“The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters” (Connell 62). In “The Most Dangerous Game”, this quote gives the theme meaning. During this part of the story, General Zaroff gets cocky about the fact that he is strong and the weak are for him to kill. This eventually drove him to his death. Through his malicious nature, Zaroff drives the story’s theme of karma.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, General Zaroff is shown as insane, arrogant, and skillful. Zaroff is shown to be insane in the story when he talks about how he finds joy in killing people for sport. “Hunting, Good God General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder!” (Connell 70). This quote shows that Zaroff is insane, because during that part Zaroff is trying to justify his cold-blooded murder. During this story, …show more content…
The theme of the story is shown many times throughout the story. “The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters” (Connell 62). The quote shows the theme of karma, because it says that nothing bad will happen because they are the hunters. Throughout the story both Rainsford and Zaroff became the huntees. It is later revealed what General Zaroff hunts when Rainsford says, “Hunting, Good God General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder!” (Connell 70). There it shows that Zaroff is killing people for sport and he feels no remorse. Rainsford is appalled by this fact. Karma is shown because it is revealed that Zaroff is killing people and, later on in the story, Zaroff is killed by Rainsford. Then the theme of karma is all tied together when this is said “‘... One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard Rainsford’ He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided” (Connell 80). When the story says that Zaroff has been killed, it is understood that the theme is
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, General Zaroff is shown as insane, arrogant, and skillful. Zaroff is shown to be insane in the story when he talks about how he finds joy in killing people for sport. “Hunting, Good God General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder!” (Connell 70). This quote shows that Zaroff is insane, because during that part Zaroff is trying to justify his cold-blooded murder. During this story, …show more content…
The theme of the story is shown many times throughout the story. “The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters” (Connell 62). The quote shows the theme of karma, because it says that nothing bad will happen because they are the hunters. Throughout the story both Rainsford and Zaroff became the huntees. It is later revealed what General Zaroff hunts when Rainsford says, “Hunting, Good God General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder!” (Connell 70). There it shows that Zaroff is killing people for sport and he feels no remorse. Rainsford is appalled by this fact. Karma is shown because it is revealed that Zaroff is killing people and, later on in the story, Zaroff is killed by Rainsford. Then the theme of karma is all tied together when this is said “‘... One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard Rainsford’ He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided” (Connell 80). When the story says that Zaroff has been killed, it is understood that the theme is