Irony Of The Most Dangerous Game Hypocrisy

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

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?

“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