"Great sport, hunting."
"The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford.
"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."
"Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?"
"Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney.
~ Richard Connell
Begin Short Story Unit: The Most Dangerous Game
Wednesday, 10/10
BLOG ASSIGNMENT: Due 10/12
In approximately 100 words, answer the following questions below. *Remembers to use the standard conventions of English!!!!
- What was your initial reaction to General Zaroff's "most dangerous game"? (Was this predicable to you or not?)
- Identify FORESHADOWING pieces of the story which lead up to this realization.
- MORAL STANDPOINT: If you were offered great fame, fortune or money, would you hunt the "most dangerous game."?
46 comments:
My reaction to General Zaoff’s “most dangerous game” is a bit surprising because he was in the army and he should not be taken people out of living because he saw so many people dieing when he was fighting. This was a bit predicable though because the mood is showing that something spooky and eerie is going to happen. Whitney refers to the captain as a devil. Which makes it seem like something abnormally different is going to be hunted instead of animals. On page 17 the author describes General Zaroff’s like a malicious devil man who tries to make it seem like he is all good and relaxed but really he is killing innocent people.
Moral Standpoint- No I would not hunt the dangerous game because I have been through many things in my life and I know how it feels to have someone who you loved and cared for, be killed for something so trivial. Also I would not do this because you see through the news that babies, adults, and teenagers are being badly hurt or killed for trivial reasons. It’s wrong and outrageous to kill a human being who has done nothing wrong and you feel empowerment by killing them. No one in the world can give me any amount of money or fame because no matter how rich I am I would always know I killed someone for a reason so stupid as to money or fame.
My reaction to General Zaroff’s “most dangerous game” was surprised and slightly disgusted. As we were reading in class I figured out that the General was born to be a
hunter, but I didn’t think that he would take it this far. I thought that something was going on when General Zaroff said, “I had to invent a new animal to hunt…I never joke about hunting.” I have to agree with Rainsford, this is murder. How could a man with such intelligence be so barbaric!
An example of foreshadowing in this story that leads up to this scene is on page 20. “No animal had a chance with me anymore. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason…” “What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?… It must have courage, cunning , and above all it must be able to reason.” “But no animal can reason.” “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” These quotes lead up to the this realization because it explains that humans are the only animals that put up a good fight against him.
Moral Standpoint: Even if I was offered the greatest sum of money a man could get, I still would not hunt the “most dangerous hunt.” I would not do this because I would be up against a man with much experience and a gun. He also has probably memorized the area and even if I have lasted the three days he would probably send his dogs after me. I also believe that it is just plain wrong to kill innocent human beings, that did nothing to deserve this, for a sport and to merely entertain yourself.
My Initial reaction to General Zaroff's "most dangerous game" is that is very scary and he is crazy. It was very scary because when he tells to Rainsford of his new hunting game he begins to realize that the general is not who Rainsford thought he was, and that he is a murderer. When I read this, it was predictable because the author showed and explained the general as a mysterious character. Foreshadowing is lead up to this because the author gives clues that the general is a mysterious person. On page 19 the general says “I hunt more dangerous game”. Another on page 19 is No thrill left in Tigers, no real danger. I live for danger, Mr. Rainsford. One another piece leads up to this the characterization of the General that the author describes. The author describes the General Zaroff’s as a creepy and frightening character. As I was reading I noticed that the majority of the General’s conversation was him talking about hunting. The Moral Standpoint: Even If I was offered fame, fortune or money I would never would you hunt the "most dangerous game” because it is wrong to kill someone for no reason, or if they did not cause harm. I think it is very immoral to kill someone for no reason because that person did nothing to you and they did not deserve that. I would not play the game because killing someone would lay in my conscience forever and would tell me what I did was wrong for the rest of my life and I would feel guilty.
Moral Standpoint- If I could get the greatest amount of money a man could get, I still would not hunt the “most dangerous hunt.” I would not do this because I would be up against a man who has shot a gun many times. He probably knows the area very good and even if I have lasted the 3 days he would probably send his dogs after me. I also think that it is wrong to kill human beings who didnt do anything.
