Why Is Zaroff Defeated In The Most Dangerous Game

At the beginning of the story, Rainsford is not influenced by the General and he has his own feelings and viewpoints on hunting versus murder. “‘ But they are men,’ said Rainsford hotly. ‘Precisely,’ said the general. ‘That is why I use them. It gives me pleasure.’”(Connell 15). Rainsford is appalled at the fact that Zaroff finds pleasure and enjoys killing people. Then once he enters Zaroff’s “game” he has to find a way to win by wit. He realizes that he can not outsmart the General so instead, he must kill. At this point in the story, he finally realizes that himself and Zaroff are actually not that different from each other. In the end, Rainsford is very influenced by Zaroff, when he kills him and feels as if it was

Both protagonists, have similar conflicts which contain having them killed. In the story General Zaroff says, "Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh?" (Connell 16). General Zaroff has the intention of killing Rainsford to cure his own boredom. This is the similar to when Frank Miller is coming in town to kill Kane. They also

In, the short story, “The most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford kills General Zaroff. Some readers believe Rainsford has the right to eliminate Zaroff. Others believe that no human being should be killed under no circumstance but most people believe that Rainsford had a right to kill Zaroff because Zaroff killed many people in the past and tried to kill Rainsford in the process when Rainsford washed up onto shipwreck island and hunted him down for two ish daies which zaroff calls his murder his dangerous game. For instance“That would be barbarous. I treat these visitors with every consideration. They got plenty of good food and exercise. They get into splendid physical condition” (Connell 5). After all, this quotation means That general Zaroff is

The general was telling him about all the humans he has hunted and plans on hunting. Later on Rainsford said to the general “I can’t believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke.” What the general is saying to Rainsford is that he is serious. Rainsford can not believe it and most people would not. Why would Rainsford want to repeat what the general did when he has the option not to. Zaroff is evil and Rainsford knows that. Their is no way that he would want to repeat what the general

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the author Richard Connell writes about how Sanger Rainsford was successful in defeating General Zaroff. Sanger is a celebrated big game hunter and he is known worldwide for his writings. General Zaroff is a crazy but wise man who is bored with ordinary hunting.

Both of Rainsford and Zaroff are very intelligent hunters. When Rainsford is the prey he feels like he might lose at certain moments like the time when he was on the tree with the dogs but he pushes on and sets traps on the contrary cocky Zaroff runs into them. Rainsford and Zaroff similarly hunt as sport but Zaroff will take it to the extreme and start to hunt humans. Keep in mind this then foreshadows them going against each other and eventually Rainsford kills Zaroff and goes to sleep but i do think Rainsford becomes Zaroff or takes his place.Next is even more differences and similarities of Zaroff and Rainsford. Such as General Zaroff being a former cossack hailing from Russia however Rainsford is an American from New York. Second Rainsford is very sociable and kind of outgoing on the other hand Zaroff seems to like being lonely. Since he lives in a remote island with his bodyguard Ivan. Zaroff may be more intelligent than Rainsford but Zaroff’s arrogance let Rainsford escape and Rainsford was able to win at Zaroff's own

Rainsford becomes the new general of Ship Trap island because him and General Zaroff have very similar personality traits. “ ‘I'll give him a trail to follow,’ muttered Rainsford, and he struck off from the rude path he had been following into the trackless wilderness. He executed a series of intricate loops.’ Then later Zaroff says, ‘I have hunted every kind of game in every land. It would be impossible for me to tell you how many animals I have killed.”Not only are Rainsford and General Zaroff both hunters, but also they are very good and smart hunters. The quote that Rainsford says is from during the hunt and it describes him making an intricate trail for Zaroff. He is using all of his skills and being very smart to try to lead Zaroff in

In the short story "The Most Dangerous Game", by Richard Connell, the two main characters General Zaroff who is considered to be a maniac who doesn’t understand between what is right and wrong and Rainsford a well-known profound hunter who disagrees with General Zaroffs views. Both get into a game (competition) that was rigged to benefit Zaroff but after countless mistakes, it was quickly turned around by Rainsford to lead him to victory.

First, General Zaroff is very “Dangerous” character. He enjoys killing with a pistol, especially, humans. Rainsford says in the story “Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff what you speak of is murder (pg.19).”

In "The Most Dangerous Game," one of the main characters, General Zaroff is portrayed as a sociopath. This is because first of all, General Zaroff first appears to be very charming towards Rainsford. For instance, Zaroff greets him and invites him to dinner. On page 16 he says, "Now you want clothes, food, rest, and you shall have

Throughout this journal, Zaroff can be characterized as mysterious and cold hearted. First off, Zaroff is mysterious for these reasons. When Rainsford arrived, Zaroff stared at him for no reason in particular. They started talking and Zaroff knew a great deal of information about Rainsford from reading his books. The mood, over all that he had set, was incredibly uncomfortable and unsettling from the tone of his voice and the manner of his language. Also, Zaroff can be characterized as extremely cold hearted. From the beginning, we knew Zaroff was a little suspicious. The fact that he does not find an interest in hunting animals anymore is odd therefore he goes for humans. Zaroff said, “Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and,

Richard Connell uses characterization to develop the character of Zaroff, one way he does that is, changing Zaroff’s treatment of Rainsford over the course of the story. The author shows that General Zaroff has lost the ability to determine men from beasts, suggesting that he has lost his humanity. He used, General Zaroff's few refined habits to conceal his desire to inflict death for his own amusement. "Precisely," said the general. "That is why I use them. It gives me pleasure. They can reason, after a fashion. So they are dangerous." (Connell). Zaroff takes pleasure in harming human being’s, as seen in his thoughts during the story.

I am choosing to evaluate the unique characterization of General Zaroff. When Rainsford first approaches General Zaroff, he seems very hospitable, educated, and civilized. He compliments Rainsford on his hunting skills and the literature he has published regarding his experiences. General Zaroff offers to share his amenities and comforts of his impressive mansion with Rainsford upon arrival. He is not hesitant to provide him with a place to sleep and a very elegant meal. It is not long after Rainsford arrives that he determines General Zaroff is a murderous, selfish, and psychotic person. General Zaroff begins to tell him about how he has created the most incredible game to hunt. That is when Rainsford comes to realize the General is hunting

In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” General Zaroff hunts humans. This keeps the theme of man versus man alive. General Zaroff is always waiting for a game like Rainsford. The way the story works out is a queer because Rainsford is discussing with Whitney about how he believes animals feel no pain or fear of death. But, while being hunted Rainsford realizes the way being hunted feels. He awakens to the feeling of real fear and terror that comes with the act of being hunted. The fight against Rainsford and General Zaroff is the real turning point though. When Rainsford comes out from behind the curtains and scares General Zaroff. He had won the game, but he still must fight the general to truly win,“‘One of us is to finish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford . . . .’”(14). This is when Rainsford shows his true bravery. General Zaroff carries out the game longer and longer

He learned that hunting might bore him one day like it bored Zaroff, so he should stop now before he turns into a copy of Zaroff. General Zaroff got bored and he should be terrified that he probably will get bored too. The narrator was told by Zaroff that he was lying down “one night when a terrible thought pushed its way into [his] mind. Hunting was beginning to bore [him]!”(Connell 26). Rainsford could be easily become afraid that he might eventually think that when he has killed all the animals he can hunt, there will be nothing left for him to do. General Zaroff shows some idiosyncrasies of being completely insane. Of course after Rainsford stated that the Cape Buffalo was the most dangerous game, then “[for] a moment the general did not reply; he was smiling his curious red-lipped smile. Then [Zaroff] said slowly ‘No. You are wrong, sir.