The Most Dangerous Game and Animal Farm Comparison: What does it take to climb your way to the top? How, if at all, does intelligence support success? In both texts,
the authors write about highly unusual circumstances in which the survival of the characters is at stake. In
both texts, intelligence is discussed and demonstrated overtly and in many forms. But is it intelligence or
ruthlessness that leads to success? Analyze both texts. What is each author trying to say about the
relationship between intelligence and success? Do you agree or disagree? Respond in an argumentative essay
of 300 words, citing both texts to support your opinions.