My reaction to General- Zaroff’s “most dangerous game” was surprised and slightly disgusted. when we were reading in class I thought that the General was born to be a hunter. I didn’t think that he would take it this far. I thought that something was going on when General Zaroff said, “I had to invent a new animal to hunt…I never joke about hunting.” This is deffinitly murder as Rainsford said. How could a man so smart be so barbaric!
An example of foreshadowing in this story that leads up to this scene is on page 20. “No animal had a chance with me anymore. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason…” “What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? It must have courage, cunning , and it must be able to reason.” “But no animal can reason.” “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” These quotes lead up to the this realization because it the only thing that can put up a good fight is the humans.
1. My reaction to Generl Zaoff's "most dangerous game" was very suprised and curious. I was very suprised that a humen would get bored of normal hunting and then decide that it would be a good idea to start hunting people. After that questions started poping in to my head such as how dos he find humans that would risk getting killed just for a man amusment? How can he get away with killing people? Did going to war encourage the desision of hunting people for fun? I was suspecting something very big since the author discribes the Generl as such a uniqe man and he has his halways filled of animal heads showing that he has experience in killing things. One big question is still in my head, Is he going to use Rainsford for his hunt?
2. Moral Standpoint: At first thought I tell myself that there is no way what so ever that i would kill a man for sport. Although if there was a situation where a man tried to kill me or very badly hurt on of my family members I would consider particapating in the "most dangerous game" if he was the hunt.
My reaction to general zaroff is not a good one because sense the beginning he said that he had invented a new creature to hunt. Well this new creatures are humans and I don’t think that this is fare because a person does not deserve to die just because someone else wants to have fun. The title of the story is a good way Foreshadowing because it already gives you clues that the story has to do with sailing and something is wrong happens to them. I wouldn’t hunt the most dangerous game because I would kill someone for money or for fame because nobody’s life is worth money or fame.
When we first started reading this book I thought it was a short story on a man stranded on an island trying to escape but when we found out that he was going to be hunted like all the other sailors because General Zaruof tricks ships into crashing into his island then if they are hurt he makes them healthy feeds them gives them supplies then give them an option to be hunted or to be handed over to Ivan who tortures you with a whip. When I found out about this I was shocked and kind of disturbed that a man hunts people just for fun. My initial reaction was totally shocked because I was far off about the story but now I know.
When I found out that General Zaroff’s most dangerous game was murder I was shocked because General Zaroff didn’t seem like a murder type man. This wasn’t predictable to me until General Zaroff talked about how he liked danger and that he hunted something very rare. When General Zaroff said, “No animal had a chance with me anymore…..” that made me think, what isn’t an animal, oh yea humans. If I was offered fame, fortune or money if I hunted the “most dangerous game”, I wouldn’t because it is very risky and I wouldn’t risk my life for something I really want.
My reaction to General Zaroff's "most dangerous game" was a little surprising. I would've never thought that a human would hunt another human. Which is basically murder. But I guess a lot of things that go on are surprising. I did find it predictable because this was an island with only one house on it. The man who lived here had to be a little crazy. At first it seemed like General Zaroff was collected and relaxed and generous but, as you got a little more into the story you notice how his kindness slowly fades away and how he's getting to be a little more suspicious.
MORAL STANDPOINT- No. I would never hunt "the most dangerous game" because it's not right. It's not right for a human being, and a hunter, to participate in such a game. If you do, then you obviously need help. I can’t even imagine what it would be like killing another human, or killing a friend. And money and fame shouldn't make you do things that are wrong. If somebody bought into that, I would say they need some major help too.
My initial reaction to General Zaroff’s “Most Dangerous Game” was a little surprising because a human hunting a human is something I’ve really never heard of. I predicted it would be something strange but definitely not that strange. There are many foreshadowing parts of the story including on the first page it says, “Sailors have a curious dread of the place”(part of the title). This means that the sailors who were nearby got pulled into the island and were set out into the wild while General Zaroff went to go hunt them. It also says on page 1 “Its rather a mystery” and this meant that know one really knew what the island was like and when Rainsford found out about the most dangerous game he was very surprised. If I were offered great money, I would not hunt the most dangerous game because I don’t think that humans should hunt other humans no matter what. To me this game seems crazy and it is done just because the General gets bored of hunting animals.
