Rainsford In The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

The Most Dangerous Game

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” the roles between the hunters and the hunted switch often throughout the story. One of the main characters, Rainsford, finds himself trapped in a life or death situation. Rainsfords ship gets sabotaged and he finds himself alone on a mysterious island. All hope seems lost until Rainsford comes across a mansion in the jungle. Richard Connell, the author of the short story, likes to switch roles a lot in the plot. In the beginning, Rainsford is a hunter, according to Zaroff (another important character in the story) he is one of the best hunters. In the middle of the story he turns into the hunted after he has to go “hunting with Zaroff for his own amusement. In the end most people would

“We will hunt you and I, No general” (Connell 225) This is what Zaroff said to Rainsford. Clearly one can see that Zaroff is in control here which makes him the hunter. RAinsford was a hunter in the beginning but when he gets to the island he becomes the prey. This is shown when Zaroff makes him go hunting with him. In the story, zaroff hunts Rainsford throughout the island. Zaroff says that he has never lost in the hunt. he tracks Rainsford vigorously. Some might say that Zaroff isn't a real hunter because he does not give his prey a fair chance but this is not what Zaroff thinks. HE thinks that he gives his prey a good chance to win. Most would disagree that this is not the case. For most of the story Rainsford is hunted. It isn't until the end that the roles switch. In the end, Rainsford beas Zaroff at his own game and kills him. Connell switches the roles yet again and Rainsford becomes the hunter once more and Zaroff is the

Connell makes sure of this. In the end the best prey is the best hunter.Things can quickly change as one can see in the story. As stated multiple times people can be both not just one thing. People can be anything not just hunters and prey. People are whatever they think they are and yes there are clearly hunters and prey but no everyone thinks of themselves as one. Some people are really intelligent and know that they are neither. Some people are just followers like Ivan. Some people just go along their whole lives doing what everyone else tells them to do. So no there are not just two types of people in this world. There are many things people can be and saying that there are just two types of people isn't very fair because it's not true. As anyone could see if they read the story there is clearly parts in the novel where the roles of the hunter and the hunted switch. The Reader can clearly see tell that the roles switch a lot and there are not just two types of people in this