Ultimately Zaroff can be characterized as Mysterious and cruel. First off one way Zaroff is mysterious is he already knows who Rainsford is without ever meeting each other before. Conelle page 44‚ “It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford‚ the celebrated hunter‚ to my home… I am General Zaroff.” As you can see from this quote Zaroff is excited to meet Rainsford and immediately wants to get to know him better. My second reason is Zaroff acts strange in general around
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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
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screams could not be heard. This is the one known as Zaroff Even though their differences are plenty‚ they are a lot alike. Montresor much like Zaroff enjoys watching their victim’s demise. Both Montresor and Zaroff relish the anxiety of the victim before they take their final breath. Zaroff likes to watch the panic on his victims face when they know they are about to die as does Montresor. Both men enjoy messing with their victim’s state of mind‚ Zaroff in the fact that he sends his victims into the
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nature and a man v. self conflict. He goes through this because in the beginning he “gages and struggles” in the water. In the woods he gives Zaroff a “trail to follow” and he puts traps for him. A man v. self is when he’s in the woods and he keeps telling himself “I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve” he says that over and over again. This shows how though it is to be in the jungle/woods
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Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Rainsford is a man who is trapped on a island where they hunt humans. He begins the story as being a hunter and had no understanding of what the animals he hunted felt‚ but towards the end he understands what it feels like as he is hunted. His dynamic personality and behavior shows that Rainsford is quick-witted‚ talented‚ and level-headed. The fact that Rainsford adversary is General Zaroff‚ a very skilled hunter who is quite intimidating‚ and
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character in the short story that expresses both of these qualities is Zaroff. When Zaroff is first introduced to Rainsford in the story‚ he appeared to be exceedingly polite and welcoming‚ as he states‚ “We can talk later. Now you want‚ clothes‚ food‚ rest. You shall have them” (27). It is also made known that he bought the entire island‚ as well as built his chateau on it‚ which seems to be something a civilized person might do. Zaroff is‚ in general‚ portrayed as extremely wealthy and fancy‚ as well
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General Zaroff in the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a narcissistic-psychopathic devil. One quotes that shows this is when the General 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.” This shows that General Zaroff was narcissistic because all of the people he lists as scum of the Earth take up the entire population of the world. He believes that he
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The General made a move toward him. Rainsford found himself quickly‚ he spun around on the floor and took shelter behind the armchair at the fireplace. A fight broke out. A fight for life or death. Suddenly the door to the bedroom flew opened. There stood Ivan with his torn shirt and blood running out from a wound in his abdomen. Both the General and Rainsford dropped their jaws when they saw that Ivan was alive. How could it be possible. While
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main character in the short story‚ Rainsford‚ a guy who gets stuck on Trap Island‚ has to defeat General Zaroff and his game. This incident causes him to kill Ivan‚ the servant‚ and General Zaroff. However‚ it is his desire to do anything that motivates him to survive and defeat Zaroff’s game. First‚ his goal is to simply do anything to survive. Consequently‚ Rainsford gets closer to winning and kills General Zaroff at the end of the short story. Therefore‚ Rainsfords motivation is to win the game‚ and
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In the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell‚ Rainsford‚ the main character‚ goes through hard times because he is forced to transition from a hunter to a huntee‚ then back to a hunter. As he uses his many strengths and his knowledge from both perspectives‚ he creates a plan and ends up beating the whole game despite all of his conflicts. In all likelihood‚ this wouldn’t happen in real life‚ but we can still learn from him. Throughout the story‚ the reader witnesses how Rainsford’s
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