My reaction to General Zaroff's most dangerous game was really weird because he has to hunt an animal that is reand a person can only do that. This was a pretty predicable though because the mood is showing that something spooky and freaky is going to happen.The author describes General Zaroff’s like the devil who tries to make it seem like he is all good and relaxed but really he is killing innocent people for a sport to him. MORAL STANDPOINT
I would not hunt in "The most dangerous game" because the name makes me think you could be killed or something bad will happen to you.Idont like to hunt so I probably wouldn't even do it anyway.
General Zaoff’s comment did not surprise me beacause only humans can have courage, cunning and reason. Also When when he said "I had to invent a new animal to hunt" it took just commen sense to know that he could not create a new animal but he could hunt an animal he never hunted before. His own species like reinsfierd.
Moral Standpoint: If this person was pure evil like the men at the nuremberg trial I would. Most people believe that these men did crimes against humanity and the action would be right. Only then would I play the most dangerous game. There is no other way i would play this game. Not for fame not for anything.
My reaction to General Zarrof's idea of the "most dangerous game" was a disturbing one, but I was also in a way intrigued by how he thought that humans would be a sufficent "prey" for him. The forshadowing that the author used to lead up to the point in the story when Zarrof told Rainsford about his "game" gave many hints, such as the part when Rainsford fell into the "blood warm" waters of the carribean.
I wouldn't hunt in the dangerous game because although I agree with Zarrof that humans might be the must cunning prey, I respect and value a human life.
When General Zaroff mentioned what the most dangerous game was, I was actually not very surprised. There was not much else left for the General to hunt anyways. He had hunted a lot of deadly animals so I assumed that humans would be next.
I had a feeling that Rainsford would end up being hunted when General Zaroff had kept pushing hunting on him. The General seemed to not want to let him leave shiptrap island without hunting and kept mentioning it to Rainsford.
Moral standpoint: I would never hunt another Human Being even if I was offered great things. I would have to live knowing that I ended someone’s life, and their family would be left to live without them. I would regret killing someone, or even thinking of doing so.
I predicted what General Zaroff’s “most dangerous game” was going to be a few paragraphs before he said what it was. My reaction was that it’s unethical. A human hunting another human is murder. It’s completely wrong for some one to kill a human being for entertainment. Some foreshadowing points that lead up to this realization were when General Zaroff and Rainsford were discussing hunting over dinner on page twenty. “‘What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? It must have courage, cunning, and it must be able to reason,’” says the General. “‘But no animal can reason,’” Rainsford replies.
“‘My dear fellow,’ said the General, ‘there is one that can.’” Once you read this you figure out that the only other animal there is to hunt that fits this description is a human.
If I were offered great fame, fortune, or money I would not hunt the “most dangerous game”. I wouldn’t because I believe that murder is completely wrong and sickening. I wouldn’t be able to kill another human for any of these things. Even if it was hunting an animal that is normally hunted I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t be able to kill another living thing no matter what I was offered.
My reaction to General Zaoff's most dangerous game is that i was very surprised. I can't understand why he would hunt someone of his own species. I could predict it when Rainsford said "He did not recognize the animal that made the sound..."(page 15) because an experienced hunter can tell the difference between animal cries.
There is a lot of foreshadowing because you could tell this man was crazy and something weird was going to happen. For example when the author described the crew while they passed the island you knew something was going to happen to the crew or at least one of the people aboard.
I would not hunt people for anything. Murder is wrong no matter how you look at it. I would not do this for money or fame or fortune. That is just wrong.
