...Abstract Rainsford in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Connell, 2014, and T from “The Destructors” Greene, 2014, feel the need to morally adjust their beliefs for a greater purpose. Connell and Greene, showed that when a person is faced to live with an outcome of a situation, it can shake and alter a person’s principles. The key points that the authors reveal in their work is for Rainsford; although he was in disbelief and shocked at the game General Zaroff created, he felt that he was forced to create a plan that would save him from defeat in “The Most Dangerous Game”. T on the other hand felt that Old Misery’s home should not survive in representation of defeat of the bombs that sent so many families from his town underground into the subways and that had lost so much (Greene, 2014). The influences of life and circumstances may alter a person’s belief and decisions for a greater purpose in life for themselves and others. Keywords: beliefs, morals, principles, adjustments Do individual’s moral standards and boundaries alter according to the severity of a situation or their own interpretation of a situation? Rainsford in Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Trevor (also known as T) in Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” are faced to question their morals. This relates to Rainsford’s act on the need for survival and T’s belief that the right thing to do for everyone is to demolish what was left from the bombs that attacked their town. Conflict Compare...
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...modifications stray away from the author’s intentions for the story. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a popular short story that has a 1932 film adaptation directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, Irving Pichel. This 1932 rendition, is the first film adaptation of the short story from 1924. There are several obvious differences, as characters have been added and certain scenes that deviate from the original plot of the short story....
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...The Most Dangerous Game The Most Dangerous Game Is a short story about a man that hunts humans for fun. The book uses analogies that compare hunting animals to hunting humans. I strongly disagree that hunting animals is bad because it is a sport and gives us natural food. It is not hard to find external conflict in The Most Dangerous Game. When Rainsford finds himself lost on island he is confronted with a murderer that hunts humans. The man comes and tries to take him and hunt him. By doing this the author tries to prove a point and say hunting animals is just like hunting humans. In The Most Dangerous game rainsford has a huge amount of internal conflict. In the beginning of the book he says the animals life doesn't matter because it will...
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...Comparing Katniss and Rainsford In “The Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford can be described as a brave, rational, and skillful person. Rainsford is brave because he stayed in place instead of fleeing General Zaroff. This is seen in the story when it says “Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed up to spring.”(Connell 53) This shows he’s brave because most people would freeze. He can also be described as rational because he thought through what to do. An example of this is seen in the story, which states, I’ll give him a trail to follow Rainsford muttered.”(Connell 53) This shows he’s rational because he knew that Zaroff would follow the trail. Finally, Rainsford is a skillful person because he built traps to kill Zaroff. In the text, this...
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...Elyse Croyts Mrs. Lund English 102 15 November 2015 Comparing and Contrasting “the Most Dangerous Game” and “the Lottery”. We live in a world of selfishness. A world where people cheat on one another. The world presents as self-centered, self-absorbed and immoral culture where no one values human life or anything except themselves. In The Most Dangerous Game and The Lottery, the author’s show how we as humans devalue the lives of others, how one person can turn on another in a blink of an eye and the evident differences of their settings reveals the universal nature of the darkness of mankind. These two stories are similar in that fact that these characters seem not to value the lives of others. In the Lottery, the townspeople were so focused on themselves. As a result, they were not able to think critically about their choices. "There's Don and Eva," Mrs. Hutchinson yelled. "Make them take their chance” (Jackson). This section is showing how Tess Hutchison is willing to sacrifice members of her family for her to avoid the lottery. As the readers, we learn that the lottery is a tradition in the town and how the community values tradition over the lives of their neighbors. While in the Most Dangerous Game, we learn about a man named General Zaroff, who has created a game where he hunts humans because he felt unchallenged hunting animal prey. He sees humans as animals instead of his peers. The devaluation of human life can occur readily when our needs are placed...
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...only is it wrong but the question looms, will it ever changes? The two fictional short stories, “The Lottery” and “The Most Dangerous Game” both exhibit characteristics of selfishness, cruelty and violence toward ones fellowman. These writings hold great truths because they present what could be real life situations today. In comparing and contrasting the two we find how each of these fictional works displays the aforementioned themes and so much more. It is quite interesting to read about such behaviors and actually witness them now. The news stories we see, the people we encounter, the lives we live. What is their value? What about one of God’s Ten Commandments, “Thou shalt not kill?” Life is by far the most precious gift that we have been given. The ability to feel emotions and empathize with our brothers and sisters has diminished, and it is my opinion that it will get worse. These are the times we should all stand together as God’s children, rather than turning on one another for selfish and evil reasons. “The Lottery” and “The Most Dangerous Game” show how quickly, how easily, we as humans devalue the live of another; how one person can turn on another in the blink of an eye. Outline Thesis Statement I. “The Lottery & “The Most Dangerous Game” II. What Does the Bible Say and Killing? III. Conclusion In comparing and...
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