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The Human Experience In 'The Most Dangerous Game'

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What is the Human Experience?
The human experience can be defined in many different ways, by many different people. But my belief is that the human experience is when a person notices a problem, accesses the problem, and works towards fixing the problem. The biggest part of this experience is overcoming the problem. In the text, “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford is faced with many challenges throughout his stay on the hunter's island. The human experience can be different for everyone, whether it is life changing or just some small obstacle that requires problem-solving and effort, but every single one of these big or small things is part of the human experience. This semester in every single one of our text, plays, or stories there was some sort of human experience. These include Rainsford having to outsmart Zaroff, Tom Robinson overcoming accusations of rape, or even Macbeth becoming king …show more content…

As he comes ashore he crosses paths with General Zaroff, a bored hunter who wants a challenge. Rainsford is then forced into the wild so Zaroff can hunt him, and the odds are heavily against Rainsford. Therefore he organizes multiple traps and obstacles for Zaroff to, unfortunately, come across. But Zaroff was on guard and managed to escape the traps. Therefore Rainsford had to outsmart Zaroff, which he had done by escaping out of Zaroff's slight back to Zaroff’s mansion, were the two fought and Rainsford ended up incredibly comfortable. Even though it is unknown if he won or lost the game. This shows the human experience because Rainsford must make a series of important decisions that could be the ultimate factor of him living through the night, or seeing his

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Rainsford sets several traps as he is chased harming Zaroff or one of Zaroffs’s men/dogs. He is finally pined and jumps into the ocean from a cliff. Zaroff thinking he has won heads home but Rainsford beats him there confronting him. Zaroff challenges Rainsford saying whoever wins gets

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In the text read in class, “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford displayed many instances where he persevered. Not only does General Zaroff respect Rainsford as a hunter, but his intentions are to now make this hunter his prey. The reader does not expect Rainsford to make it out alive but he now conquers the game General Zaroff has worked so hard on to master, hunting humans. Leading up to Rainsford killing General Zaroff, Rainsford showed his many different acquired hunting skills when fighting on the island. He made several different traps in attempt to kill Zaroff that ended in failure, but when Rainsford jumped into the ocean and swam to the house of General Zaroff, he showed signs of perseverance.

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He continues to keep a calm head throughout his stay. He knows what the right thing to do is and he does it every time. Rainsford will have to use his intelligence to win, at “The Most Dangerous Game.” Rainsford knows what is right and shows it throughout the story.

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"The Most Dangerous Game" is the piece of literature that I am going to analyze from the perspective of a quotation. I am going to show you how the text in this story relates to this quote/title. In "The Most Dangerous Game" Rainsford is stranded on this island in the middle of nowhere. Then When he thinks that he has found salvation, he is wrong.

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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.

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Have you ever been in a life or death situation? There is a man in a short story who has experienced a life changing three days. The story, “The Most Dangerous Game”will have you on the edge of your seat as you this action packed tragedy. While reading this tale, one feels as if they are actually taking part of this tragic story. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” several inferences can be made of Rainsford, that gives on an understanding of his character

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The mood in another scene is happiness because Rainford actually had what it took to win the big hunt. Rainsford ended that night laying in general Zaroff’s bed. “A man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. " Rainsford!" screamed the general,” (14). In both scenes Rainford had to out smart General Zaroff to win the big hunt.

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Rainsford’s point of view changed and now he has insight to what the animals he hunted felt. Rainsford manages to injure Zaroff several times. At the end of the story Rainsford is forced to jump in the murky waters at the edge of the island. When the readers lose hope and we think that Rainsford is but another one of Zaroff’s victims, Rainsford reappears in Zaroff’s bedroom. They have a final battle in which Rainsford comes out victorious.

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As seen in the story "The most dangerous game," Rainsford portrayed his true character when no one was around to contribute or obstruct it. The story of "The most dangerous game," is a perfect example of Moody's quote " character is what

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