The conflict of this is that a retired general is hunting humans. He acted as they could not feel anything. As if they did not have a soul, heart, or family. General Zaroff was about to go on his last hunt of his life. rainsford had killed off 2 of Zaroff’s dogs and his helper, Ivan. After that, Zaroff went to his room. Rainsford finished off Zaroff
General Zaroffs sense of cruelty is proven when he explains that he hunts people. In the story, General Zaroff states, “I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,…“So I said, `What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason." (pg #7) Rainsford is quick to point out that no animal can reason but Zaroff replies, “My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can.” (pg #7) Zaroff is implying that he hunts
In the short story “ The Most Dangerous Game “, Rainsford was justified in killing General Zaroff. In this short story a man named Rainsford was on a ship with a couple men on a island called Ship-Trap. The ship got in a crash in the couple men died then Rainsford heard 3 gun shots so he knew that he wasn’t the only one on the island. Rainsford swims to shore they had a chateau so , he knocks on the door in that’s how he meet General Zaroff ; Shortly General Zaroff tells Rainsford about the game but Rainsford didn’t want apart of the game. Rainsford don’t hunt humans , he was a animal hunter Zaroff disagreed with Rainsford so it became ; Rainsford being the prey and General Zaroff was the predator.
In the misception that Rainsford would be safe at the cottage, the general and Rainsford share meals together. Rainsford learns that they both share the passion for hunting, except the general’s hunting was on a whole other level. Like any other person, Rainsford would think the general liked to hunt big games such as lions and deers, but the big game for the general was humans. There is not an animal that can reason, according to Rainsford, but then the general implies that there is one, and the horror hits Rainsford in the face. Rainsford tells the bitter truth to the general, “‘Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder’” (Connell 34). Rainsford seemed to be shocked and amazed at the fact that the general enjoyed hunting and killing innocent human beings. He also seemed to be amazed about the fact that the general was not yet in jail or not yet caught for his crimes. It seems justifying that Rainsford killed a murderer, before the general tried to hunt anymore people. Even if the general was caught by the police, he would have been executed for the many people he murdered; either he would have died. Rainsford’s activities toward the general, in a sense, is karma and self-defense. The general got punished for what he did wrong. It is seen as self-defense because Rainsford was forced to play the game. In order to put a stop to the general’s absurd hobbies and to save his
He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford said. The next morning the thought of killing someone kept on going through his head. Rainsford picked up Zaroff’s bloody body and dragged it outside. As he’s dragging it Rainsford takes it to the hounds and feeds the body to the hounds. Rainsford just stands still watching the hounds eat the body piece by piece All that's left is Zaroff’s mangled up body and Rainsford walks away like nothing happened.
However, Rainsford objects his reasons to hunt humans, “Hunting? Great guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder,” (8). That is when Zaroff starts thinking Rainsford is starting to become weak, and hunting is the only thing on his mind so he rejects, “I hunt the scum of the earth; sailors from tramp ships, lassars, blacks, chinese, whites, mongrels, a thoroughbred horse or hounds worth more than a score of them,” (9). Zaroff disrespects and doesn’t care about other races, but at least Rainsford objects to the fact he traps them to hunt them for his own enjoyment. Rainsford refuses to join Zaroff in his hunt, in which he becomes disappointed and offers Rainsford a choice, “As you wish, my friend. The choice rests entirely with you. But may I not venture to suggest that you will find my idea of sport more diverting than Ivan’s,” (11). Zaroff left him with a choice, to either play a dangerous game with Zaroff or be tortured by Ivan. Zaroff, thinking that Rainsford will take a chance with him, said, “You will find this game worth playing. Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine,” (11). Rainsford took the 3 day chance to elude Zaroff for three days in a life and death situation, and
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
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
