The Most Dangerous Game
What drives a man to kill? What evil forces lure a human to kill another human being in cold blood? The answers to these questions can be found in the story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. In this story a couple of renowned hunters are on their way to pick up a shipment of guns and hunt game in the Amazon. The hunters are on the way to Rio when Rainsford falls overboard. Rainsford swims for miles in the dark and as luck would have it wakes up on what seems to be deserted island. He wonders around the island and stumbles upon a house, where he is greeted by Mr. Zaroff. Mr. Zaroff welcomes Rainsford into his home and asks him to participate in a hunting game. Raisford refuses to take part in the hunting of human beings and becomes the hunted. When Rainsford is introduced to Mr. Zaroff the first impression is the Mr. Zaroff is a member of the upper class and is a skilled hunter, but as the story progresses Mr. Zaroff proves to be cold-hearted. When Rainsford first enters the house and is shown the bedroom he says, "
hall were the mounted heads of many animals- lions, tigers, elephants, moose, bears; larger or more perfect specimens Rainsford had never seen" (12). Rainsford himself is a famous hunter, for him to say that he had never seen more perfect specimens suggest that General Zaroff is an excellent hunter as well. Rainsford also says, " You have some wonderful heads here... That Cape buffalo is the largest I ever saw" (13) In response to the comment made by Rainsford, General Zaroff said, "I have but one passion in life and that is the hunt" (13). It is made obvious by Rainsford's reaction to the heads that Rainsford thinks General Zaroff is an expert hunter. It is also apparent that Rainsford feels General Zaroff might be a better hunter than he is. Though General Zaroff was a wealthy member of the upper class and a skilled hunter, his love of hunting turned him into a cold-hearted murderer. The Gerneral's desire to have the perfect game to hunt drove him to the hunting of human beings. This description depicts a marvelous home,
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Approximate Word count = 701
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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