Most Dangerous Game Symbolism

Here Connell implies that Rainsford has no empathy for the being that is being hunted. This is not only ironic because soon he is the one being hunted, but it shows Rainford has character flaws despite being the protagonist. Regardless of his flaws, overall Rainsford has a strong moral compass. When General Zaroff reveals his hobby of hunting and murdering people, Rainsford immediately rejects the invitation to join in the hunt. “‘Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer.’”

“Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable” (Connell 21).

Luckily, you and I are hunters. ”(Connel, 1). At the beginning, exposition of the story, let it be known about his hunting abilities. When Rainsford fell over the cliff, and swim instead of panicking and risking drowning. Rainsford made smart decisions during the game; always keeping

Rainsford knew that he was unable to retreat and forced to face danger. Rainsford realized that animals felt and how they had to face the danger just like how he did.

Another example of Rainsford’s emotions was when Rainsford felt relief after defeating Zaroff, and being able to sleep in the bed. Lastly, Rainsford felt hesitation right before he jumped into the ocean to escape from the dogs. The reason that Rainsford’s emotions can be seen as animal’s emotions is because he was the animal. He was hunted

Fear of the Huntie Do animals feel fear when they are hunted? Most hunters would respond with no and that they are just animals and don’t know any better. That is what the hunter Rainsford said from the short story “Most Dangerous Game” By Richard Connell. But in the story Rainsford learns the answer to the question in a way so horrific that it changes him forever.

He knew where he was now. Death Swamp and its quicksand.” ( 617-620) By giving this situation of being caught in a deadly swamp, it creates this suspense since no one knows if Rainsford will get caught or not. How the thought is presented also invites the idea that someone may fall into the quicksand and perish. Richard Connell does this by mentioning

Rainsford is certain that animals feel no fear when being hunted. His opinion changes dramatically during the story when he is confronted with the same situation he deemed to be true. After being hunted like an animal and experiencing the trauma that they feel, he realizes that animals do in fact feel fear and his perspective on fear changes throughout the end his quest. When the other character Eckels, encounters the sole purpose of his quest, a dinosaur, it is his undoing. When Eckels comes face to face with the dinosaur, his failure to contemplate, prepare or realize that fear exists causes him to panic, leading to fatal consequences.

1), Rainsford countered this allegation by justifying his actions. He believed the animals he hunted did not experience any fear, for they were only animals. Rainsford also held a firm trust in mankind. Despite how his beliefs were reflected, regarding animals, he made it clear that he believed in mankind and he could not condone murder. “‘Hunting?

Before Rainsford falls off the yacht Rainsford says that hunted animals have no feelings. Rainsford and Whitney are discussing about how animals have no feeling while being hunted. “Nonsense...Be a realist the world is made up of two classes-the hunter

In Richard Connell's short story"The Most Dangerous Game," the protagonist Sanger Rainsford is selfish, unsympathetic, and cruel. In the beginning, Rainsford talks to Whitney about the prey’s, in this case, the animal's perspective while being hunted, like how they feel. Rainsford and Whitney butt heads. Rainsford’s philosophy is much like Zaroff's. Rainsford disagrees with Whitney, who believes that animals can comprehend the fear of pain and death.

“Bah! They’ve no understanding.” ( Connell 3) In the scene, Rainsford states that animals have no feelings; Connell used that as foreshadowing to portray the theme of considering how others feel.

He eventually swims to the shore of Shiptrap Island where he meets General Zaroff, a man who is also a hunter. It is then Rainsford learns of Zaroff’s game in which he hunts humans. After refusing to participate and kill alongside the General, Rainsford is forced to be one who is hunted. As Rainsford runs for his life and attempts to elude Zaroff in the wood, he feels the fear that the animals he hunts also experience. Rainsford character ties back to the theme through his changes of thought.

One aspect to be considered in Connell 'sThe Most Dangerous Game might be that Rainsford doesn 't just change his mind or personal philosophy about whether animals feel fear while being hunted or not. Rather, consider the possibility that Rainsford 's mind turns into thinking like a hunted animal as though he literally stops thinking like a human by the end of the story. For example, when Rainsford says, I 'm still a beast at bay, he could be expressing the fact that he doesn 't just sympathize with animals who are hunted, but he empathizes with them on a highly personal level. Is it possible that the traumatic experience of being hunted for three days could change Rainsford 's mind his whole system of thinking in his braininto making him

Hunters believe animals are not capable of reasoning and they see them as something lesser than humans. Throughout time, these positions can change. The short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell, consists of General Zaroff being the hunter and Rainsford being the hunted. During the story, their positions change to the complete opposite.