An Essay On The Most Dangerous Game Social Darwinism

The Most Dangerous Theory Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color. This quote is a clever way of saying that people of all races should be treated equally. Unfortunately people like Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer did not agree with this concept and so Social Darwinism was born. Social Darwinism is the theory that certain groups of people should follow the same rules of natural selection as plants and animals do. Darwin created Darwinism which says that species evolved by natural selection and those that could not adapt did not evolve as much. In the late nineteenth century a man named Herbert Spencer adopted a concept called Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism was an excuse to divide people based on race. This theory ultimately …show more content…
Social Darwinism is one of the main ideas found in “The Most Dangerous Game.” Rainsford, as a hunter, believed he was above every other species because he is a person, and to him humans are the most intelligent. Zaroff believes he is above anyone that is not Serbian. He thinks anyone …show more content…
“I hunt the scum of the world.” (Connell 64). By referring to blacks, whites, Chinese and Mongrels as “scum”, and stating that “a score of them is worth less than a thorogood horse” (Connell 64). Shows that he has little respect for people of races other than Serbian and it proves that he is an individual that supports Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism is an idea found in “The Most Dangerous Game” in many different ways. Whether it was Rainsford thinking he was above animals, Zaroff thinking he was above everything because he was Serbian, or Zaroff believing he was most fit to live because he was strong, cunning and slick. Everyone has different ways they are fit and unfit. The important thing is that people don’t start to believe that their talents are