In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell Zaroff sets people up from boat wrecks and hunts them like animals. Rainsford states, “the world is made up of two classes -- the hunters and the huntees.” I think there are more types of people in the world than two. In the story the author presented two hunters, Rainsford, and Zaroff. Zaroff thinks its ok to hunt humans if he gives them exercise, food, and water.
In the book Rainsford is the real hunter and Whitney proves it. “ I’ve seen you pick off a mouse moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can’t see four miles or so through a moonless caribbean night”. Rainsford hunts dangerous animals like jaguars and Lions. The story proves to us Zaroff is also a hunter. “ I’ve read your books about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, You see”. Later in the story Zaroff says he hunts humans. Zaroff likes hunting humans because they give up a good fight and got bored of hunting animals. He also hunts humans to teach them a lesson. …show more content…
When rainsford arrives on the island he hears a gunshot and a scream. As he explores the island he comes to a building. When he knocks a guy opened it with a revolver pointed at his head. Later as Rainsford explores the house he gets kicked out and hunted. Rainsford turns the table on Zaroff and hunts him and his crew. Rainsford’s last words prove that the hunted becomes the hunter when he says, “ I am a beast at bay,’ get ready General Zaroff’” Zaroff responds “splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard,