Come to the window with me.". \"They indicate a channel,\" he said,\"where there's none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like asea monster with wide-open jaws. For a moment he stood there,thinking. I am hungry.\" The man's only answer was to raise with his thumb the ham-mer of his revolver. They can crush a ship as easily as I crush this nut." \"Is there big game on thisisland?\" The general nodded. "Don't be alarmed," said Rainsford, with a smile which he hoped was disarming. Occasionally I strike a tartar.One almost did win. to his digging now. Your strength and stamina against mine. "We'll visit my training school," smiled the general. "They were no match at all for a hunter with his wits about him, and a high-powered rifle. I don't know why. Atthe great table the general was sitting, alone. 0000002270 00000 n
He started writing short stories after the war and eventually produced over 300. \"No animal had a chance with me any more. The world is made up of two classesthe hunters and the huntees. "Oh, you can trust me," said the Cossack. As soon as I re-covered I started for the Amazon to hunt jaguars, for I hadheard they were unusually cunning. You are proving interesting, Mr. Rainsford. 0000001955 00000 n
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Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told himwas true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had bynow pushed through the morning mists. That which was approaching was a man. He did not have to wait long. You're joking.\" \"Not at all,\" said the general.\"I never joke about hunting. Off to the right he heard it,and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken.Again he heard the sound, and again. I have hunted every kind of game in every land. Three days hence we can discuss it over a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, unless . He was deliciously tired, he said to himself, as he locked himself in. The Most Dangerous Game Find two lines, one at the beginning and one at the end, that shows the change in Rainsford. "This island is called Ship Trap," he answered. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Even the second time I was surprised. ", "I'll tell you," said the general. lights were in one enormous buildinga lofty structure withpointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. Rainsford, crouching there, could not see the general, nor could he see the pit. The afterdeck is the deck located at the stern, or rear, of a ship. Dense jungle came down to the 5 Rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. Rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified. As soon as I recovered I started for the Amazon to hunt jaguars, for I had heard they were unusually cunning. Do you think we've passed that island yet? end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowers ofsomething very like panic. We were drawing near the island then. As the story of an aristocrat who hunts the shipwrecked men that wash ashore on his private island, "The Most Dangerous Game" challenges the idea that highbrow pastimes and aristocratic society are synonymous with being civilized or moral. I give him three hours'start. A man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, wasstanding there. The general made one of his deepest bows. "Tigers? The stone steps were real enough; the massive door with a leering gargoyle for a knocker was real enough; yet above it all hung an air of unreality. \"I had to invent anew animal to hunt,\" he said. He swims to Ship-Trap Island, a place known for shipwrecks. On a ridge Rainsford climbed a tree. Like this book? Some superstition--" \"I must keep my nerve. Under one arm he carried khaki hunting clothes, a haversack of food, a leather sheath containing a long-bladed hunting knife; his right hand rested on a cocked revolver thrust in the crimson sash about his waist. Always. Later, he worked as a copywriter for J. Walter Thompson and on the city staff of The New York American. hunt (lines 422-432)? An abrupt sound startled him. He came upon them as he turneda crook in the coast line; and his first thought was that be hadcome upon a village, for there were many lights. \"You'll find this game worth playing,\" the general said enthu-siastically.\" Your brain against mine. I killed my first bear in the Caucasus when I was ten. When I shot some of his prize turkeys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on my marksmanship. A trace of anger was in the general's black eyes, but it wasthere for but a second; and he said, in his most pleasant man-ner, \"Dear me, what a righteous young man you are! Sailors have a curious dread of the place. Rainsford had hardly tumbled to the ground when the packtook up the cry again. Once again, the sea is personified. When I thought of this it was a tragic moment for me, I can tell you.". Even as he touched it, the general sensed his danger and leaped back with the agility of an ape. "So I said, `What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?' The bed was good, and the pajamas of the softest silk, and he was tired in every fiber of his being, but nevertheless Rainsford could not quiet his brain with the opiate of sleep. Then it wasthat Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror. "The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford. That had been a placid pastime compared 20 Amenities refers to things that provide comfort, convenience, or pleasure. Zaroffs desiring to have the amenities of civilization emphasizes the isolation of his chateau and Rainsfords now being cut off from civilization, suggesting perhaps that he is now in an uncivilized place. He went to the window and looked out. He paused, almost beneath the tree, dropped to his knees and studied the ground. \"This is-land is called Ship Trap,\" he answered. )U$F3mM {8c+ ", "What have you imported, general?" The island is perfect for my purposesthere are jungles with a maze of traits in them, hills, swamps", "Oh," said the general, "it supplies me with the most exciting hunting in the world. Zaroff would consider it a debacle, a catastrophic disaster, since his father was a member of the Russian nobility. 