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Values 'Change In The Short Story The Most Dangerous Game'

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Samantha Jernigan English 9 Mrs.Watkins November 7th 2014 Values change based on influences and who you are Values do change based on influences, people believe that people don’t change but i see it differently. I believe that if somebody wants to change they will, I believe that influences change people,this is not all people a lot of people will never change but if you get influenced or you want to change it is possible. In the short story “The Necklace” Madame Loisel was a rich women who thought she was poor. She valued having a nice appearance and looking elegant. Madame Loisel borrowed a necklace that she thought was gorgeous, she then lost the necklace but didn’t want to tell the lady she lost it so she went to look for …show more content…

rainsoford has to go through many struggles and has to be the huntee instead of the hunter. Rainsfords values changed by a lot because at first he was saying oh there is two types of people the huntees and the hunters, and im glad im a hunter but when he becomes the huntee not by choice he realizes that it depends on the situation he wasnt going to kill people for fun so he became the huntee and worked his way so he didnt die. but his values changed because he now knows what the other end is like and he should now know not to be selfish and maybe he will be a little bit more …show more content…

rainsoford has to go through many struggles and has to be the huntee instead of the hunter. Rainsfords values changed by a lot because at first he was saying oh there is two types of people the huntees and the hunters, and im glad im a hunter but when he becomes the huntee not by choice he realizes that it depends on the situation he wasnt going to kill people for fun so he became the huntee and worked his way so he didnt die. but his values changed because he now knows what the other end is like and he should now know not to be selfish and maybe he will be a little bit more

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