Similarities And Differences Between Rainsford And Zaroff

In all stores, there are two main characters; the protagonist and the antagonist. Sometimes the protagonist or the antagonist might not be a character, but an internal force of a character. Other times they could be an object or feelings. In many stories, the two main characters of protagonist and antagonist often have various things in common. The common things the characters share relates them to each other and connects the plot. The differences that the characters have amongst each other is what separates them. Differences of the characters also helps the readers identify between the protagonist and the antagonist. In the story, The Most Dangerous Game, there are two main characters; Rainsford and Zaroff. These two characters share many things in common with each other. They also have many differences between them which separates their characteristics. The readers are able to label the protagonist and the antagonist between Rainsford and Zaroff. In The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, Rainsford and Zaroff share many similarities and differences which results in Rainsford changing his mind about hunting by the end of the story without becoming like Zaroff because of their different characteristics. In the …show more content…
The first big difference between the characters is that Rainsford is an extrovert and Zaroff is an introvert. Rainsford like to travel and hunt in many different places such as Tibet, Brazil, Uganda, and other places around the world. Zaroff did not travel anymore. He stayed in his island by himself. This allowed Zaroff to be very familiar with the island, and when time came, Rainsford had to strategize since he was not familiar with the island. Rainsford is an American from New York, while Zaroff is a general from Russia. Zaroff is also much older than young Rainsford, but they are both wise