In The Most Dangerous Game written by Roald Dahl is about a wealthy hunter by the name of General Zaroff creates an island where he can hunt man. He believes the most challenging wild game to hunt is people.However, there are people he traps that give up and die without a fight. I believe that a person without goals is just like a person trapped on Zaroff’s island who does not put up a fight. Why is it important to create and strive to reach personal goals? It is important to strive for goals because it is what creates success, makes people interesting, and generates high-self esteem when difficult tasks are accomplished. Personal goals differ between people and this is okay. For a money-challenged person setting up a saving account and saving money is a huge challenge. On the other hand maintaining a part-time job while going to school and keeping high marks may be an easy challenge for a person who has no problems with learning content. These goals, saving money or working part-time while going to school, provide purpose for these individuals. Just as Benjamin E. Mays said, “It must be borne in the mind that the tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” I think that you need success in your life to do anything because imagine if you never had success, not even a little bit; life would be miserable and not interesting. I am trying to succeed at working toward being a better gamer, I play a lot of games so I