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Two Different Classes In The Most Dangerous Game, By Richard Connell

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The Most Dangerous Game

In the world there are many different classes that are used to describe people. These classes are usually the complete opposite of each other and usually the classes don't get along. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell, there's a good example of two different classes. In Connell’s story Rainsford, (his main character) states, “The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the hunties”(connel pg.216) Now the question is, is he correct? To begin with, In Connell's story who were the hunters? There are many different examples of hunters in this story but most readers would come to the conclusion that connel’s second main character, Zarnoff, Is the main hunter of the story. In the story Zarnoff states, “Tonight,’ said the general, ‘We will hunt-you and I.”(connell pg.228) This quote states that he is infact hunting and therefor is a hunter. Also after reading up to this point in the story you know that he is planning on hunting his guest, rainsford. The reader knows that zarnoff is a twisted character and his definition of a hunt is man versus man, He is a Killer and a murderer. Later in the book though the tables turn …show more content…

After analyzing connell's work and comparing this statement to real life the readers can conclude that the initial statement is infact a true statement. In life of course people aren't being hunted for sport but you can take this statement by another perspective. In real life the hunters can be compared or thought of as everyday people who work there buts off and don't take anything for free. People who take pride in the work that they do and who wouldn’t give it up for anything. Then for the hunties. This group of people could be compared to the people in society why are born with or who are given everything. People who don’t work a day in their lives and think themselves superior to

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