Summary: Are Hunters Civilized

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.

Rainsford last trait is un-barbaric through the story, because he doesn't go hunting humans with Zaroff. Zaroff hunts humans for entertainment and a savage towards the men, while Rainsford says “Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer” [Connell 19]. Which shows that he doesn't like blood of humans or will not kill them for sport, since he believes it’s wrong and

What does civilized mean? Civilized is a person who is well educated. Are hunter civilized?

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

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

We try to be civilized here’”(Connell 75).He considers electricity a sign of civilization even though he uses it to lure ships to the rocks so he may capture the sailors. His idea of civilization may not match a more normal person’s ideas. When Rainsford objects, Zaroff protests.“ ‘[…]That would be barbarous. I treat these visitors with every consideration. They get plenty of good food and exercise[…]splendid physical condition’” (Connell 76).Zaroff uses a euphemism to describe his prisoners and claims that treating them well is a mark of a civilized man. He treats them well so that they will be healthy, well trained, and more challenging to hunt. Zaroff claims to be civilized, but the reality is quite different from Zaroff’s assertions.

They both believe that the strong should hunt the weak. However, Zaroff takes this to an extreme. He created a sick game naming it the most dangerous game. This is where he hunts the only animal that can reason. Which, unfortunately, are humans. Even though he murders he acts as if it's normal. After Rainsford lands on the island and Zaroff is telling him about this psychedelic game he says ““ That is why I use them.It gives me pleasure.They can reason, after a fashion. So they are dangerous””(Connell 35). He is saying that while hunting humans he doesn’t feel bad or have any guilt.They both love hunting and have very similar beliefs, but Zaroff takes them to an

Civilized people are polite, well mannered, and their culture, and morals are more advanced than normal. People who are civilized are always respectful of themselves and other people, and are completely honest. Most importantly, civilized people care about other people along with themselves. On the contrary, uncivilized people are savages who are cruel, and barbarous. Savages do not think twice about their horrible actions, and they are very ruthless.

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 believes that the weak are meant to be the prey of the strong and that the weak are only put on this planet for the benefit of the strong. Many reasons can support that Zaroff’s mentality shows that he is uncivilized even with all of his riches and luxuries. There are many reasons why Zaroff is seen as uncivilized. Primarily, he does not respect nor value the prey that he kills. This includes the animals and the stranded people that arrive on the island.

When Sanger Rainsford first starts his hunt, and meets General Zaroff he is a civilized person. General Zaroff

In the story, “The Most Dangerous Game” it portrays how enlightened individuals will turn uncouth if life relies upon it. First off, civilized is being educated more and being a good person who understands and respects others and themselves. Individuals in the story begin civilized, at that point end up plainly savage, particularly if life relies upon it. But being savage doesn’t necessarily mean that you aren’t civilized. Not all civilized people are nice, kind, and you know, civil. They have a bad side. Everyone does. Some people just may not notice it.Rainsford thinks of himself as civilized because he doesn’t murder he hunts and I agree with him.

First Zaroff is an intelligent individual. Zaroff is intelligent because when Zaroff is hunting Rainsford, Zaroff deliberately blew a smoke ring and walked away grinning because Zaroff knew Rainsford was hiding in the branches of the tree as seen on page 231. Another way Zaroff is intelligent is how he knows all the traps that Rainsford has made for Zaroff. Zaroff knows the Malay Mancatcher, Burmese tiger pit, and the Uganda knife trick as seen on pages 232-235. Zaroff knows how each and every trap works and how they are built.

First my essay is about 3 things from the most dangerous game story. If evidence that story shows that Zaroff considers himself civilized. Rainsford considers himself civilized and Rainsford considers Zaroff civilized.

Throughout Rainsford’s adventures, General Zaroff has shown him many characteristics of how he can be gracefully civilized to barbarically uncivilized. Zaroff’s personality is like two sides of the same coin, and this is shown in his civilized nature that completely contrasts his uncivilized nature. When Zaroff states, “You will be amused, I know. I think I may say, in all modesty, that I have done a rare thing. I have invented a new sensation. May I pour you another glass?” He is talking in a very civilized manner, and even offers his quarry a glass of wine. His form of speech throughout the text has always sounded very civilized and you never see him break. Of course, even though his form of speech is civilized, this does not mean himself,