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Assignment #4 Paragraph: What aspects of human nature are examined in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"?

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1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2

"he lived life in a minute"- It means that he had treasured every minute of his precious time, maybe he was having serious trouble or having a life-threatening "life or death" scenarios, all the emotions come flushing in and he begins to remember his family members and what holds true to his heart and forever never be separated and wondered that if you would ever get a chance to meet with them as your spirit rises to heaven and beyond

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2

"I am a beast at bay"- It means that he is using imagery to compare himself as the ferocious beast. He is trying to say that he had regained inner strength from his inner soul and that gave him power and courage to beat all odds to hunt down General Zaroff and kill him

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1

Ship Trap Island is in South America, specifically in the "blood warm waters of the Caribbean sea"

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2

Zaroff was a Russian nobleman but after the revolution was forced to flee. He then invested in American securities and became wealthy that way.

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1

If Rainsford wins, Zaroff promises him to let him go free from the island to continue his pursuits as a hunter. He makes Rainsford promise not to tell anyone about their hunt- should he survive

6. What happened to Lazarus? /2

General Zaroff told Rainsford to be careful of the death swamp which held quicksand because his last prey went into the quicksand. He said that his prey went into the swamp because lazarus was following him. Unfortunately, lazarus followed him into the quicksand. Zaroff says that he loved that hound because he was the best in the pack.

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1

On the first night that he's being hunted, Rainsford spends the whole night on the run from Zaroff. He rests in a tree at one point, and Zaroff tracks him but never looks up in the tree.

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1

One quarter million

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1

The soles are harder to track

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3

Rainsford was sure that General Zaroff knew he was in the tree, simply because the general paused under the tree for a very long time. Rainsford believes that the General purposely overlooked him to prolong the hunting process. I believe that Rainsford was right.

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2

When General Zaroff turns on the lights for his fake channel to trap ships, he deliberately makes the approach deadly because he misdirects the ships to "giant rocks with razor edges"

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2

Rainsford evaded him by swimming to him home in the ocean, then hid in his room untill he came back and then fought and killed him.

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2

Because he admired the talent and brains of Rainsford even while being beaten by him.

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2

He can run for a very long time and swim across an island. He is also a world renown hunter for hunting several big animals.

15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5

Before he lands on the island he says that there are two types of classes in the world; the hunters and the huntees. He says that luckily he is a hunter. When he lands on the island and meets Zaroff his opinion changes because then he is getting hunted.

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3

The writer inspires fear without obvious violence by writing about a dangerous hunt against man without using any strong descriptive words that relate to bloodshed

PARAGRAPH

In "The Most dangerous Game," Richard Connell examines several important aspects of human nature - conflict, search for endless fun, boredom, cruelty, and character change. Personality conflict is the main theme of the story. While the protagonist Rainsford views hunting as fun in the beginning, he gradually comes to realize that it is actually cruel and irrational. To come to this conclusion, he has to experience it himself. The antagonist Zaroff, although well-mannered and presentable, is a cruel character. His only purpose in life is to stop boredom by inventing a cruel hunting game. This aspect of General Zaroff's character develops gradually over his lifetime. At Arst, he satisfies his search for fun by hunting animals. When it stops being entertaining he switches to humans. At the end of the story, the reader is left to wonder if even Rainsford transforms into a version of the general. Could he have just left the island without killing the General? Did he kill Zaroff to teach him his own lesson back? Then, even Rainsford becomes cruel and perhaps even bored. What happens in his mind remains unknown...

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