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   The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" centers on Rainsford being forced to take part in a deadly hunt against Zaroff and Ivan.  Zaroff has been looking for a human who was worthy of his skill and prowress, so you can imagine his delight at finding someone as good as Rainsford to hunt.  According to the rules of the game, Rainsford is given a head start, and his goal is to basically survive and not let Zaroff kill him.

   The conflict continues as the two face off in what ends up being a very interesting battle of wits and skill.  The first night, Zaroff catches Rainsford by spotting him in a tree.  However, he decides not to kill him, as he wants a better game.  This is a deadly mistake, as it turns out, as Rainsford kills him in the end.  So yes, the conflict involves Rainsford having to stay alive.

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   Posted by afi80fl on Monday March 9, 2009 at 5:22 PM