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The Most Dangerous Game
"The Most Dangerous Game" is a famous 1924 short story by Richard Connell. It is taught in many high schools and colleges and has been adapted numerous times in film.
312 Questions
How did rainsford kill general zaroff?
We don't really know what happened to General Zaroff in the end. It is very unclear on how he died because his last words end in mid sentence. We can infer from this that Rainsford either stabbed him with something he was holding or he simply pushed him out of the window making him fall to his pack of hungry dogs.
What does the title The Most Dangerous Game mean?
The title is a play on the word game which can mean a challenge or sport. It can also mean hunted animals. In the short story (set in the 1920s), the "most dangerous game" is both.
On his mysterious Caribbean island, Russian expatriate General Zaroff has taken to a different kind of hunting -- hunting men -- mostly shipwrecked sailors who he captures and then kills, ostensibly having given them a chance to escape by eluding him. A marooned big game hunter inadvertently becomes the prey and must turn the tables on Zaroff to survive.
What is the abrupt sound that startles Rainsford as he reclines in a steamer chair?
Rainsford hears a pistol shot from the right
What happened to zaroff at the end of the story in The Most Dangerous Game short story?
Zaroff is killed by Rainsford.
What weapon was rainsford given in The Most Dangerous Game?
he was given a hunting knife a sack of food and hunting clothes
Why does Zaroff prefer to hunt humans?
Zaroff prefers to hunt humans because it provides more of a challenge. Humans can think logically develope fully formed ideas and contemplate next moves. Animals go upon only instinct. Humans make for the tougher hunt.
In The Most Dangerous Game how did Rainsford change?
he at first did not like or want to hunt but at he end he hunted the general zarrof.
What do the characters want and what do they face in the dangerous game?
The characters want to sleep in the bed
Is Rainsford more like Whitney or Zaroff?
Rainsford is more like Whitney in his initial perspective on hunting, as both share a respect for the sport and its creatures. However, as the story progresses, Rainsford's character evolves, revealing a darker side that aligns more closely with Zaroff's ruthless approach to hunting. Ultimately, Rainsford embodies elements of both characters, but his transformation places him closer to Zaroff by the end of the story.
Zaroff supplied Rainsford with food and a weapon before he sent him out into the jungle apexvs?
True.. :)
his skills as well as his food and knife as well as his tools
How does the general react when Rainsford's trap catches one of the dogs in The Most Dangerous Game?
The general stays focused on hunting Rainsford.
What can the reader infer about Rainsford and Zaroff from their discussion of war?
They were once enemies
What happens to rainsford after he hears a gunshot while on the ship in The Most Dangerous Game?
Rainsford leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there to get greater elevation but his pipe hit a rope and was knocked from his mouth he then lunged for it and reached too far and lost his balance and fell in the Caribbean sea
What are rainsfords characteristics?
Rainsford in the book The Dangerous game is adventurous, diligent, sly, focused,cunning, and never gives up.
Who is the worlds most dangerous rapest?
the worlds most wanted rapist is TALYOR HALL. WATCH OUT PEOPLE HE IS COMING....
When are rip currents strongest and most dangerous?
Rip currents are channeled currents of water flowing away from the shore, which pull people away to deeper waters. The speed varies but can quickly increase and become very dangerous to even strong swimmers.
