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igeva94, Richad Edward Connell's short story “The Most Dangerous...

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:03:49 PST

igeva94, Richad Edward Connell's short story “The Most Dangerous Game” is very memorable. In this story, a man named Rainsford lands on an island where another man, General Zaroff, in order to find the most challenging prey, hunts Rainsford like an animal. In the end, Rainsford wins and kills the other man. The fact that humans are hunting other humans makes this story really memorable. We are used to the idea that humans might hunt...

What will a reder learn by reading The Most Dangerous Game?

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:00:02 PST

What will a reder learn by reading The Most Dangerous Game?

There are several settings in Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:24:23 PST

There are several settings in Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game. The first setting is the ship that Rainsford, with his companion Whitney, is on. They are heading towards a destination that is not revealed by the author. The setting quickly changed, however, as Rainsford, who is the protagonist, falls off the ship and ends up stranded on Ship-Trap Island. Ship-Trap Island is the more prominent setting in the story. Within this...

demetrius, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell was published in...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:12:01 PST

demetrius, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell was published in 1924. Greatly anthologized, and the author's most famous work, the short story features as its protagonist a big game hunter from New York, who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbeans, the setting of the story, and then is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story explores the opposite of the big-game hunting safaris in Africa that were...

The reader is to assume that Rainsford kills General Zaroff. At the end...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:10:01 PST

The reader is to assume that Rainsford kills General Zaroff. At the end of the story when Zaroff enters his sleeping chambers and finds Rainsford, he congratulates Rainsford and tells him that he has won the game. Rainsford, however, informs Zaroff that the game is not over, that he "is still a beast at bay." General Zaroff does not seem surprised, in fact, he is delighted that Rainsford is still up for a challenge. Zaroff tells Rainsford that...

What do you think happens to Zaroff? What are some possible endings for...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:04:59 PST

What do you think happens to Zaroff? What are some possible endings for the story?

tyra, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell was published in...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:23:31 PST

tyra, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell was published in 1924. Greatly anthologized, and the author's most famous work, the short story features as its protagonist a big game hunter from New York, who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbeans, the setting of the story, and then is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story explores the opposite of the big-game hunting safaris in Africa that were...

What do you think the setting of The Most Dangerous Game is?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:07:25 PST

What do you think the setting of The Most Dangerous Game is?

In the denouement of "The Most Dangerous Game," the reader must infer...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:29:20 PST

In the denouement of "The Most Dangerous Game," the reader must infer what Rainsford has done. To do this, the reader recalls previous scenes and dialogue which indicate character development in Rainsford. At one point, for example, Rainsford changes from his original attitude of repulsion of General Zaroff's "game"--"what you speak of is murder"--after he himself knows what it is to be an animal at bay as Zaroff's hounds pursue him. For,...

Since Rainsford appropriated his bed for the night, it is implicit but...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:27:00 PST

Since Rainsford appropriated his bed for the night, it is implicit but fairly clear that he "did Zaroff in." It is even stated that he couldn't remember when he had ever slept so well, suggesting that his conscience wasn't bothering him at all. And why should it? He had met Zaroff on is own terms and "won" even if it hadn't really been a fair fight. Against all odds he had managed to survive; why should he put his life in jeopardy again by...

At the end of the story, does Rainford hunt the general, kill the...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:17:09 PST

At the end of the story, does Rainford hunt the general, kill the general, or escape from the general? I don't understand the story.... thanks

Rainsford

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:59:36 PST

Rainsford

Review of "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

He is bored. He is so good at hunting, that he does not have a...

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:37:45 PST

He is bored. He is so good at hunting, that he does not have a challenge anymore and will do anything to desire a challenge, which is hwy he goes to such lengths. Animals can only react but they can't strategize and plan.

I agree with the second post by mwestwood, and would like to add a few...

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:42:08 PST

I agree with the second post by mwestwood, and would like to add a few more things: General Zaroff uses an interesting word to describe why he prefers to hunt human beings over animals: ennui (a good SAT word), which means boredom. The general, who has succeeded in hunting the most dangerous animal quarry, is too good at hunting animals. He desires a quarry with which he can "match his wits." The disadvantage of animals is that they cannot...

General Zaroff, whose full name is never known, inhabits Ship-Trap...

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:28:34 PST

General Zaroff, whose full name is never known, inhabits Ship-Trap Island, where he hunts "the most dangerous game": human beings. A Russian, an excellent host, and an excellent hunter, the general is the owner of an enormous, castle-like building which draws men who are stranded on the island. General Zaroff's seemingly amiable and polite nature belies his inner savagry. The general is a murderer who takes an intellectual interest in...

Can you give me a little info on each of the characters in "The Most...

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:22:48 PST

Can you give me a little info on each of the characters in "The Most Dangerous Game"? Such as General Zaroff, Rainsford, and Ivan.

we read this in my school a little while ago. There are four traps in...

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:14:51 PST

we read this in my school a little while ago. There are four traps in the story. The first is called The Fox Hunt. That's when Rainsford loops his track like a fox does to throw off Zaroff because he is following his tracks. The second one is called The Maylay Mancatcher. That's when he positions a tree to fall on Zaroff, but it only injures his shoulder. The third trap is called, Burmese Tiger pit. That's when he makes a pit and put sharpened...

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Connell builds suspense in The Most Dangerous Game from the very...

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:35:17 PST

Connell builds suspense in The Most Dangerous Game from the very beginning. The story begins with a dialogue betwen two characters, Whitney and Rainford. Whitney is decribing a mysterious island to Rainford, the unfortunate protagonist who will end up on the island. "OFF THERE to the right--somewhere--is a large island," said Whitney." It's rather a mystery--" "What island is it?" Rainsford asked. "The old charts call it `Ship-Trap Island,"'...