Rainsford In The Most Dangerous Game, By Richard Connell

Hunting is a game where you can have fun killing a certain type of animal, but could be very dangerous at the same time. In “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford is a character that is a very good hunter. So one day him and his buddy's went out on a yacht and went out on the sea to go to the caribbean to look for this island to hunt Jaguars. But while on a yacht he feel of the boat and fell into the sea. Moving on he was on this Island and met this General.

Sanger Rainsford was a very smart, successful man. In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Rainsford had outsmarted General Zaroff many times but only three are: making different paths to confuse Zaroff, hiding in the tree from Zaroff when he was hunting him, and hiding in Zaroff’s bedroom curtains to kill him when he came into his room. Rainsford said to himself “I’ll give him a trail to follow” (Richard Connell) page 24, so he made many different loops and paths for him to follow. He made it confusing for Zaroff and he seemed to fall for it.

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell it describes a hunter on an island isolated from the world. The man is forced to be prey for a hunter that hunts men. There are differences in the characters from the book to the movie. First off, there is a woman and a brother along with other servants are at the chateau in the movie. This makes it feel less isolated and more populated, but simultaneously it makes it feel more dangerous.

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

Richard Connell reveals several different attributes about his characters, Rainsford and Zaroff, in The Most Dangerous Game. Connell does this by using a literary technique called characterization which is how the author of a written work reveals character traits of the different characters in their story to their readers. Unfortunately, characterization is not that simple. For some reason, intelligent literary figures decided to divide characterization into direct and indirect characterization. Not only does Connell use characterization in his short story, The Most Dangerous Game, but he uses both kinds of characterization for two different characters.

He is no longer automatically the hunter, lacking the carefully selected weapon or course he would have on a normal hunting trip. On the yacht, he speaks with Whitney about their upcoming trip, mentioning jaguars. His hunting partner comments on how the jaguar must feel during the pursuit of a human, mentioning it must be incredibly frightened. At the mention of an animal experiencing the fear and pain a human might, Rainsford is quick to say how ridiculous it is. The experienced hunter finds himself coming to shore on Ship-Trap Island, learning about what the man residing in the manor actually does.

Rainsford believes that hunting is the best sport but he is not thinking on what the hunted feels i which whitney

Rainsford claims that he and Whitney are hunters in a world of exclusively hunters and huntees; however, Rainsford is later placed in a situation where he is being hunted by another person, making Rainsford the huntee in his analogy. General Zaroff, another character in the story, ends up trapping Rainsford on his island, and placing him in a situation where Zaroff would be hunting Rainsford in a cruel game. In the text, General Zaroff says “‘My dear fellow,’ said the general, ‘Have I not told you I always mean what I say about hunting?

The Most Dangerous Game is a story that gets you thinking of whether or not to kill or be killed, or you could say, “The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees.” That 's not all though, the MDG has another question that gets you thinking, is Rainsford guilty, or not guilty? But in the end all evidence points that he may be guilty of murder.

In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, Connell emphasizes the themes of fear, perseverance, and competition by using both direct and indirect characterization. Throughout the story, readers observe the changes in the characters, which lead to the emphasis of the themes. Rainsford, viewing the world as a hunter, is fearless and unsentimental. According to Rainsford, “The world is made up of two classes—the hunters and the huntees.” Rainsford positions himself at the top of the chain, not showing sympathy towards the weak as he finds that it is realistic for the strong to defeat the weak.

In the story, The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford and General Zaroff disagree on what a human being is. The general believes that humans are no different from animals. Rainsford believes that human are not animals, but civilized people with feelings. God made humans, but not to kill each other. General Zaroff thinks differently about humans compared to Rainsford.

Rainford exposes his selfishness and lack of empathy by saying, “‘Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees. Luckily you and I are hunters’”(2). His actions throughout the story show his cruelty too. Rainsfords profession is killing animals, and while he does

Sanger Rainsford made an important impact on the story ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ by Richard Connell through his intuition and how it added to the intensity of the story. In fact, Rainsford already had a general impact as the main character yet certain characteristics he owned doubled that impact. Naturally, Rainsford’s intuition and nearly instinctive realism made the story more engrossing for the readers by showing how he knew his physical limits while also knowing how to push his intellectual limits without exhausting himself. Furthermore, Rainsford had usually created minor controversy with his opinions which may have kept some readers interested, “The world is made up of two classes -- the hunters and the huntees”. Besides seeming to be

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a story about a man, Sanger Rainsford, whose ideals and overall character change throughout the story, specifically about hunting, due to his encounter with General Zaroff. At the beginning of the story Rainsford is a stuck up man. He could not care less about any other living things other than humans. He believes all living wildlife are expendable and only there for his pleasure of hunting. During the story Rainsford has to make many quick and overall difficult decisions during his encounters with the ocean, General Zaroff, and the island wilderness to survive, that change how he thinks about animals.

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.