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    Human NatureWanting a challenge and wanting to survive is human nature. The story “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell is not just a hunting story. The story “The Most Dangerous Game” makes a statement about human nature. The challenges, survival and bad qualities of humans are shown in the novel. Evil has many definitions, but the one the story focuses on is having or exhibiting bad moral qualities or moral corruption and wickedness. For example, trying to survive and continue living is part of human nature, as is trying to find a challenge to satisfy oneself and the bad qualities of humans. It's human nature to seek a new challenge. For example, General Zaroff, an individual from a life of wealth, luxury, and militarism, who inflates his ego and sense of entitlement and places few limits on his desires. He lost interest in hunting animals after defeating the tough ones. They no longer excited or challenged him. He said: “I lost interest in tiger hunting a few years ago. I've exhausted their possibilities, you see. No thrill among the tigers, no real danger. I live for danger. To end his boredom with hunting animals, which had no chance against him, General Zaroff had to invent a new animal capable of challenging him. He wanted something brave, cunning and reason. He bought an island in order to hunt his new animal. This new animal was man. This shows that the general was looking for a challenge. If the general wasn't looking for a challenge, he wouldn't have gone to the trouble of buying an island and capturing humans to hunt on. It is also human nature to survive. When Rainsford, a big game hunter who fought on the front lines...... middle of paper ... the author of the statement believes that evil exists because of experience and the way he is fed. What the author of the statement is essentially trying to say is that if there were no moral codes and unpleasant experiences, evil would not exist in this world. In this book, the author of "The Most Dangerous Game" tries to show a man's desire to be challenged and man's desire to survive. It also shows that some human beings are evil and some are evil to the extreme, to the point where they would kill part of their own race just for their own pleasure. People should look for a challenge but shouldn't go too far. Furthermore, if you want to continue living, continue living, but when you have no choice and can no longer survive, then you must accept your fate. However, if all people really had evil within them, then they would have to get rid of it because it could ruin their lives..