PLN Post 3: "The Most Dangerous Blog Post"

I think that in the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, the author had a lot of hints toward how he feels about hunting and about 'the hunt.' While Rainsford was on the island talking to the general, I think Connell expressed his tone through Richmond like he was his puppet. That's how authors usually are, they would express just what they would do in their character, and I think Connell kind of did that with Rainsford.

"Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder!" said Rainsford as the general smiled grimly. I think that's when the author was best expressed through Rainsford, when the general talks about hunting humans, and what he thought was right and wrong about hunting when it comes down to this.

In class today, we had some questions based on some of the subjects of this short story. Like for example, "What makes a good hunter?" and "Can you be cunning without intelligence?". But one of them kind of reflects off of what Connell is talking about, which is, "Is hunting morally right?". Connell kind of states this in the tone of the story when Rainsford finally knows what it's like to the the prey in some situations, to not always be on top, and for an animal that doesn't even know it's being hunted or have reason, it might not even be moral if it's for entertainment and pride.

So that kind of sums up what I think Connells thoughts are about this short story and what his moral kind of represents. Thanks for reading, this one was a little shorter than may last couple but thanks for reading anyway!

- Matt

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