Rainsford Vs Zaroff

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In the story the most dangerous game the character Rainsford and general Zaroff are similar and different. One thing similar is that they are both hunters. Rainsford feels that there are two types of people in the world the hunters and the hunts general Zaroff believes that life is for the strong, this show that both character view world in block and while. Rainsford perspective change, Zaroff the general is a cruel person. Rainsford was knew what animals is going to hunting but

At the beginning of the hunt Zaroff followed Rainsford’s trail and found him in a tree, but Zaroff ignored him and kept the hunt on. Rainsford ran into the woods and found a dead tree on a smaller living one and set up his first trap. Zaroff is on Rainsford’s trail like a bloodhound and when he gets to Rainsford’s trap he steps on the trigger. Zaroff knows what he has done, but is too slow to react and the tree injures his shoulder. “Rainsford, if you are within the sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. Not many men know how to make a Malay Mancatcher. Luckily for me, I too have hunted in Malacca. You are proving interesting, Mr. Rainsford. I am going now to have my wounds dressed, it’s only a slight one.

When contrasting to “The Most Dangerous Game”, General Zaroff hunts men like Rainsford for pleasure, not for revenge. Another conflict is how the main characters started out in the stories. “He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance” (Connell 5). This citation was when Rainsford heard gunshots from afar. His curiosity got the better of him, so he went to check it out.

Rainsford was a skilled hunter and want to live any way so he made a trap for the general which was disturbed by his hounds at first. He attempted to build it again but this time, he himself became its victim and later succeeded in escaping from that. General Zaroff thought that his prey was dead but later found him in his house standing behind the window curtains. This shows the surprised ending of the story that the prey is still alive this shows that Rainsford has won the game as Zaroff congratulates him on having him in his room, “I congratulate you," he said. "You have won the game." He was probably honoring him and showing him the way to move out safely from the Island but the past three days have made Zaroffs’ prey i.e. Rainsford more hardened who may possibly want to take the revenge from his killer which is depicted from his words "I am still a beast at bay." This means his life never changed and the cruel hunt continues although he had learned the lesson that how the prey feels when hunter is behind it to kill. The ending line of the story further adds in his firm

But the hope that was in Rainsford's brain when he climbed died, for he saw in the shallow valley that General Zaroff was still on his feet. But Ivan was not. The knife, driven by the recoil of the springing tree, had not wholly failed.’ Then later Zaroff says. ‘I hunt the scum of the earth--sailors from tramp ships--lassars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels--a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.’ ‘But they are men,’ said Rainsford hotly. ‘Precisely,’ said the general. ‘That is why I use them. It gives me pleasure.’ ”In this example, Rainsford makes a trap with a knife set to hit and stab someone. The quote explains that when he sees the knife did not hit Zaroff but Ivan instead, he is initially disappointed. He then realizes that he at least got Ivan and trap had not completely failed. This just shows that he is was hoping to kill Zaroff and he wanted to murder just like the general. Zaroff’s quote states that he hunts “the scum of the earth” and later goes on to say that it gives him pleasure. This quote shows that he likes hunting them for pleasure. They are similar because they both murdered the people for a kind of pleasure or

Nevertheless, their morals are oxymorons that take deviating approaches in regards to humanity. With this intention, “Must’ve been a fairly large animal… hunter had the nerve to tackle it with a light gun”(20). In like manner, “Not many men know how to make a Malay man-catcher”(32). Rainsford's knowledge of hunting proves that he had a passion for learning how to hunt, because when you choose to learn more about something you retain information easier. Likewise, “I have but one passion in my life, Mr. Rainsford, and it is the hunt”(22). In the same fashion, “My hand was made for the trigger … I have hunted every kind of game in the land”(24). Zaroff, in the same way, has his own love for the hunt but Zaroff focused more on his natural talents and his results in hunting. Be that as it may, Zaroff and Rainsford also have their differences; “ Hunting? Good god, General Zaroff what you speak of is murder” (25). Rainsford was repulsed by Zaroff’s morals in regards to humanity illustrating Rainsford's compassion and love towards humanity. On the contrary, “The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure… I hunt the scum of the earth”(25). Zaroff Believes that Rainsford’s compassion towards humanity is his weakness. Zaroff’s maverick originates from his moral viewpoints on humanity and that he is performing his civil duty when hunting. Consequently, the exploited differences in Rainsford’s and Zaroff's morals outweigh their mutual love for

