General Zaroff Character Paragraph In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, General Zaroff is shown as cocky, crazy, and evil. Zaroff is shown to be cocky in the story when he is under Rainsford under the tree and he knows that Rainsford is up in that tree and Zaroff let’s rainsford go. ”The sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his face. He blew a smoke ring into the air and then carelessly walked away.” This quote shows that General Zaroff is cocky because during this part, he is sees Rainsford and is so cocky that he lets him go.During the story, Zaroff is also crazy. He shows that he is crazy when he tells Rainsford that he is going to play the game with him. “ You'll
He is another example that the quote, "You are most yourself when you're alone." does not apply to him. Throughout all of the story, he is shown as honorable, and cunning. All throughout the story, even when he could have died or killed another, Zaroff keeps his hunter prowess and honor. "Rainsford," called the general, "if you are within 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 wound dressed; it's only a slight one. But I shall be back. I shall be back." this shows us that Zaroff, even in the face of death, will still honor the person trying to kill
He shrugged his shoulders.” (Connell 27) General Zaroff had went back home to have some dinner. He then went into the library to calm down. As he was about to turn the lights on in his room but went to the window to look at the dogs. As he turned on the lights Rainsford came from behind the bed curtains and scared Zaroff half to death.
General Zaroff also has many traits that are different. General Zaroff likes to hunt ,”the scum of the earth, sailors from ship trap island. When General Zaroff was talking about Ivan, he said,”A simple fellow, but, i am afraid he is a bit savage, so am I. He is also shon as a little insane,Because when Rainsford asked how he stalks up the island, General zaroff tells him that he traps sailors on the island, and either hunts them, or sends them to Ivan. General said that he gives them a choice, “He need to not play the game if he does not wish to hunt, I turn him to
When Rainsford and General Zaroff were conversing about Zaroff’s new game to hunt, Rainsford strongly disagreed but still kept his manners. This is proven on page 11 by a response from Rainsford to Zaroff “Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer." Rainsford was also polite toward the end of the story by, not just killing Zaroff in his sleep without giving Zaroff a chance to defend himself. This was settled by a knife duel that ended up with Rainsford winning anyway. Zaroff on the other hand was not polite by calling Ivan his deaf and dumb servant’s race and him a savage. This is proved by this statement on page 6 “Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow,” remarked the general,” but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow, but, I'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." This statement shows that Zaroff is very
In “The Most Dangerous Game”, Richard Connell emphasises external conflict to illustrate General Zaroff's character as an amazing hunter who became arrogant. Specifically, General Zaroff emphasises his arrogance by playing with Rainsford over and over again, letting him live and not pursuing further when he has Rainsford cornered. The first situation that expresses external conflict inflicted by Zaroff, occurs when Rainsford describes how Zaroff clearly knows where Rainsford is yet did not kill him. “Before they could reach the branch where Rainsford lay; A smile fell over his brown face”(24). When Zaroff spares Rainsfords life he gives him and the reader the idea that he thinks he will be able to catch Rainsford easily and wants more time
#53) The reason this is so important is because General Zaroff is a very experienced hunter,who has never lost at his game,but even he could not trace Rainsford. This tells us that Rainsford is skilled at hiding and reacting quickly. An example of Rainsford being smart was when he thought of “A native trick he learned in Uganda. He slid
General Zaroff: A Beast General Zaroff is a rather uncivilized man, although he does have expensive cultured tastes. General Zaroff shows his lack of civility repeatedly through the story, particularly when he tells Rainsford about this new game he has developed where he hunts other humans. After Rainsford is taken into the great chateau that Zaroff lives in, Rainsford is soon told about the new form of hunting he has developed. Zaroff describes the human as an animal, saying that, “It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason” (25). But to Zaroff’s dismay, Rainsford responds with a horrified, “what you’re speaking of is murder” (26).
Specifically, “The Most Dangerous Game”, exemplifies General Zaroff as egocentric through his unethical actions that he thought would benefit his self worth, but really the actions destroyed his life. Zaroff feels “The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong… I hunt the scum of the earth: sailors from tramp ships--lassars, blacks, Chinese, whites,
Villains are the characters in stories that act as a source of conflict for the main character. Villains are important to the story, creating many challenges for the protagonists. There are many examples of villains throughout literature, and a very clear example of a villain is in The Most Dangerous Game. In The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, the character General Zaroff is presented as an evil person with malicious intent. Zaroff is a villain because he is deceptive and selfish. The nature of Zaroff’s villainy allows the reader to understand the theme of the hunter and the hunted in the work.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, General Zaroff is shown as insane, cruel, and arrogant.Zaroff is shown to be insane in the story when he says that he kills humans for fun.“...Did not make me a coldone, cold-blooded murderer.” (Connell 70). This quote shows that Zaroff is psycho because during this part, it is showing that he is a murderer. During the story, Zaroff is also cruel.He shows that he is cruel when He says that he almost makes boats crash into rocks.“Where there’s none: giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws. They can crush a ship as easily as I can crush this nut.”(Connell 70). Zaroff shows that he is mean during this scene because he is making people crash, then giving them hope when
In The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, General Zaroff is shown as insane, intelligent, and competitive. Zaroff is shown to be insane in the story when he admits he hunts and kills human. “Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting.” “Hunting?
General Zaroff is a psychotic man. He was hunting with Rainsford and he found him but he decided to wait so he could have a better challenge to kill Rainsford. In the short story, it states, “I refuse to believe that so modern civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life.” This shows that he has no value for anyone else's life except his own life.
Ryan Derry Mr. Jones English 9 13 October 2015 Who is General Zaroff? Imagine being hunted and attacked by a near perfect, possibly better, reflection of yourself. Rainsford fought through this against General Zaroff and his cossack partner in crime, Ivan. In the amazing short story,” The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, General Zaroff displayed to the audience that he is an unruffled, yet deceptive man. He exposes that he is unruffled by staying completely calm, even in the face of danger.
Zaroff is purely unconscious, and has no compassion or remorse for his actions. His demented mind forces him to believe that it is moral to hunt all living creatures, when in reality he is actually murdering a human soul. The general is sadistic as well as arrogant. He is mentally unstable, insane, and he denies the fact that he is committing something as bad as what he is doing. According to General Zaroff, hunting for him has been consumed by boredom and he no longer sees hunting as a challenge. Consequently, he chooses to hunt a certain “creature” with a higher mental stability of the creatures he has hunted before.(Connell 21) As Zaroff became comfortable with Rainsford, he
General Zaroff constantly appears all throughout the story, whether it is in what he says, or the activities he depicts, that he has an exceptionally unsteady personality and is to some degree a psycho. For instance, towards the end of the extensive discussion between General Zaroff and Rainsford, General Zaroff says, "I chase the filth of the earth-mariners from tramp ships, lascars, blacks, chinese, and crossbreeds." (pg.