1+2.My reaction to General Zaroffs “Most Dangerous Game” was very surprising and scary if you were the “hunted”. I didn’t think it would be humans because he seemed very wealthy and sounded like a nice guy when we first met him. On page 14 they say “Perhaps the best sport in the world agreed Rainsford. For the hunter amended Whitney. Not for the jaguar. Don't talk rot Whitney, said Rainsford. You’re a big game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how the jaguar feels? Perhaps the jaguar does. Bah! They have no understanding” said Rainsford. This was early in the book when Rainsford didn’t know he was going to be in the jaguar’s shoes and going to be the hunted.
3. I probably would not hunt in the most dangerous game because that is terrible to just kill innocent people but if I was threatened some how by the leader I would have to be the hunted but I wouldn’t hunt people and kill people.
General Zaroff’s “most dangerous game” was shocking. At first you wait for him to tell you what special new animal he invented to hunt, but as the conversation goes on, you realize he is talking about humans. This was not predictable until the general’s conversation with Rainsford, describing one of the attributes his prey must have, which was “it must be able to reason.” At this point you realize not only is General Zaroff strange, but barbaric and mentally unstable.
Foreshadowing pieces of the story begins when General Zaroff conveys how hunting had become too easy; he always “got his quarry”. As the conversation continues, General Zaroff explains how “no animal had a chance with me anymore.” The next moment that foreshadows what the General’s intentions are is when he says he has “a quarry that can match his own wits.” Finally, when he uses the word “reason” you realize what he is leading up to.
Moral Standpoint: The most dangerous game is inhuman. I would not play this game for fame or any amount of fortune or money. This story is obviously an interesting fairytale because no one in their right, sane mind would hunt humans for a sport.
My initial reaction to General Zaroff’s “most dangerous game” was that I was shocked and surprised. Although I knew that general Zaroff was born to be a hunter, I could not predict that he would take it as far as to hunt humans. When general Zaroff said “I had to invent a new animal to hunt…” I had a weird feeling but I didn’t think he would actually hunt man kind. In the story there was a lot of fore shadowing. A couple of examples of fore shadowing are “No animal had a chance with me anymore. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason”
Moral Standpoint: I don’t think I would be able to do the “most dangerous game” even if I was offered some kind of money. I cant believe that someone would kill a man as a sport.
When I found out what General Zaroff’s “most dangerous game” was, I was shocked and disgusted. I couldn’t believe that a person could be that bored of hunting animals to have to hunt people. It made me realize that General Zaroff had a messed up and sick mind. Although General Zaroff had been peculiar since he was first introduced in the story, I was not able to predict this. I thought that maybe he had morphed an animal, making it much stronger and wiser.
The author gives many hints leading up to this realization. Whitney told Rainsford, “The old charts call it Ship Trap Island, a suggestive name, isn’t it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place.” This creates a mysterious effect of the island. Also, when Rainsford first met General Zaroff he realized a weird trait about him. “Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.” (Pg. 18)
I thought it was horrible of General Zaroff to do such a thing as hunting people, so for me to say I would hunt the “most dangerous game” would make me a complete hypocrite. No matter how much money, fame or fortune offered, I would never kill another human being. I think killing another person is the worst crime of all and is not right.
My initial reaction to General Zaroff's "most dangerous game" was surprised. I was surprised because, who hunts people. It is very strange to hunt a human and wrong. Killing another human is illegal and is sick, especially going out and killing someone for fun. Zaroff has fun killing human because they can reason and are a challenge, which animals aren't. This was predictable because the mood of the short story is mysterious. The story is during the night, which is very dark. Darkness is a symbol of evil and death. General Zaroff is characterized as being very dark, "his hair was vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night...".
One foreshadowing example that leads to the realization was It must have courage, cunning , and above all it must be able to reason.” “But no animal can reason.” “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” (20) The only animal that can reason are humans. Another quote was “No animal had a chance with me anymore." He says that he already has killed every animal including humans. He really is a sick man, who must be crazy.
If someone asked me to hunt another person for the thrill and fun I would have to say no. It would not be right and would make me a murderer. One of the ten amendments is "Thou shall not kill". No matter the prize i was given i would say no unless it was life or death.
