The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

What is meant by "He lived a year in a minute"?

 

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Rainsford is being pursued by the evil General Zaroff. Rainsford is thinking that "He lived a year in a minute" because his body was so full of adrenaline, his "fight of flight" response was working in overdrive. The fact that  he was being hunted and could die at his first mistake, made Rainsford feel like one minute (as prey) feel the same as if he had lived a whole year doing what he usually did.

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