19 The sound is muffled, meaning muted or dulled. It would be impossible for me to tell you how many animals I have killed. Then Rainsford saw the man's free hand go to his forehead in a military salute, and he saw him click his heels together and stand at attention. Rainsford asked. I must keep my nerve,\" he saidthrough tight teeth. He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web of weeds and trees; it was easier to go along the shore, and Rainsford floundered along by the water. Three hundred yards from his hiding place he stopped where a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller, living one. He flattened him-self down on the limb and, through a screen of leaves almost asthick as tapestry, he watched . In his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver,and he was pointing it straight at Rainsford's heart. Civilization and Community. A gargoyle is a grotesque, frightening representation of a human face or an animal carved out of stone. Their knowledge and experiences as hunters make them equal adversaries. As quarry is used here, it refers to an animal pursued by a hunter. He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web ofweeds and trees; it was easier to go along the shore, andRainsford floundered along by the water. Hepaused, almost beneath the tree, dropped to his knees andstudied the ground. Cossacks were members of several ethnic groups in southern Russia and adjacent parts of Asia. He looked abouthim, almost cheerfully. This description of the moss suggests that something or someone has crashed through the trees and weeds, adding to the islands mystery. I hunt the scum of the earth: sailors from tramp shipslassars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrelsa thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.". Then we'll hunt, eh? He wasdeliciously tired, he said to himself, as he locked himself in.There was a little moonlight, so, before turning on his light, hewent to the window and looked down at the courtyard. If I find him "the general smiled" he loses. I read it as a high schooler myself and remembered loving it. Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the corridor outside his room. Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed onhis favorite brier. Maybe the plot was a novelty in its time, but now you find it twice a week in TV series. He went to the window and looked out. and, if I may say so, mid-Victorian point of view. I always got myquarry. I fell off a yacht. It's like moist black velvet. There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat. One was the thought that itwould be difficult to replace Ivan; the other was that his quarryhad escaped him; of course, the American hadn't played the 22 I think, Mr. Rainsford, Ill see what you can doagainst my whole pack. Again he heard the sound, and again. "That is why I use them. Well, I must beg you to excuse me now. The animal had nothing but hislegs and his instinct. The last shot waswhen he trailed it here and finished it.\" He examined the ground closely and found what he hadhoped to findthe print of hunting boots. Blood is a word that often has strong negative connotations as well as a literal meaning, and both apply here in describing the sea. He hummed a snatch of song from the Folies Bergre. Rainsford remembered the shots. \"Where there are pistol shots, there are men. A haversack is a small, study bag, often made of canvas, that has one strap and is carried on the back or over a shoulder. Straining his eyes, he saw the lean figure of Gen-eral Zaroff; just ahead of him Rainsford made out another 21 Using only a small-caliber pistol for self-defense, he kidnaps the survivors and hunts them for sport while providing them with food, clothing, a knife, and a three-hour head start. The softness of the earth had given him an idea. "I'll give him a trail to follow," muttered Rainsford, and he struck off from the rude path he had been following into the trackless wilderness. "The fog is so thick I can't see my hand in front of me." "Don't worry;" Whitney said. figure whose wide shoulders surged through the tall jungleweeds; it was the giant Ivan, and he seemed pulled forward bysome unseen force; Rainsford knew that Ivan must be holdingthe pack in leash. He was finding the general a most thoughtful and affable host, a true cosmopolite. Luckily forme I, too, have hunted in Malacca. \"It's inthe cellar. He nodded toward the corner to where the giant stood, scowling, his thick arms crossed on his hogshead of chest. I am strong. These stakes he planted in the bottom of the pit with the points sticking up. "How extraordinarily droll you are!" This is agrisly joke.\" \"Why should I not be serious? It's so dark," he thought, "that I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids". While a student at Harvard, Connell edited The Lampoon and The Crimson. The cat was coming again to play with the mouse. "You'll find this game worth playing," the general said enthusiastically." Come to thewindow with me.