.