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trasher
trasher
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High School - 9th Grade

If someone had just come to the island, would they find Rainsford guilty of all the dead people?

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Posted by trasher on Tuesday September 15, 2009 at 5:36 PM and tagged with rainsford, the most dangerous game.

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  1. bullgatortail
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    High School - 12th Grade

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        I assume from your question that you are wondering what the reaction would be from any visitors to Ship-Trap Island following the assumed death of General Zaroff in Richard Connell's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game." I guess if Rainsford was foolish enough to enjoy Zaroff's comfortable bed for too long that some new visitor might question who was responsible for the dead bodies and human remains that must have littered the island. We can only assume what happened after Connell's ending: Rainsford was left to sleep comfortably in Zaroff's bed, but despite the luxuries evident in Zaroff's mansion, I doubt that the victorious hunted-turned-hunter would have spent much time there--assuming he had some way to leave.
        How is Rainsford guilty? He could claim self-defense, but I doubt that Zaroff came to an end by that actual means. The fact that Rainsford survived his ordeal with no one else left to contradict his story probably assures his safety from being charged with the death of Zaroff. A guilty conscience may be another matter, however.

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    Posted by bullgatortail on Thursday October 29, 2009 at 7:54 PM