While I was reading the story and found out that General Zaroff was bored with hunting animals with out reason, I thought than that he had came up with his own kind of animal to hunt for his own entertainment. I was very shocked to find out that he hunts men for fun. I wasn’t expecting that. There was no clue at all that showed little bit of him wanted to hunt people for fun instead of animals. But in some ways that was very predictable. First it started to say how it was a spooky island that no one wanted to get shipped wrecked on. That kind of gives a hint that things might not be normal on that island.
If I had the choice of getting fame and money to play the "dangerous game", I would have to pass. I wouldn't think it was right for me to do that out of pure fun. First of all I would have to live with my self for doing such a horrible thing and no money could ever change my mind. Also, i would feel bad for the close people around the person I have hunted. I wouldn’t think it was the right thing to do.
“The most dangerous game.” The reaction I had to General Zaroffs “most dangerous game” was surprised. I didn’t think that his game was going to be murder. I though he made up his own kind of animal as like an experiment and then keep filling the island of them. When I found out his game was to kill humans I was kind of disgusted of the fact. Who could kill their own kind?
There were many points in the story when foreshadowing came into play. First the title “The Most Dangerous Game.” 2nd the paragraph on page 14 that states “Yes, even that tough-minded old Swede, who’d go up to the devil himself and ask him fro a light….. All I could get out of him was: ‘This place has an evil name among seafaring men, sir.’” 3rd on page 16 the third paragraph states “where there are pistol shots there are men, where there are men there is food’ he thought, but what kind of men he thought”
If I was asked to play the most dangerous game for fame and fortune I would say no. Murder is a terrible crime. To me murder is just as bad as cannibalism. It’s just not something to do. I understand hunting maybe fun to some people, but what if you were the one being hunted. Then how would you feel. The person you would be hunting has a life and a family and I would never want to take someone away like that. I had some questions on the story. 1) Does Ivan speak at all and know that the generals doing this to people? 2) Why does general Zaroff try to help him? Does he want Rainsford to win?
My reaction to Gerneral Zaoff's "Most Dangerous Game" was a little surprising. When i first saw the titile i thought it was an acctual game, but after the first few pages i relized that the "game" was animals. Or in General Zaoff's case humans. At first when he said he was getting bored of hunting I thought he was creating a new animal, but when he said he was hunting humans I was very surprised.
Some of the foreshadowing that occued to lead up to the discory Rainsford found,is that in the beginning of the story the sailors stressed "staying clear of that island." Nobody wanted to go near it because they knew bad things occered on that island. Not specifically what but they just knew that if they go near it they could get sucked in.
I would not hunt the most dangerous game that is very stupid to do because even if you get the money or the prize for doing it you probally would go to jail when the cops find what you are doing. I would earn my money the right way not by killing innocent people just for your desire. Plus if i knew someone that hunted humans they wouldn't be famous to me at all I would just think they are nuts.
My reaction to "the most dangerous game" that General Zaroff said about the island was that i could predict it. I could predict something about "The most dangerous game" because of the title. The title was a hint of foreshadowing that something was going to happen or someone was going to meet someone evil. Also when rainsford heard gunshots i thought that foreshadowed that something bad was going to happen and then Rainsford fell off the boat. One more time is in the beginning when Whitney was talking about the island she said, "The place has a reputation-a bad one." It was foreshadowing something bad was going to happen on the island.
MORAL STANDPOINT
I would not hunt in "The most dangerous game" because the name makes me think you could be killed or something bad will happen to you. Personally i dont even like even the thought of hunting so i probably wouldn't even do it anyway.
My reaction to "the most dangerous game" that General Zaroff said about the island was that i was shocked i didnt predict it at all. I predicted that something would happen but i thought Rainsford would end up having to go help General Zaroff hunt i didnt think it would be murdering humans. I definitly didnt think that Geneal Zaroff would end up being after him. Some foreshadowing for "The most dangerous game" was the title. The title was a hint of foreshadowing that something was going to happen or someone was going to meet someone evil. Also when rainsford heard gunshots i thought that foreshadowed that something bad was going to happen and then Rainsford fell off the boat. One more time is in the beginning when Whitney was talking about the island she said, "The place has a reputation-a bad one." It was foreshadowing something bad was going to happen on the island or to someone on the island.