\" Rainsford went to the window and looked out toward the sea. His mind workedfrantically. Zaroffs having fine French wine at his chateau is another indication of his wealth and refined tastes. \"Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow,\" remarked the general,\"but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. Rainsford, with an effort, held his tongue in check. #X[ "You've good eyes," said Whitney, with a laugh," and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless Caribbean night. "Oh," said the general, "in that case. "As for me," sighed the general, "I do not feel so well. He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea. "And now," said the general, "I want to show you my new collection of heads. I'm looking for more books like Conan the Barbarian. Why had he turned back? The son of Richard E. Connell and Mary Miller Connell, Connell was born on October 17, 1893, in Poughkeepsie, New York. \"A twenty-two,\" he remarked. \"You'll have a cocktail, Mr. Rainsford,\" he suggested. He need not play that game if he doesn't wish to. \"Rainsford!\" screamed the general. Sanger Rainsford, a big game hunter, is going to the Amazon rainforest with his companion Whitney to go on a jaguar hunt. The giant put away his pistol, saluted,withdrew. Affable means warm, friendly, or pleasant. One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The door opened thenopened as suddenlyas if it were on a springand Rainsford stood blinking in theriver of glaring gold light that poured out. "We will have some capital hunting, you and I," said the general. The lights fromthe windows sent a flickering illumination that made grotesque 14 Skilled horsemen and fierce warriors often known for their brutality, many Cossacks fought in the armies of Russian czars. "My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can. It was a distant sound, faint and wavering,but he knew it. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. He did not have to waitlong. );Gz:#1_ n
Zaroffs describing his hunting in such a matter-of-fact way is chilling. "It's in the cellar. \"I will not lose my nerve. The Cossack sighed. \"As for me,\" sighed the general, \"I do not feel so well. Rainsford forced himself on toward that gap. Great story! Eagerly he hurried along, now slipping on a rotten log or a loose stone, but making headway; night was beginning to settle down on the island. Employing a metaphor, Zaroff calls his hunting Rainsford and Rainsfords trying to elude him outdoor chess. Discounting the deadly nature of Zaroffs game, it is similar to chess in that a player must think carefully, plan a strategy, and anticipate an opponents moves in order to counter them. But I got the brute.\" \"I've always thought,\" said Rainsford, \"that the Cape buffalois the most dangerous of all big game.\" For a moment the general did not reply; he was smiling hiscurious red-lipped smile. \"You've good eyes,\" said Whitney, with a laugh,\" and I'veseen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at fourhundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so througha moonless Caribbean night.\" \"Nor four yards,\" admitted Rainsford. I eventually had to use the dogs.\" \"The dogs?\" \"This way, please. Rainsfordfroze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. Some He makes kings, some beggars. The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. The general chuckled. The Great White Czar generally alludes to Peter the Great, who ruled Russia in 1682, but the allusion could not refer to him, given that details in the story indicate that the setting is more than two centuries later. ' :=mGs0hC@?wD It was the shore of the sea. His whole idea at first was to put distance between himself and General Zaroff; and, to this end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowers of something very like panic. I exhausted their possibilities, yousee. An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake and sleep did not visit Rainsford, although the silence of a dead world was on the jungle. I live for danger, Mr. Yes, he was a monster.\" \"Did he charge you?\" \"Hurled me against a tree,\" said the general. wL4&$G84+:*jCh6yCXF}XdE4=t}$a-/I76}}164^mU~?h%m6>[\T\My:V!!lwpn
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All I could get out of him was 'This place has an evil name among seafaring men, sir.' Here the author is foreshadowing the possible danger of this new mysterious island as well as informing the reader of the loss of life that has occurred on the island elevating the possible tension and mystery. The most dangerous game is about a man who claims to hunt animals for fun becoming the hunted. You'll hardly have time for a nap, I fear. hmk0}AtzRHu4&"18v]XN&I|/;", Symbolic --- showing one person can make a change/have an impact on society. I have invented a new sensation. A big-game hunter from New York is shipwrecked on an isolated island in the Caribbean, and is hunted by a Russian aristocrat.The story is an inversion of the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s. When I shot some of his prize turkeys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on my marksmanship. Twenty feet belowhim the sea rumbled and hissed. "I had no wish to go to pieces," he said. It was in Africa that the Cape buf-falo hit me and laid me up for six months. He practiced and wrote about the philosophy of Stoicism, which valued the virtues of prudence (wisdom), justice (morality), fortitude (courage), and temperance (moderation); respect for others was also a part of Stoic philosophy. You'll find that my clothes will fit you, I think.