However, Rainsford, like any other hunter, knew when to run. Now was that time. He sprinted to the ocean, trying to get away from the hounds, and then dove into the ocean. Then Zaroff came, looking around curiously, he then left the beach to go and have some supper. By that time Rainsford was far away.
Rainsford was a hunter but he became a hunted. Rainsford is faced with the challenge in the middle of the story. Also, the importance of empathy is shown through the changes that occur in Rainsford in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Moreover, it seems that Zaroff considers himself a god who can snuff out life as he pleases.
In his short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” author Richard Connell shows his mastery of the craft of storytelling by his skillful use of a number of literary elements in the creation of his tale. Connell makes excellent use of Plot and Setting by creating a great deal of suspense in the mood he sets. He also surprises readers with a stunning climax and intense falling action to close out his story. He next develops narrators in the story using Narrator and Voice. Connell uses a third person limited narrator to emphasize his mysterious tone in this story.
Your childhood can define the rest of your life. That is, Rainsford and Zaroff have different beginnings which has made them different people. Rainsford is an American boy from New York, (Connell 65). He has written a book about hunting leopards in Tibet, explained by General Zaroff,
He’s being hunted by Zaroff and they both like to feel the adrenaline rush. Having been a victim of Zaroff’s sick and wicked game, Rainsford will never hunt again due to the mind games and his mental state by the impact of his treacherous adventure. In the beginning, Rainsford now knows how it feels to be a victim and has played Zaroff’s wicked game. Rainsford starts to realize the problems of the prey that he hunted and what challenges that the prey faced.
Rainsford from the story to the movie his personalities differ in the story Rainsford is very brave, creative, and turns a bad situation into a overcoming situation. In the text it states, “I’ll give you a trail to follow,” muttered Rainsford”
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.”
He is no longer automatically the hunter, lacking the carefully selected weapon or course he would have on a normal hunting trip. On the yacht, he speaks with Whitney about their upcoming trip, mentioning jaguars. His hunting partner comments on how the jaguar must feel during the pursuit of a human, mentioning it must be incredibly frightened. At the mention of an animal experiencing the fear and pain a human might, Rainsford is quick to say how ridiculous it is. The experienced hunter finds himself coming to shore on Ship-Trap Island, learning about what the man residing in the manor actually does.
The Most Dangerous Game, a short story by Richard Connel, tells the story of a man named Rainsford from New York who is a big game hunter on a yacht. Rainsford went through multiple conflicts throughout this story. At first, he was traveling to Rio De Janeiro with a man named Whitney, but it did not go as planned. Rainsford meets a man on an island named Zaroff, who is also a hunter. The conflicts held between the two men and how they deal with them greatly advances the story by showing the emotional strain that being a hunter places on a human being.
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
The story begins when Rainsford was talking about how he doesn't care about how the preys he hunts feel. “ Who cares how a jaguar feels.” (p.17) This shows us that he is the hunter and his prey is the hunter. He falls from his ship and swims to “ Ship Trap Island’’ where he runs into the owner of the island, General Zaroff.
Before the hunt, he could care less about how an animal felt while being hunted. In quote 1 “Who cares how a jaguar feels?” (Connell 1), is what Rainsford says whilst in conversation whilst fellow hunter Whitney. Rainsford had no regard about the prey, all he cared about was getting his thrill out of it. Rainsford also says in quote 2“Bah!
When placed in this situation, Rainsford has transformed from being the hunter to becoming the huntee, and is now in the position of all the animals he has carelessly killed before. Towards the end of the story, while Rainsford is being hunted by Zaroff and his pack of dogs, the narrator describes how Rainsford feels by saying that: “Rainsford now knew how an animal at bay feels” (22). The sensation of extreme fear and worry had finally gotten to him, and he can relate to how the animals he hunt may
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
If the story was not set on an island Rainsford would have no other choice than to walk back to General Zaroff’s house, which would most likely result in his death. The setting contributes to Rainsford’s growth as a character. Now he is feeling what it is like to be hunted, just as the animals he hunts feel. He is learning what it is like to be stranded and isolated in the woods, while fearing
