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The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

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Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, tells the story about the relationship between the hunter and the hunted reaching to extremes. The story starts out with two people on a ship, Whitney and Rainsford, talking about hunting. Whitney argues that hunted animals don’t want to be hunted, as they fear pain and death. Rainsford simply retorts that he does not care how the animals feel. While passing an island, the two feel a sudden chill. Creeped out and tired, Whitney goes to bed. Rainsford stays awake to smoke, only to hear three abrupt gunshots in the distance. Startled and curious, Rainsford tries to explore the source of the noise, and he falls off the ship. Rainsford then struggles to swim back toward the yacht, but reaches
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