...Setting and its Conflicts Settings create conflicts in the real world and in books. In the stories “The Sniper” a short story by Liam O’Flaherty and “The Most Dangerous Game” a short story by Richard Connell the settings create conflict for the characters. “The Sniper” takes place in Dublin, Ireland during a civil war. The main character, a Republican sniper, encounters a sniper who is a Free Stater who traps him on a rooftop. “The Most Dangerous Game” takes place on an island in the Caribbean called Ship-Trap Island. The main character is Sanger Rainsford a hunter, when he falls off his ship he swims to Ship-Trap Island. There he meets General Zaroff a hunter who takes the game way too far. Rainsford finds out that the General hunts humans in the island and that he will be the next to be hunted. In both short stories, the setting creates conflicts for the characters throughout the story. In “The Sniper” the setting creates many conflicts throughout the story. One is when...
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...In literature, conflict is always important. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, there are many examples of conflict portrayed throughout the story. A few examples given are man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. self. One of the most well represented conflicts in “The Most Dangerous Game” is man vs. man. This is shown when Zaroff is hunting Rainsford. Rainsford also fought with Whitney about hunting jaguars. While on the ship, Rainsford asked, “Who cares about how the jaguar feels?” Whitney replied, “Perhaps the jaguar does.” This started an argument between the two. Both of these conflicts show two people arguing or fighting. Another example of conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game” is man vs. nature. When Rainsford falls...
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...The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell shows readers how unethical hunting is. The human condition makes a reader think very carefully about the ethics of everything not just hunting.These ethics make someone question everything that they do.In relation to the human condiion of morals and ethics “The Most Dangerous Game” is in many ways a moral taboo.Throughout the story the many literary elements help make the human condition even more evident along with the literary criticism from outside sources.The human condition is demostrated on many levels ,but all boils down to does the way things are percieved change how you view them. One of the most common literary devices in this story is conflict. The one that most reflects on ethics of...
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...Imagine “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connen, or “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst without conflict… it doesn't feel right. Conflict is an essential part of almost any story. Conflict can make a story change for the better, for the worst, or even alter the entire purpose of the story. Every single story has a well thought out conflict or problem, including “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Scarlet Ibis”. This is because without conflict there is no good story. Conflict isn't just something that can change a story, it can also change or develop a character. In the most dangerous game rainsford experiences change as he battles zaroff and nature. Those two conflicts are called man vs man and man vs nature which are both external conflicts....
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...“To Build A Fire” and Richard Connell’s, “The Most Dangerous Game”. The comparisons will be constructed of the settings, characters, and conflict. First topic to be compared is conflict. The two stories share two conflicts, a struggle for survival. In Jack London’s “To Build A Fire” the main character, not named, thinks in his head, “Without doubt he would lose some fingers and toes and some of his face…” (London 703). In the same manner, the main character, named Rainsford, kills a dog and the “bad guy” says to him “… I’ll see what you can do against my whole pack” (Connell 28). However, the two stories differ in what they struggle against. In “To Build A Fire” the conflict is person versus nature. For example the guy builds a fire and from the spruce tree falls some snow and puts out the fire; to quote “He should not have built the fire under the spruce tree” (London 700). Meanwhile, in “The Most Dangerous Game” the conflict is person versus person which is Rainsford being hunted down by General Zaroff-the “bad guy”- in the middle of a baron island. To quote from General Zaroff “Your strength and stamina against mine” (Connell 24). Secondly, literary item number two is setting. In both stories the setting is set in isolated places. Like in “To Build A Fire” its set in the Yukon in the middle of winter. To validate that “The Yukon lay a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice” (London 694). Also in “The Most Dangerous Game” the setting is in the Caribbean on an island...
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...The theory of “hunt or be hunted” is an idea often discussed and debated. Some state that it is always present, in some shape or form, while others argue that it does not apply to all circumstances. In The Most Dangerous Game, the hunter/hunted ideology is a prominent component. In the story, General Zaroff actually hunts Rainsford in a sort of game, hence, “The Most Dangerous Game.” Though this story is a clear example of the hunter/hunted complex in action, it is only one example. In another circumstance, the hunter/hunted complex would be irrelevant and therefore absent. In this particular story, a man called General Zaroff serves as the hunter. In the beginning, and even before the game begins, Zaroff boasts about his intelligence against the animals he’d hunted before. One example of his gasconade would be “Simply this: Hunting had ceased to be what you call ‘a sporting proposition.’ It had become too easy. I always got my quarry.(pg 234)” This quote portrays Zaroff’s pride and skill in being a hunter, along with his detachment to the game he hunts. Preceding this event, Zaroff himself states, “God makes some men poets. Some He makes kings, some beggars. Me He...
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...for Kane's head. Another story which is centered around the protagonist's conflict with killing is Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game, where Rainsford, a big-game hunter, gets stranded on a mostly deserted island and is forced to play a "game" with General Zaroff--the game being three days of evading getting hunted by the general for sport. Although the conflicts of...
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...self-centered people that are only looking out for themselves and what benefits them. Besides that, they have no true value of other humans life as long as it is not effecting their own. Of course it is wrong, but it seems that as time continues it just gets worse and worse. Will it ever stop? Probably not and that is what’s scary. The two stories “The Lottery” and “The Most Dangerous Game” both exemplify characteristics of selfishness, violence and cruelty throughout different scenarios. Both stories are ones which could happen in today’s world, they may not be the most common situations, but they are very much possible. Comparing and contrasting these two stories, it becomes quite interesting how these are things that could very easily be real life because people like these characters do exist. The news is a reminder everyday and even in the Bible, there are so many instances where these acts are frowned upon. To not kill is even one of the Ten Commandments. Life is by far the most precious gift that we have been given from God, when he asks for so little in return. “The Lottery” and “The Most Dangerous Game” show how low and deceiving humans can truly be. They show us that people are capable of very hateful things and you never know when they may turn their back on you. That is why a good relationship with God...
