General Zaroff Quotes

“Rainsford said,Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.’” (Connell 70). Rainsford’s personality changes throughout this story, but, the trait of bravery stays true throughout the story. Through his personality trait of bravery Rainsford moves the “Most Dangerous Game” plot forward.

Even though clearly distraught Rainsford was able to make key decisions to save his life. “Nerve, nerve, nerve” he panted, as he dashed along …. Then he leaped far into the sea.”(18). This quote tells the reader even while battling nerves and running away from a pack of dogs Rainsford was able to make a imperative choice to save his life. Rainsford survives the three days to beat Zaroff and win the game but still feels uneasy will not rest until General Zaroff is dead. “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice.” Get ready, General Zaroff.”(18). This quote discloses to the reader that Rainsford felt like quarry and wanted Zaroff dead and was not satisfied with merely winning the game.This quote also shows what kind of man Rainsford is and how he is willing to die for what he feels is right. Rainsford battled many trials throughout the story but somehow managed to make the best out of each one.

Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous explains multiple theories, such as nature versus nurture, and survival of the fittest. This short story also seems to have an underlying theme of Social Darwinism (Of Two Classes). Throughout the entirety of the short story, Connell shows a character change of a main character, Rainsford, who is at a constant battle with General Zaroff, the antagonist. This character change shows the importance of the mindset of characters, and how it can be applied to everyday life.

Underestimation and cruel actions lead to many things. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” author Richard Connell reveals a conflict between the main characters, General Zaroff and Rainsford. Rainsford was to play the most dangerous game created by Zaroff, because the only way to survive, is to win it, otherwise death is the only other option. As demonstrated through the use of personification, symbolism, and repetition in the story, it conveys that one should understand to never underestimate another person and remember that there will always be a consequence for the wicked things that one has done.

When Rainsford is put into the game, he thinks of a plan to throw off General Zaroff and says to himself, “‘I'll give him a trail to follow,’ muttered Rainsford, and he struck off from the rude path he had been following into the trackless wilderness. He executed a series of intricate loops” (Connell 34-35). Then Zaroff talks about his life, the war, and brags while saying, “‘I have hunted every kind of game in every land. It would be impossible for me to tell you how many animals I have killed’” (Connell 29). Not only are Rainsford and General Zaroff both hunters, but also they are very good and smart hunters. Rainsford says this during the hunt and it describes him making an intricate trail for Zaroff. He is using all of his skills and being very smart to try to lead Zaroff in the wrong direction. Likewise, General Zaroff says that he has hunted every type of animal. This shows that he is a good hunter and he has hunted so many he couldn’t even tell him how many he’s killed. This displays their similarities as hunters and people because they are very smart. In the very first scene, Rainsford and Whitney discuss hunting in the Amazon and they begin to say, “‘The best sport in the world,’ agreed Rainsford. / ‘For the hunter,’ amended Whitney. ‘Not for the jaguar.’ / ‘Don't talk rot, Whitney,’ said Rainsford. ‘You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?’ / ‘Perhaps the jaguar does,’ observed Whitney. / ‘Bah! They've no understanding’” (Connell 22). Later, Zaroff tries to persuade Rainsford into hunting humans because he thinks, “‘Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong’” (Connell 30). Another similarity the two hunters have is that they don’t care how others feel. Rainsford doesn’t care

This quote shows that Rainsford is insane because during this part, he is saying that he wants to hunt something that can reason with him, and only one animal can do that. That animal is a human. During the story, General Zaroff is also competitive. He shows that he is competitive when he fights to win the game over the humans. He always believes he will win. “If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. If I find him”... “he loses.” (Connell

Throughout this journal, Zaroff can be characterized as mysterious and evil. First off, Zaroff is mysterious. One way he is mysterious is that he knows Rainsford’s name and he read Rainsford’s hunting book. In the book it says, “I’ve read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet…” (Connell 3). This quote shows that Zaroff is interested in hunting dangerous animals and knows that Rainsford is good at hunting

