Theme Of The Most Dangerous Game By General Zaroff

he theme in “The Most Dangerous Game” is hunter becomes the hunted, where Rainsford the hunter becomes the hunted by General Zaroff. While at first Zaroff seemed civilized and respectable, he soon shows his barbaric and truly ugly nature. While “The Most Dangerous Game” is only a short story it has many layers. A layer of sympathy for the hunted, was alluded to in the beginning when Rainsford was talking to his friend who was saying that maybe Jaguars can feel pain and have a thought process. While throughout the story Rainsford is always comparing himself to a “beast at bay” meaning that he will always be trapped unless he can kill Zaroff which is completely the opposite of all his morals he either kills or gets killed which is a third theme.