Rainsford woke up to the booming sinfony of dozens of hungry hunting hounds and a satisfied look soon materialized on his face. With a prolonged yawn, he rose sleepily from the luxurious bed to find the body of General Zaroff staring blankly at the ceiling. He was the hunter, his hunter, that he had just murdered. Rainsford realised he had finally and truly won the most dangerous game. He remembered what the Cossack had said before their fight, “One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed.” Rainsford silently walked over to the window and gazed down towards the dogs below. As if know what Rainsford was thinking, the hounds barked viciously at him, salivating at their mouths. He ceremoniously picked up the still body of General Zaroff and threw him out the window with a crash! He put a fresh pair of clothes on while listening to the now satisfied canines eat their meal. determined he needed to get
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
The author shows that General Zaroff wants Rainsford to trust him through ethos because he uses appropriate language and tone to try to convince him. Showing his religious beliefs and using trustworthy language show General Zaroff’s reasoning for hunting. Hunting humans, according to the general, does not qualify as murder, but Rainsford disagrees until he himself murders the
The tension between General Zaroff and Rainsford is intensively increasing every time one has something to say, after the other has finished speaking or some of their actions towards each other that the other character finds suspicious. It all started, when both General Zaroff and Rainsford were having dinner, until General Zaroff mentions “I hunt more dangerous game”. Rainsford’s curiosity grew as they kept on conversating about the General’s hunting a more dangerous animal. General Zaroff made a deal with Rainsford, and for Rainsford’s self concern demand’s the General that he must leave the island “at once”. The two most fierce and powerful hunters in this story are going to battle it out. Rainsford was given many chances to live by General Zaroff, and will later kill Ivan by setting a trap for Zaroff. After Rainsford killed the General it is like as if Rainsford disappeared to a unknown place. The tension that is going on between both characters is happening by their attitude, curiosity, and the questions that they are asking each other. There is a lot of symbolism in the story that help us see where the tension is building up.
Lastly, for my third plot example General Zaroff was trying to kill Rainsford because humans were his new big game. Zaroff tries to kill Rainsford, but really he is the one who ends up dying at the end, not Rainsford. Richard Connell uses dialogue to highlight how Rainsford and Zaroff are talking about how only one of them are going to die and the another will live happily on the bed. “Rainsford, how did you get here?” “ I swam, it was quicker than walking through the jungle.” “I congratulate you, you win the game.” “I am still a hunted animal.” “ Get ready General Zaroff.” “I see, splendid! One of us will be a meal for the dogs the another will sleep in this excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford.” (Connell pg 22) This helps to see that General was being rude by trying to kill Rainsford for his game. Also he didn’t care what
General Zaroff states, “ Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters.” ( pg 49) In this quote General Zaroff doesn’t think of hunting as a sport but as a correlation straight to real life. The quote shows that General Zaroff has an incredibly disgusting way of looking at life and everybody in it. General Zaroff’s insanity is shown because he think of everything besides himself as huntees and this shows he is a murderer. “ I hunt the scum of the earth- sailors from tramp ships, lascars,blacks, chinese, and mongrels.”( pg 49) This quote is saying that General Zaroff thinks that murder is a game, and he doesn’t feel bad about killing anyone of his hunts. This tells us that hunting/killing humans is a normal hobby for him and he does it often. The quote shows that General Zaroff’s mind is unstable and his thoughts are very distasteful. “ This is why I use them. It gives me pleasure. They can reason, after a fashion.” ( pg 50) General Zaroff is basically saying that he likes using humans for the hunt because it gives him pleasure. He is unbothered at the fact he is taking a human life away for a exhilarating game. When he says killing people because it brings him pleasure since they try to reason with him, but he puts himself in a position where he looks insane and murderous. It shows General Zaroff’s insane way of thinking and his thoughts on
The day after, Rainsford woke up from his comfy sleep. He gulped his milk, devoured his cookies, then rushed out Château’s main door to check the dog pen. In Rainsford mind, he thought the dogs were extra hungry, because General Zaroff had vanished. “Now let's get back to our happy life!” he shouted. Little did he know, a big surprise was in wait for him.
1) Based on your readings, in class lectures, notes and discussions, in one to two