Brief Summary: The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

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“The Most Dangerous Game” I read the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell. It is about a man named Rainsford who was on a boat and fell off. He swam to a nearby island and landed on the shore. He went exploring and discovered a mansion where a Cossack named Zaroff lived. There were hunters and huntees in the story. In the story, Zaroff says: “I have but one passion in my life... and it is the hunt”(Connell 222) This shows how much Zaroff likes being hunter. In the beginning, Rainsford was a hunter, but that changes when he gets to the island. Zaroff is a hunter who hunts people for fun. Rainsford is a hunter who hunts for animals for sport. Rainsford tells Zaroff: ”What you speak of is murder”(Connell 255) This shows