In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, how does Rainsford’s
opinion of hunting change after his experience with General Zaroff? Explain
your answer and support it with evidence from the text.
A: Rainford’s opinion of hunting changes after his experiences with General Zaroff because he now has
respect for the animals he hunts.
E: “The world is made of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters.”
e: Rainsford believes that animals are inferior to him because they are not as strong or as smart.
E: “Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels.”
e: After being hunted himself, Rainsford can understand how terrible it must be to be an animal.
C: This is important because Rainsford has learned to empathize with the animals that he once hunted.
Now that he has experienced this for himself, he can see that anything that goes through the fear of
being hunted deserves to be respected as well.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, how does Rainsford’s
opinion of hunting change after his experience with General Zaroff? Explain
your answer and support it with evidence from the text.
A: After Rainsford’s experience with the General, he now thinks that hunting is cruel to the animals.
E: “The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters.”
e: This shows that Rainsford does not respect the animals he hunts and he considers them inferior.
E: “I am still a beast at bay.”
e: After he was hunted himself, Rainsford now knows what it feels like to be an animal.
C: This is important because, after Rainsford gains an understanding of how it feels to be hunted, he can
now empathize with the animals. He doesn’t see himself as superior and has gained a respect for what a
hunted animal goes through.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, how does Rainsford’s
opinion of hunting change after his experience with General Zaroff? Explain
your answer and support it with evidence from the text.
A: Rainsford’s opinion of hunting changes because he understands how the animals feel when they are
hunted.
E: “Bah, they’ve no understanding.”
e: Rainsford is saying that animals do not understand fear or other emotions.
E: “At day break… Rainsford was awakened by a sound that made him know that he had new things to
learn about fear.”
e: Rainsford is being hunted by General Zaroff and hears the sound of his pack of dogs in the distance.
C: This is important because, after being hunted himself, Rainsford can identify with and empathize with
the feelings of animals. He now realizes that the fear of being hunted is one that no living creature
should experience.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, how does Rainsford’s
opinion of hunting change after his experience with General Zaroff? Explain
your answer and support it with evidence from the text.
A: Rainsford’s opinion of hunting changes because he now understands how it feels to be an animal
being hunted.
E: “Who cares how a jaguar feels?”
e: Rainsford doesn’t think that the animals he hunts have any feelings, so he doesn’t respect them.
E: “I’m still a beast at bay… Get ready, General Zaroff.”
e: Now Rainsford himself feels like a hunted animal, so he prepares to attack the man who hunted him.
C: This is important because once Rainsford can empathize with the animals he once hunted, he realizes
that they deserve his respect. This means that he will no longer consider the animals inferior to himself.