In conclusion, Rainsford was forced to test his personal skills and lost track of his morals while he was being hunted by General Zaroff. In the story, he exhibits many helpful skills and characteristics like resourcefulness, his ability to plan strategically, and his ability to reason. These characteristics not only make Rainsford a better hunter, but also allow him to survive a

General Zaroff is similar to Rainsford because they are both intelligent, and Zaroff shows this in the story because of his up-bringing and past experiences. This is seen in the story when it says “I, luckily, have invested in American Securities, so I shall never have to open a Tea room in Monte Carlo, or drive a taxi in Paris.” (Connel 48) This proves Zaroff is intelligent because he foresaw the downfall of the Russian economy, and heavily invested in said American Securities. However, Zaroff is different than Rainsford because he is powerful, which he shows when he explains his quarry to Rainsford. An example of this is seen in the story, which states “To date, I have not lost” … “The most elementary sort of problem” (Connel 50.)This proves Zaroff is powerful, because he fears nothing during the hunt. If anything, he thinks it gets quite boring. Zaroff is also different since he can be described as serious, because of his history with the hunt. In the text, this shown when it says “Hunting was beginning to get boring! And hunting, remember had been my life. I have heard that in America, business men often go to pieces…” (Connel ?) This proves Zaroff is about the hunt because it has sparked a new, welcoming,

Have you ever been hunted in your lifetime before ? In “the most dangerous Game “ by Richard connell two men were hunting each other. Rainsford demonstrates that he is adventurous,smart, and sneaky.

He went through a traumatizing thing but he still stayed strong. He never quit. He persevered and stayed strong. He found a way to calm himself down. He calms himself down by promising to never touch a gun again. And when he found out he killed his brother he showed determination by promising not to touch a gun. And he also showed enthusiasm, because he really felt like that decision to not touch a gun was the right thing. So he had passion for what he was doing. He supported himself and that is how he got through his adversity. In “The Most Dangerous Game” it states that, “Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable. For a moment he stood there, thinking. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp” (Connell 21). It also says “They would be on him any minute now. His mind worked frantically. He thought of a native trick he had learned in Uganda. He slid down the tree. He caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling. Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels. He had to stop to get his breath. The baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. They must have reached

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

While the general searched for Rainsford, he stopped his eyes “before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay”, although he knew that he was hiding there (74). The reason he did this was most likely so that he could continue to play his so-called “game” with Rainsford the following day. This example helps expose General Zaroff’s selfishness because Rainsford had not wanted to play the “game”with him in the first place, but he had no other choice, he either had to “go hunting” with General Zaroff or get beaten up by the general’s menacing servant, Ivan. Besides, General Zaroff being cruel and selfish, he was dangerous to Rainsford as well. Rainsford knew that the general was “playing with him” when he realized that “The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.”. At that moment he became aware of how dangerous the general was, and he “knew the full meaning of terror”(74). This quote uncovers how afraid Rainsford was of General Zaroff, because the general was an experienced hunter who could easily track down his prey, which helps the reader understand how dangerous and intimidating the general was towards

Also, on the first day of hunting Zaroff found Rainsford on a tree but lets him go. Since one of the rules to the game is if he finds his prey he will kill them, you would think that he would confront Zaroff. However, this was not the case. Zaroff ended up letting Rainsford

Firstly, General Zaroff owned the whole Island where he was living and knew every inch of that Island which gave him an advantage over Rainsford who was a stray there not knowing anything about the Island. Secondly, General Zaroff had two things that helped him cheat throughout the game, he had dogs and Ivan while Rainsford was all by himself. Thirdly, he has the ability to follow an extremely hard trail, as he was able to follow Rainsford through his hard trail through the woods at night. But Rainsford only had a couple advantages. Firstly, he had the advantage of knowing what to do under pressure as he survived and got to the Island after being thrown off the boat in the middle of the ocean. Secondly, he has been hunting in various different terrains which allowed him to get used to General Zaroffs terrain