MORAL STANDPOINT
I would definitly not hunt in "The most dangerous game." I dont even like the thought of murder let alone having the whole point as trying to escape it. I would be too scared to do it becuase i hate the thuoght of death.
My intial reaction to general Zaroffs most dangerous game was that he was had found an animal that was very intellegent and could defend itself very well. I had a strange suspesion that it was something not normal becasue he didn't come right out and say what it was. When i found out that Zaroff hunts humans i was shocked becasue when he talks to Rainsford he doesn't sound the least bit worried that Rainsford might find out. He tells Rainsford and wants to play the game with him. Eventhough i was shocked to find out what he hunted, i sort of new it was something creepy becasue of the way the mood was being portraied. The mood was dark and felt evil. You can see Foreshadowing just by the title of the story. The title the "Most Dangerous Game" foreshadows that this story has danger and suspens. If i was offered fame and money to hunt people i don't think that i would do it because i could not live with myslef knowing that i killed someone just for money.
My reaction to to General Zaroff's "most dangerous game“ was shocking and a little disgusted that someone would actually find hunting humans a sport. The mood of the story is kind of dark and creepy which could kind of have someone believe that a person in the story would do something weird and evil. An example of foreshadowing was when the author was describing General Zaroff, “His hair was vivid white, but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night…”
If I saw someone that looked like him on the street I probably wouldn’t have a great first impression of the guy and may believe that he is not normal and evil. To be honest, even if I did pass a guy of his appearance on the street and wouldn’t have thought that anyone is sick and cruel enough to hunt humans. If someone offered me fame, fortune or money to hunt the most dangerous game I obviosley wouldn’t want to risk my life doing something like that. I am sure I could find a lot more fame and wealth by doing something not as dangerous and not as sick. I also have to agree with Jeff, if I knew someone hunting humans I would also thing they are out of their minds and nuts.
When reading this book in class I realized that general zaroff was a natural born hunter. And I had a feeling that he would hunt humans. The part of the story that made me realized this was when general zaroff was explaining to rainsford about the perfect quarry. That it had to be reasonable. If I were offered great fame, fortune, and money for hunting the dangerous game I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t do it because I really couldn’t se me killing a guy for fun. I am a squeamish person and could not stand seeing blood coming out of a person that I just killed.
My reaction to General Zaroff’s “most dangerous game” was surprised and I was a little angry with that. I would have never thought that the General would take hunting this far, since he was a hunter since he was a little kid. I agree with Rainsford when he said that this was murder, because taking another persons life because you are bored of hunting what you are supposed to be hunting, is never right. I think that General Zaroff was being ridiculous when he said I have to make up a new game because he was an intelligent man but he wasn’t thinking when he invented this new game. An example of foreshadowing in this story that leads up to this scene is on page 20. “No animal had a chance with me anymore. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason…” “What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? It must have courage, cunning, and above all it must be able to reason.” “But no animal can reason.” “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” These quotes suddenly have Rainsford realizing that General Zaroff thinks that humans are the only animals that could put up a good fight against him, since he has conquered the rest of the animals that he has hunted.
Moral Standpoint: Even if i was offered the most money a man could get his hands on, I would never hunt “The most dangerous game.” I would never put my life in jeopardy to a man with such experience of his own game and a man with a gun. The general has probably got this area memorized and I don’t think that he would let me live, even if I did spend 3 days alive. The game is inhuman and I hope that no one would ever play this game for money or fame.
My initial reaction to General Zaroff's "most dangerous game" was shocked but at the same time suspected something was going to happen.I was shocked in the intensity of the game that they had to play and the stakes at risk.However General Zaroff led me to beleive that he was looking to hunt something more than regualar game,however I wasn't expecting exactly that.
Forshadowing was displayed when General Zaroff was explaining to Rainsford how he was getting bored of hunting the same things,the things he was saying led me to beleive he meant humans before he explicitly said it."it must have courage,cunning,and,above all,it must be able to reason.But no animal can reason,objected Rainsford.My dear fellow, said the general,there is one that can.
