In Richard Connell's story "The Most Dangerous Game" the character General Zaroff is presented with contrasting personality traits. Two of these characteristics are his[refinement] and his [savagery]. [Zaroff's characteristic of refinement made him to become so good of a hunter, that he could hunt anything and still get bored.] {Zaroff lives on an island called "Ship-trap Island" with a servant and dogs.} {His house is a huge castle-like house surrounded by a jungle, in which he hunts.} (Connell describes Zaroff's refinement here,

" 'I do not feel so well. I am worr

Zaroff's contrasting personality traits are important because they help outline part of the story.

[In addition to illustrating General Zaroff's refined side, Connell also reveals the General's savage side when he hunts, which shows his two contrasting personality traits.] {Trying to find the perfect prey to hunt, Zaroff uses humans to make his "game" more exciting} (Zaroff's traits are contrasted here, " 'I wanted the ideal animal to hunt, ...What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? ...it must have courage, cunning, and above all, it must be able to reason.'".) (The passage explains General Zaroff's savagery, by him trying to find the most challenging animal to hunt, even if it means to kill a person.) (The general is so obsessed with finding "the most dangerous game" that he overlooks committing the crime of murder, which is ironi

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