In Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" the main character, Rainsford is involved in very serious hunting. He and his good friend Whitney are traveling by yacht to hunt in the amazon . Rainsford hears a mysterious shot gun go off so he decides to follow the sound and falls off the yacht to find himself on a strange island. On this island good things do not happen. "You shoot down men?" This quote tells us that the island Rainsford is on is probably not the place he wants to be, and that the general is a bad person who thinks hunting was too simple with animals so he started hunting and killing men. General Zaroff is in control of the island and claims he has never lost playing his game. Confusion swarmed around in my head. Isn't it illegal to kill people? How does he get the men to the island?
"I will not lose my nerve, I will not!" This quote suggests that General Zaroff is a very cocky man who doesn't like to lose. The reader can also tell that the general has his ways of winning and nothing can get in his way.
"You've done well Rainsford." This quote hints to the reader that Rainsford has won the game and defeated the general. As a reader, you could also tell that the general isn't a bad sport about losing, or at least he doesn't show it. The outcome of the story is good for General Zaroff because it will treat him to not be as cocky and think he is better than everyone.
This story makes me very curious. Why do people think they can get away with killing people, no matter what race they are. Everyone in this world is equal, no matter what color their skin is. It also makes me frusterated because the fact that people think they are better than others is just wrong. This story reminded me of Adolf Hitler because he was racist against jews and he killed majority of them because he thought he was better than them. General Zaroff is exactly like him. "The Most Dangerous Game" has a good moral linked onto it: Dont do it to others if you wouldn't want it done to you.
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