Comparing Rainsford And Zaroff In The Most Dangerous Game

Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff are two main characters in the story “The Most Dangerous Game.” Rainsford and Zaroff encounter each other when Rainsford was on his yacht headed to hunt in Rio. He falls over board and ends up on an island and the only house on the island belongs to General Zaroff. Zaroff invites Rainsford into his home and is a very good host to him. He offers him food, clothing, and a place to rest, but little does Rainsford know, Zaroff has another plan for him. Zaroff plans to kill him by sending him out to play a “game”. These two characters have many differences, but the also have their similarities. There are many similarities that the two characters, but a few of them consist of both characters being hunters, liking books, being schematic, and
One difference that these characters have is how they hunt. Rainsford hunts animals and travels to hunt these prize animals, but on the other hand Zaroff got tired of hunting animals. In place of hunting the animals, Zaroff prefers to hunt humans and this is the “game” that he plays with the people that he traps on his island. Another difference that these characters have is the places that they live. Rainsford lives in New York City, but Zaroff lives on Ship-Trap Island. The last difference that these two characters contain is their personalities and how they treat people. Rainsford is very kind and friendly. He has friends that he likes to travel with and hunt, and he hunts for fun. Zaroff on the other hand is rude. He treated Rainsford and anyone else that ended up on his island kindly and was a good host until it was their time to play the “game.” Then he treats them rudely, and he gives them no reason to like him. He is very demanding and does not let anyone make their own decisions. He forces people to play the “game”, and if they refuse then they are turned over to his servant, Ivan, who tortures