Comparing General Zaroff, Rainsford, And The Island

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What is fear? ¨The Most Dangerous game ¨by Richard Conaller. The expedition will introduces us to General Zaroff, Rainsford, and the Island. The expression will show that Zaroff is a great hunter but is also a mental person. Zaroff started at a young age hunting ¨I killed my first bear in the caucasus when I was ten.¨ (16). Zaroff at the age of ten he was killing this huge animals . Mans that are twice his age couldn't kill. This young boy killed them like if it was nothing this huge animal could of killed this boy that is only ten so easily but he killed it. When he grow older he when around the world hunting animals ¨I have hunted every type of game in every land. It would be impossible for me to tell you how many animals I have killed.¨(17).

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