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Was Rainsford Justified In Killing General Zaroff

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In the short story “The most dangerous game “. Rainsford was justified in killing General Zaroff. Rainsford is a professional hunter and writer. Who one day fell off a boat and swam to Ship-Wreck Island. The island was known of bad omen because of all the ships who happened to walk to their deaths. General Zaroff was born a Cossack and was known for their savagery. General Zaroff got bored with just hunting animals he wanted some great to kill- humans. Rainsford found out and refused to hunt with him, so General Zaroff decided to hunt Rainsford. Rainsford outsmarted him and had a fight to the death which Rainsford won. But you got to ask yourself. Was it right? The crime or unlawfully killing a person especially with malice (Merriam-Webster).If

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