Zaroff Hunting Quotes

A man hunting humans because he is bored with hunting animals! On Ship-Trap Island humans are being hunted by another human. General Zaroff is one of the main characters in “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell. Zaroff encounters a surprise when he notices that Rainsford has appeared on his island. General Zaroff is a self-centered, psychotic and cruel man which ends up leading to his death.

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

Although, the only way Zaroff allowed was to take part in his game or get turned over to Ivan. Rainsford prepares for the hunt and on the following day they set out into the jungle. During the hunt, he makes many traps such as false trails, a Malayan mancatcher, a covered pit of wooden stakes, and a knife tied to a sapling. Throughout the hunt, Rainsford becomes creative of using his resources and figures out how to trick the mind of others. For the trail, Zaroff found Rainsford pretty quickly but wanted to enjoy the hunt so he lets him go. The Malay mancatcher only injures Zaroff’s shoulder but usually kills, which made the hunt harder. The wooden stakes trap kills one of Zaroff's best dogs, impressing Zaroff of Rainsford’s skills but makes sure he needs to improve ending Rainsford because that dog was really important to him. The knife tied to the sapling kills Ivan however, Zaroff’s has little to no care of losing his guard rather than losing his best hunting tool. During the hunt, Rainsford and Zaroff trade places of who is the hunter and the huntees. Rainsford fully experiences the fear of being hunted when being held at the edge of the cliff by dogs. He pants ”Nerve, nerve, nerve” ( Connell 14 par. 7) struggling trying not to get killed. Rainsford finally jumps off the cliff and swims around the island to get back to the chateau because it was quicker than walking through. When Zaroff

When Rainsfords finds out that General Zaroff likes to hunt humans, he feels very shocked. Rainsfords what's to get off the island before he gets killed

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.”

He not only hunts humans and kills them for sport, but enjoys doing so. After all, the general only sees humans as beasts to be hunted. Zaroff does not even see his right-hand man, Ivan, as a human being, for he professes here, "Like all his [Ivan's] race, a bit of a savage. He is a Cossack . . . So am I."(Connell 24) This not only displays General Zaroff's opinion of his servant, but his own point of view regarding most human beings. However, General Zaroff does not only exercise every meaning of cruelty in a physical sense, but utilizes it in a psychological sense as well. Because of this psychological warfare that Zaroff wages against Rainsford, he fails to kill Rainsford the first, second, and third night. As an additional note, Zaroff also pushed Rainsford to the point where Rainsford would not give up on taking Zaroff's life, even if it meant that Rainsford would have to stoop to the level of morality known as murder. For an example of this internal game Zaroff plays with Rainsford, Connell wrote, "The general's eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. . . the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face."(Connell 32) This means that Zaroff knew that Rainsford was there, yet did not kill him for an unspecified reason. Those few actions could be overconfidence, or it could be General

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

General Zaroff hunts humans and does not think it is murder. General Zaroff was explaining how he has dogs that he releases on the third day of the hunt. Then, he started to talk about how he keeps human heads. Rainsford did not want to see the human heads at all. “‘And now,’ said the general, ‘ I want to show you my new collections of heads. Will you come with me to the library?’” (Connell 227). Zaroff mentions that he keeps humans heads that he hunted, and seems to be proud of it. Having human heads mounted shows his evilness. Whenever General Zaroff was telling Rainsford about hunting humans, he did not seem like he regretted it at all. He seems very proud he found a new way to seize his boredom for hunting. Zaroff explained, “‘Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and if need be taken by the

Rainsford thought what Zarroff did was murder, not hunt. “Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.” (Connell 34). Rainsford was repealed by the fact that general kills humans for fun. Rainsford was shocked that Rainsford kills humans. Rainsford was stating that he was not a murderer he was a hunter. “Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer.” (Connell 34). He'd rather be himself (a hunter) instead of like him(a murderer). Rainsford was shown all the human heads taken by Zarroff. “I want to show you my collection of heads. Will you come to me to the library?” “I hope said rainsford, “that you will excuse me tonight, general zaroff. I’m really not feeling at all well” (Connell 29). Rainsford doesn't like his ways so he wouldn’t want to be like him. Rainsford does not want to be like general Zarroff because the human heads Zarroff had disgusted

I am speaking of hunting.” “Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.” (10) (AN) In this quote, General Zaroff displays his relaxed and carefree attitude towards the killing of other human beings in this quote by the implied connotation of his words. By having such nonchalant tone on such an insidious viewpoint proves that Zaroff has a much different mindset than mainstream society who views his actions as sinister. Zaroff’s internal aspirations and ideas on murder are very present in his non-conformist style of “hunting.” (Trans) While hunting Zaroff also shows his motivations for doing so. (CD) During the first day of the hunt Zaroff unknowingly has Rainsford cornered up a tree, however, once Zaroff sees Rainsford he pretends not to notice, “It was General Zaroff. He made his way along with his eyes fixed in concentration … the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff divide the world by two in different ways because of their ways of playing dangerous games. Since Rainsford sees Zaroff as nothing but great danger to people, he decides that while he’s being hunted, he will also hunt and kill Zaroff to survive and protect others. One main reason why they are different is how they both feel about humans. Later on when Ivan leaves the two, Zaroff remarks, “Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow, but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow, but, I’m afraid, like all his race, are a bit of a savage” (5). Zaroff thinks that other races, even including his own race, are not too bright and doesn’t

When Rainsford first arrives on the island, General Zaroff asks him to hunt and explains the unusual nature of his prey. Rainsford agrees to hunting with Zaroff. Rainsford really likes hunting and he knows what to do so he doesn’t need Zaroffs help. The reason why Rainsford doesn’t need Zaroffs help is because Rainsford knows more about hunting then Zaroff does, that’s probably why Zaroff is asking for Rainsfords help. Zaroff likes hunting for human, but there isn’t a lot of human on that island most of the things on the island are animals. Rainsford only agreed to help Zaroff because that’s the only way off the island and Rainsford doesn’t want to stay on the island. He wants to get off. Well another way he can get off of the island is by

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

In “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford is met with Zaroff, the hunter who through characterization is revealed as a psychopath. As the general and Rainsford are puffing cigars and drinking wine, Zaroff reveals that hunting “has become too easy” and it is beginning to bore him. As a gateway to the love he once had for killing, Zaroff hints to Rainsford that he is “inventing a new animal”. Through explanation, this “new animal” was in fact a human, upon this reveal Rainsford includes, “what you speak of is murder”. Zaroff doesn’t take kindly to this remark as this means that his new acquaintance will not also endure in his activity with him and rejects the idea completely. In