What does the word civilized means? Civilized means you're well educated and you know a lot about your culture. Evidence from the story shows that Zaroff considers himself civilized, Rainsford considers Zaroff civilized and Rainsford considers himself civilized. They consider that they are all civilized, they’re civilized because they know what others do. “{Rainsford} was finding general a most thought out and affable host, a true cosmopolite.”(45) Rainsford is impressed of how they behave of the host because they are encouraged to do something. He’s also impressed because they have them food so they could survive while going into the woods a couple days. Being knowledge is a good thing for them to know what to do in the woods to fight in
