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The Most Dangerous Game Pride Theme

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Webster’s Dictionary states that pride is “The quality or state of being proud, or a reasonable self-esteem”. However, pride can mean lots of other different things like not wanting anyone to help you, being too egotistical to recognize that you need help, or having pride in a big school assignment you just turned in. The stories The Most Dangerous Game, The Gift of the Magi, and Marigolds, all show a different type of pride. Marigolds is a short story about a family that lives in a shanty town during the great depression. The main character, Lizabeth, is frustrated and angry about her family's financial problems. She then takes out her anger on a bed of marigolds that belonged to an old lady named Miss Lottie. The first point of pride in …show more content…

He soon finds shelter and meets a Russian hunter named General Zaroff. Zaroff arrogantly explains to Rainsford on how hunting has bored him, as he has never lost a fight against an animal. He then explains he hunts humans, as they can reason. Zaroff challenges Rainsford to a hunting battle, and when he loses, he realizes that he’s not the best hunter. The first point of pride was when Zaroff is boasting about how he’s never lost a fight to an animal before. “Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call 'a sporting proposition.’ It had become too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection. …’ No animal had a chance with me anymore. That is no boast; it is a mathematical certainty. The animal had nothing but its legs and its instinct. Instinct is no match for reason.’” (The Most Dangerous Game, pg 69, Line 302-304, 306-309) These quotes show that General Zaroff thinks he’s the best hunter since he has never lost to any animal. Another point of pride in The Most Dangerous Game is when Rainsford won the battle. “The general sucked in his breath and smiled. ‘I congratulate you,’ he said. ‘You have won the game.’ Rainsford did not smile. ‘I am still a beast at bay,’ he said, in a low, hoarse voice. ‘Get ready, General Zaroff.’ The general made one of his deepest bows.” (The Most Dangerous Game, Pg 80, Line 703-707) This quote shows that Rainsford had pride once he proved Zaroff

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General Zaroff says, “ you see, I read all books on hunting published in English, French, and Russian. I have but one passion in my life, Mr. Rainsford, and that is the hunt.” (pg) General Zaroff’s point is that he has devoted most of his life to hunting by reading and having such a strong passion. Essentially, General Zaroff is insanely passionate about hunting therefore he works very hard to be the best of the best.

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This evidence in the story shows that Zaroff is having fun hunting Rainsford and leaves, just like that. It shows that Zaroff thinks of this as a game and even rests letting Rainsford run an hide giving him time really shows how overconfident he

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Zaroff introduces Rainsford to the most exhilarating sport of hunting humans by saying, “It supplies me with the most exciting [hunt] in the world… Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored. . .” (Connell 7). Zaroff’s actions are selfish because he only cares for his thrill and never cares how that impacts his victims. To Zaroff, Rainsford is the ultimate prey.

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‘I am still a beast at bay,’ he said, in a low, hoarse voice. ‘Get ready, General Zaroff,’” (Connell 232). After making it back to the chateau, or Zaroff’s castle-like House, Rainsford waits to confront the general and challenge him to one final game. After winning, he sleeps victoriously in Zaroff’s bed, fully solidifying his recently gained freedom.

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Feeling some what angry and nervous Rainsford becomes very apprehensive with the initial actions and persona of General Zaroff. Feeling as such might be due to how he can see how wealthy General Zaroff is and how he is able to do whatever it is he pleases. Being that the only problem with him

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“Rainsford did not smile. ‘I am still a beast at bay.’ he said in a low, hoarse voice. ‘Get ready General Zaroff.’” While reading this quote, one may conclude that Zaroff is gone, and Rainsford has taken his place.

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Though the menacing look in Zarroffs eyes does not change after this statement, Rainsford continues, “I fell off a yacht. I am hungry” (30). By choosing not to say anything he purposefully puts Rainsford in a position of weakness and fear.

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Get ready, General Zaroff." So that proves that Rainsford and Zaroff were enemies until the

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Also, General Zaroff is an extreme hunter and doesn’t find pleasure in hunting regular animals. Zaroff says the most dangerous game is humans because they have the ability to reason. Rainsford is going to be hunted and is given a certain amount of time to survive. Moreover, while Rainsford is being hunted Zaroff

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But we should also never underestimate ourselves and never hold ourselves back. Rainsford represents the part of us, focused and does not give up on his goal because it is to difficult. Although General Zaroff represents the dark or extreme side of us, not showing pity towards others, becoming lazy, and inferring Rainsford has died therefore not caring about his

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I am speaking of hunting.’ ‘Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.’” (pg. 8) General Zaroff is shown to be a heartless man that hunts other people, because that is the way Rainsford’s describes and sees Zaroff as.

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“‘You have won the game.’ Rainsford did not smile. ‘I am still a beast at bay…’Get ready General Zaroff’” (20) He doesn’t kill Zaroff for any reason other than revenge. By beast at bay Rainsford is saying he doesn’t have anywhere to go, so he wants to fight Zaroff, until someone dies which is ironic because Rainsford states that he is against killing another human being when he first meets Zaroff at the beginning of the story.

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This is shown when Rainsford got into Zaroff's room. Rainsford states “I’m still a beast at bay.” Then General Zaroff says “‘ I see... Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds.

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“I am strong, I hunt the scum of the earth”(17). He only kills them because he wants to hunt something that can reason, something that can change its mind when faced with a life or death situation. “But they are men,” said Rainsford hotly. “Precisely,” said the general”(17). Zaroff is an apex hunter, and he demands the ultimate prey.

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Here in the story General Zaroff is injured by a trap that Rainsfords set. “But he was not quick enough, the dead tree crashed down and struck the general.(232) This quote shows Irony when in the start of the hunt General Zaroff thought that this was going to be an easy kill and he could continue on. Throughout the story Zaroff and Rainsford both exert arrogance.

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