If I was offered great fame,fortune or money I certainly would not hunt the "most dangerous game."This is because I consider it completly inhumane to hunt human beings,or to treat them as animals that deserve no equal treatment.
My reaction to the most dangerous game was very surprising from the
very point when general Zaroff tells him that he was getting bored with hunting animals. I at first thought he was going to kill rainsford right there but he is going to give him a chance and make it intersting. It was kind of predictible becasue the mood was very suspicious and the title sort of gives you an inkling about what might happen. Alot of foreshadowing took place in this short story. For example next to the title it said "Many sailors have a weird dread of the place" that kind of gave away the fact that something spooky might
happen. No i would not take up on that offer because i wouldnt risk my life on an amount of money.
My reaction to General Zaroff's most dangerous game was a little predictable to me and yet very surprising. At first you wait for him to tell you what special new animal he invented to hunt, but as the conversation goes on, you realize he is talking about humans. When he says the animal must be cunning and able to reason, both the reader and rainsford figure out he is talking about humans.
“No animal had a chance with me anymore. The animal had nothing but his legs and his instinct. Instinct is no match for reason…” “What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? It must have courage, cunning , and it must be able to reason.” “But no animal can reason.” “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” These quotes are an example of foreshadowing. You start to guess what the animal is and then you realize it’s not an animal he is talking about anymore, he is talking about people.
Moral Standpoint- No matter what I was offered, I would never hunt “the most dangerous game”. It is just plain wrong to kill human beings for sport. I would never to something like that for any some of money.
My reation to General Zaroff hunting people was very surprised. I had no feeling at all that would believe that humans were the most dangerous game. I did not think that humans being the most dangerous game. I did't because General Zaroff was in the army which protected people, so hunting people seems quite controdictary. The only piece that i thought were foreshadowing were that the island is called sailors trap. When i read that the island was called sailors trap i knew it couldn't be good for sailors. I would never be able to hunt my own kinda because i would not be able to go against my conscience enough to do it. I would carry around guilt for the rest of my life, and i dnt think that being guilty is worth fame or fortune.
When General Zaroff explained what the "Most Dangerous Game" was i was shocked but i did have a clue that something like that would be his answer. It did not become clear until the conversation at the dinner table happened. The foreshadowing which led to the uncovering of humans being the most dangerous game were when Zaroff said he grew bored of hunting animals, and it became very obvios about a sentance before it is uncovered, when Zaroff explains his game is able to reason. If I was offered to hunt the most dangerous game for what ever i would want in return, I would decline the offer because even though Zaroff doesn't think so, hunting and killing humans is still murder, and taking the life of a person to benefit mine is not my intention.
My first reaction to what General Zaroffs most dangerous game was that i was extreamly surprised because the general has an nice house and a lot of money why would he need to hunt people. Also why did he chose people to hunt that would be consisered murder. General Zoroff could have created his own animal that could reason instead of hunting people.
Some parts of the story that were forshadowing is that the island that he lives on is called ship-trap island. this infers tha t ships get trappeed there often. And he says that he needed to find an animal that could reasn. the only anial that can reason is a human being so this suggests that he hunts people.
For all the money in the world or anything that i desired the most i would not hunt the most dangerous game because i dont like killing anything but i couldnt kill a person. Also the most dangerous game could be considered murder and i am not a murderer so i would never hunt the most dangerous game.
My first initial reaction was wow this is crazy. I was very surprised and I didn’t see it coming at all. When I first read it I was kind of freaked out. Some foreshadowing in this story is the title “The Most Dangerous game”. It just gives you a hint that something horrible and dangerous is going to happen. If I was offered fortune or fame to the hunt “the most dangerous game” I would do it. I would hunt and just not find anything on purpose so the “game” lives and I get my money. If I could not do that I would look for him and then I would try to capture him so I don’t have to kill him. If I had to kill the “game” I have no clue what I would do. I would probably not do it because I don’t think I would be able to live with myself after that.