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

Zaroff hunts humans and Rainsford hunts animals. Zaroff states to Rainsford that hunting animals is fun. But, he doesn’t feel emotions for his preys. Zaroff also states that he hunts every type of people. “I hunt the scum of the Earth, lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, and mongols…” (Cornell, 25). This quote shows that Zaroff hunts every type of human. He thinks it's fun to hunt humans, but Rainsford thinks it’s murder to hunt humans. In the dining room, General Zaroff was talking to Rainsford about hunting humans is a great experience, but Rainsford stops Zaroff and told him that it is murder to hunt humans. Zaroff asks Rainsford about hunting, but his response is “Thank you, I’m a hunter, not a murderer.” (Cornell, 25). This quote shows that Rainsford doesn’t hunt humans, he only hunts animals. Even though these hunters, Zaroff and Rainsford, have hunting in common, they hunt totally different

Before General Zaroff explicitly tells Rainsford that he will be hunted, he implies this through various quotes, one being “‘My dear fellow, have I not told you I always mean what I say about hunting?... Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine’” (7). Through dialogue, General Zaroff refers to “you” as Rainsford, for he is directly speaking to the protagonist. This text from “The Most Dangerous Game,” further proves how (man v man***re-word) is present. General Zaroff continues to attempt and persuade the protagonist why hunting each other would prove challenging for each other, but the antagonist only states positive reasons through his perspective, not the

In the story it shows several different themes. One being murder vs. hunting, which means that it involves knowing the difference between hunting and murder. Hunting is for food and as Whitney and Rainsford would say it’s a sport, to whereas murder is for someone’s one excitement or entertainment, which in this case would be General Zaroff. Rainsford knows the difference that why he feels disgust towards General Zaroff for hunting men instead of wild animals. Which that later falls into

Rainsford experienced another side of hunting, where he was the prey and Zaroff was the predator. Rainsford ended up on the uninhabited island, and hunter inside told him to search for people, or a safe place. It led him in the jungle where he found his savior, general Zaroff, who by a coincidence was a hunter as well. One thing he didn’t know was that the help provided was going to be used against him; Rainsford quickly changed his mind about Zaroff’s place being safe when general offered hunting: “Tonight...we will hunt” (Connell 30). The suggestion of hunting didn’t bother Rainsford much until Zaroff his unusual hobby. Although he didn’t completely understand at first, later Rainsford figured out that he will not participate in doing hunting,

Zaroff was hunting him with the pure intent to hunt and kill Rainsford for entertainment. Therefore, to make the hunt more interesting, General Zaroff decided to mess with Rainsford. Had Zaroff overcome the impulse to hunt humans, Rainsford

character theme it is no surprise how often Rainsford and Zaroff disagree with one another. These disagreements, and reactions to them, say a lot about each character. In the beginning, Zaroff explains how he prepares the humans he hunts, and likes to keep things in order, so he doesn’t mar their ability to survive. However, Rainsford doesn’t think highly of that idea of his. In the text Rainsford states, “Civilized? And you shoot down men?” (11). Connell uses this statement to establish that Rainsford isn’t as insane as Zaroff, and he believes what he is doing is wrong. Zaroff doesn't want to create a havoc when he hunts the sailors, so he tries to organize it more, thinking that makes him more civilized, but Rainsford completely disagrees. The fact that he thinks hunting men in an organized fashion makes it better completely baffles Rainsford. When Rainsford surprises Zaroff at the end they both decide that they want to obliterate each other, especially Rainsford. In the passage it says, “One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed… He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” (19). This piece is used to indicate that although Rainsford changed his views on animal’s feelings he still is barbaric. Zaroff and Rainsford may make changes about themselves, but they will forever have a hunter’s, or decimating, mentality towards things. This is shown when they decide killing each other is the best option

Realizing what the General was meaning by when he said that he wanted to be challenge when hunting and that the animal “‘must be able to reason’” Rainsford accused him of being a murder (Connell 27). He was bewildered by the thought of a man killing another man just for the fun of it. Being threatened into being the huntie didn’t help him understand either; Zaroff would “‘turn him over to Ivan’” if he doesn't accept the challenge (Connell 28). Besides, the only reason why Rainsford was considering the challenge was because he was being motivated into doing it and didn’t he would be whipped by Ivan.