Character In Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game

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“Character is what you are in the dark” is a quote from Dwight Lyman Moody, and it has various definitions. For instance, it can mean you are most yourself when no one is watching, dark and troubled times bring out a person's true nature, and your true nature is on the inside. This quote can be applied to Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game.” In this essay, I will explain why.
“The Most Dangerous Game” is about a man named Rainsford. When Rainsford falls off a yacht and has to swim to the nearest island, he meets a general named, General Zaroff, who became disinterested with hunting animals, so he switched to hunting humans as a game. He tricks ships into thinking that there is a channel they can sail through, but then …show more content…

In the game, General Zaroff arms everyone on that crew with a knife and a pack of food and each and gives them a three-hour head start. When three hours has passed, General Zaroff hunts them down with a pistol of the smallest bullet size and range, and if someone who is being hunted stays alive for three days, they win. If a person who is supposed to be hunted refuses to play, they are whipped. If they are close to winning, General Zaroff brings out his pack of vicious and ruthless dogs, and because of the general’s unfair method of this cruel game, he has not lost one game after playing this for countless years. When General Zaroff explains to Rainsford that he will hunt again the next day and he wants Rainsford to hunt alongside him, Rainsford cannot bring himself to participate. Since Rainsford is not hunting, he ends up being hunted, and he wins. This short story applies to the first interpretation of “Character is what you are in the …show more content…

For example, in the beginning of the story, he believed animals were just unintelligent creatures who didn’t understand anything. At the end, his feelings change. “Dark and troubled times bring out a person’s true nature” also applies to General Zaroff. In the beginning of the story, he appeared to be trustworthy and welcoming, proving Rainsford with delicious meals and luxurious bed sheets and pajamas. As the story continues and the tension rises, the reader sees that General Zaroff is malicious and he does not care about the people around

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