My reaction to General Zaroff's "most dangerous game" was surprising because i never would of thought that the General would actually hunt humans. I got the hint that he was a little crazy but i didn't think he was a murderer. There is some foreshadowing in the book. One example is the title. "The Most Dangerous Game." By looking at the title you can already tell that something bad is going to occur later on in the book. Also on page 20 General Zaroff says "'i wanted the ideal animal to hunt,'explained the general.'So I said: What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?' 'And the answer was, of course: 'It must have courage, cunning, and , above all, it must be able to reason.'"This shows that the "most dangerous game" is a human because they are the only animals that can reason. Even if i was given all the fortune and fame in the world, I would never hunt "the most dangerous game." I wouldn't do it because i would never want to be considered a murderer and i could never go through with killing a human.
My reaction to General Zaroff's "Most Dangerous Game", was not extremely surprising because of the forshadowing and whole feeling of the short story. None-the-less, I am appalled that such a "civilized" man could come up with such an evil, and dispicable source of "entertainment".
The short story forshadows many events. One Example of this is when General Zaroff says to Rainsford, “What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? It must have courage, cunning , and it must be able to reason.” “But no animal can reason.” “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” He is implying that his source of fun and his "animal", is actually man.
My moral stand point is not an exact yes or no answer. Noone could buy me into killing an inoccent human being, nor could I kill for fame, but, if i were threatened, with one of my close friends or family members life's in return for killing a stranger, I might reconsider. I chose this, because, though some what selfish, if both people were inoccent, and i had to kill a stranger to save the life of someone close to me, I think I would.Though killing a human being is a horrible thing, I think most people would kill to save either multiple lives, or people close to them.
My reaction to General Zaroff's "game" was that i wasn't really surprised. I kind of expected it because during class we were talking about the black eyes and all of the black in the story and how he looked like a vampire so that led me to believe that he didn't just kill animals, but humans too. Other foreshadowing in the short story is that on page 16 it says, "Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush.. it must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. It's clear that the brute put up a fight." It was a small desserted island, there isn't any large animals on it, so it wasn't an animal that he killed. Another quote is on page 20 Rainsford says, "'It must have courage, cunning and, above all, it must be able to reason.' 'But no animal can reason,' objected Rainsford. ...'There is one that can." said the General. This is also another hint that the General kills humans.
No, I would not hunt the most dangerous game because I don't think anything anything is that important that you have to kill innocent people for it. Especially just to entertain yourself because you are bored. General Zaroff says that he loves hunting so much but just that he got bored and that hunting animals was too easy. Nothing should be that important, that you kill innocent people who have families and friends. Also it would always be in my conscience that i murdered someone for fun.
My Initial reaction to General Zarfoff’s "most dangerous game" is that is very scary and he is crazy. It was very frightening because when he tells Rainsford of his new hunting game Rainsford thought he was a murderer. When I comprehended the story the author showed and explained that the general was a mysterious character. Foreshadowing is guided up to this because the author gives clues that the general is a mysterious person. On page 19 the general says “I hunt more dangerous game”. Another on page 19 is No thrill left in Tigers, no real danger. I live for danger, Mr. Rainsford. An additional element is characterization of the General. The author describes General Zaroff’s as a creepy and frightening character. As I reading the story I had noticed that the majority of the General’s conversation was him talking about hunting out his most dangerous game. The Moral Standpoint: If I was offered fame, fortune I would never hunt "most dangerous game” because I think it is wrong to kill a person for no reason. I think it is very immoral to kill someone if they didn’t deserve it. I would not play the game because it would haunt me forever and I would feel guilty.
When I found out what the "most dangerous game" was, no I was not surprised. When we first met General Zaoff he was a very spooky and intimidating man. It said "his eyes where black" my first impression of him was that he was a murderer. Also it said “I had to invent a new animal to hunt…I never joke about hunting.” I knew he was going to be hunting something very smart.
Moral Standpoint- Yes I would hunt the “most dangerous game” under some circumstances. If they were the scum of the earth like robbers murderers terrorists General Zaoff ex… I would. But if it were had working men or decent people I would not hunt the “most dangerous game”.
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