Once Rainsford is proposed the chance to ‘hunt’ men, he is revolted at the thought of hunting men for sport. After Sanger is offered the opportunity to hunt men, he is disgusted, saying how it all is a “grisly joke” (Connell 10). In essence, while eating dinner with Zaroff, Sanger learns of the general’s new animal he had been boasting about. Obviously, he is completely appalled at the thought of such a horrid thing. It says later in the story that Zaroff looked “hurt” when Rainsford wanted to leave. This means the general looked forward to and was excited to hunt with him. Using imagery, the author shows how Rainsford is outraged at what Zaroff does to keep himself busy and not bored. In the story, it also talks about how Sanger “can’t believe
