Animals Have Emotions In The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

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I agree with the claim “animals have emotions”. There are many example of animals having emotions in the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. First, Rainsford was scared and fearful when Zaroff caught him in the tree. This matters, because Rainsford was the animal, the hunted, in this story. This is important because, his emotions would be similar to an animal's emotions in this situation. Another example of Rainsford’s emotions was when Rainsford felt relief after defeating Zaroff, and being able to sleep in the bed. Lastly, Rainsford felt hesitation right before he jumped into the ocean to escape from the dogs. The reason that Rainsford’s emotions can be seen as animal’s emotions is because he was the animal. He was hunted

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