\" It was to a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopiedbed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silentgiant. About the hall were mountedheads of many animalslions, tigers, elephants, moose, bears;larger or more perfect specimens Rainsford had never seen. Naturally, I continued to hunt--grizzliest in your Rockies, crocodiles in the Ganges, rhinoceroses in East Africa. ", "Dear me," said the general, quite unruffled, "again that unpleasant word. Rainsford knewnow how an animal at bay feels. \"Nerve, nerve, nerve!\" he panted, as he dashed along. Sometimes, when Providence is not so kind, I help Providence a bit. He was a tall man pastmiddle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eye-brows and pointed military mustache were as black as thenight from which Rainsford had come. He was finding thegeneral a most thoughtful and affable host, a true cosmopolite.But there was one small trait of .the general's that madeRainsford uncomfortable. He knew where he was now. "Not at all," said the general. "Precisely," said the general. I hope so.\" \"Why? ", The general shrugged his shoulders and delicately ate a hothouse grape. \"I shall be most glad to have your society.\" \"But what game\" began Rainsford. We call it Death Swamp. ", A trace of anger was in the general's black eyes, but it was there for but a second; and he said, in his most pleasant manner, "Dear me, what a righteous young man you are! The huge dead tree could fall at any moment, endangering Rainsford, as the sound would give away his location. The figures of speech suggest that Rainsford is acutely aware of the great dangers he will face at dawn. The Most Dangerous Game PDF Free Download (2022): Richard Connells short story The Most Dangerous Game pdf, also known as The Hounds of Zaroff. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. I exhausted their possibilities, you see. Search the history of over 778 billion I was bitterly disap-pointed. Somewhere, off in theblackness, someone had fired a gun three times. down like a panther, but he saw that the general's right handheld something metallica small automatic pistol. endstream
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No thrill left in tigers, no real danger. \"Get ready, General Zaroff.\" The general made one of his deepest bows. Then he switched on the light. The writer has to really be bad who can fail to write a good story based on this plot. Zaroffs being a zealous hunter makes him an especially dangerous foe for Rainsford. Both words have negative connotations suggesting irritation, anger, and aggression. They pointed along the cliff in the direction he had been going. He made his way along with his eyesfixed in utmost concentration on the ground before him. Straining his eyes, he saw the lean figure of General Zaroff; just ahead of him Rainsford made out another figure whose wide shoulders surged through the tall jungle weeds; it was the giant Ivan, and he seemed pulled forward by some unseen force; Rainsford knew that Ivan must be holding the pack in leash. \"And now,\" said the general, \"I want to show you my new col-lection of heads. Across a cove he couldsee the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. Pierson Cline 09/24/2021 The Most Dangerous Game On a yacht bound for Rio de Janeiro, a passenger named "I expect rather fair sporta big, strong, black. An unbroken front ofsnarled and ragged jungle fringed the shore. Then, as he stepped forward, his foot sank into the ooze. Rainsford. The baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. "I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see," explained the man. With a violent effort, he tore his feet loose. 0000001228 00000 n
They get into splendid physic-al condition. The man's only answer was to raise with his thumb the hammer of his revolver. The hunter shook his head several times, as if he were puzzled. Theother will sleep in this very excellent bed. We are well off the beaten track, you know. "Off there to the rightsomewhereis a large island," said Whitney." But I don't care because I had good time reading it. If somehow you haven't read it, do so now. The story begins while two hunters - Rainsford and Whitney. The story was amazing it had adventures. The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-van-ishing fireflies; then they were blotted out entirely by thenight. Even Captain Nielsen". They can reason, after a fashion. Some wounded thingby the evidence, a large animalhadthrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds werecrushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weedswas stained crimson. 0
. I always got my quarry. This is a most-restful spot.". It was General Zaroff. You shall have them.This is a most-restful spot.\" Ivan had reappeared, and the general spoke to him with lipsthat moved but gave forth no sound. It is ironic that Zaroff would read the works of Marcus Aurelius, since Zaroffs philosophy of life is brutal and animalistic. Rainsford leaned across the table, absorbed in what his host was saying. Ivan walks in with Rainsfords modest equipment for his time as prey as he exits the dining area. The general raised his glass, but Rainsford sat staring at him. He was dressed in uniforma black uniformtrimmed with gray astrakhan. \"You're a big-gamehunter, not a philosopher. He looks resourcefulWell, good night, Mr. Rainsford; I hope you have a good night's rest.". The narrative quickly comes to an end later that evening when Rainsford is described as enjoying the luxury of Zaroffs bed, seemingly indicating that he had won the duel and killed Zaroff. When the general, nursing his bruised shoulder, had gone, Rainsford took up his flight again. |_J+EW])Rte7
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