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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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...Conflicts in The Most Dangerous Game In all stories, conflict is needed. An example, in the story Jack and the Giant beanstalk, Jack against the giant is a man vs man conflict. There are 3 types of conflict. In the short story, The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell, all 3 conflicts are there. Man versus Nature, Man versus Self, and Man versus Man. Rainsford fighting Zaroff as Man vs Man. Also, Rainsford fighting the waves of the ocean as Man vs Nature. Furthermore, Rainsford fighting himself as Man vs Self. Therefore, the more conflict there is, the more exciting the story will be. In the story,General Zaroff is portrayed as a man that hunts and kills human. Zaroff is a mental wreck who hunts people for sport! When the general meets Rainsford, he already knows that Rainsford is a hunter himself and he sees the opportunity to test his skill. “ Nothing escaped those searching black eyes, no crushed blade of grass, no bent twig, no mark, no matter how faint, in the moss”(pg 13). In this part of the story , the narrator is shows how the General can track anything in the forest, as if he knows his target’s next move. Even on the blackest night he hunts as if he could see in the dark. In the story conflicts are...
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...Richard Connell is the author of the most dangerous game,A story that is about a murderer who would kill anyone for fun.Someone kills him as karma,as known as what goes around comes around is what this story is about. The central idea of the story is “Don't kill no one or nothing, because trouble will lead to you and you will get what you did.” Foreshadowing is the effect that gives on the reader a suspended feeling.It gives a warning, that something will happen later on.This will convey the rest of the story by bringing a remembrance of what happened earlier, so the reader could get more interested and more involved in the story. The overall effect of this element would be that foreshadowing, (which gives the reader more interest) because the story could leave you “hanging” which means is it could just be dull like and example would be “to be continued” which is a sign of suspense and is an example of foreshadowing.The authors are letting the reader know that...
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...In the short story by Richard Connell's The Dangerous Game, the conflict that is most crucial in this story is man versus man. Sanger Rainsford is being hunted down by a man killer named General Zaroff. The General says that hunting regular prey is too easy, so know he hunts humans. He made up a invisible channel so sailors would crash their boats, then he would kill them. Sanger Rainsford creates traps so he can escape the great General Zaroff. General Zaroff lives on a giant mansion in the middle of the Caribbean sea, which is very unusual. What is the major conflict in the story? The way that man vs man is being shown is that Rainsford has to play the game that General Zaroff has made. The story states that Rainsford gets a small, but...
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...Readers are intrigued by danger, suspense and the thrill of a story. In “ The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell the short story proves danger, suspense and thrill add to a story. General Zaroff, character of the famous short story, is a Russian Cossack and expatriate who lives on Ship-Trap Island and enjoys hunting men. Unfortunately, Sanger Rainsford, the main character is getting hunted by General; this is the main conflict. General Zaroff is an aggressive, uncivilized and confident man, Richard Connell proves he is the antagonist of this short narrative. “The Most Dangerous Game” proves General Zaroff is an aggressive individual an example of this proves in the short story: “ When I shot some of his prized turkeys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on my marksmanship. I killed my first bear in the...
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...to escalate quickly and result in a war between two or more countries. From revolutionary wars to World Wars, violence has always been part of international relations. However, with recent technological advancements, wars have taken an especially deadly turn. Advanced weaponry has allowed soldiers to become more “efficient” when fighting a battle allowing them to kill many more enemy combatants and innocent bystanders. The most devastating of these newly created weapons are nuclear weapons such as the atomic and hydrogen bombs. These weapons have the capacity to eliminate hundreds of thousands of people, obliterate cities, and possibly end life on earth, as we know it. The most destructive of these weapons was tested by the Soviets in 1961 during the Cold War. The hydrogen bomb that was being tested had a destructive power of approximately 60 megatons. The Soviets formally named the bomb Ivan, but nicknamed it the “King of Bombs.” Originally, Ivan was going to be constructed with a power of 100 megatons, but the Soviets decided it was too risky and dangerous. To put this in perspective, a single megaton can create temperatures that are five times as intense as the center of the sun. These weapons essentially contain enough power to devastate if not completely destroy our planet. Due to the potential dangers and stigma of using nuclear weapons, they have fortunately been used only a handful of times. A bomb as powerful as Ivan has not been built since let alone used in actual...
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...Cambridge University Press GAME THEORY: A PRACTITIONER’S APPROACH THOMAS C. SCHELLING University of Maryland To a practitioner in the social sciences, game theory primarily helps to identify situations in which interdependent decisions are somehow problematic; solutions often require venturing into the social sciences. Game theory is usually about anticipating each other’s choices; it can also cope with influencing other’s choices. To a social scientist the great contribution of game theory is probably the payoff matrix, an accounting device comparable to the equals sign in algebra. In 2005 I received an award ‘for having deepened our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theoretic analysis’. Does that make me a game theorist? If so, what defines a game theorist? Notice that ‘game theory,’ in contrast to almost any other discipline you might think of, has ‘theory’ in the name of the subject. There are economists, only some of whom are economic theorists; statisticians, only some of whom are statistical theorists; physicists, only some of whom are theoretical physicists; and so on through most disciplines. But game theory has ‘theory’ in its name. So is a game theorist, like an economist who uses economic theory, someone who uses game theory or is a game theorist, like an economic theorist who produces economic theory, someone who produces theory of the game-theory type? I am not, or only somewhat, a producer of game-theory theory; I am a ...
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