General Zaroff In The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

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Crazy /’krāzē/ to be mentally deranged, wild in an aggressive way. Richard Connell's short story “ The Most Dangerous Game “ deals with the hunter,General Zaroff who is passionate about hunting and takes it to a grotesque level. When introduced to General Zaroff he is described as “a tall man past his middle age,for his hair was vivid white: but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as night...the face of an aristocrat...his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth” (44). In order to do the type of ‘hunting’ he does, General Zaroff resorts to an island secluded from humanity. Zaroff describes this ‘animal’ to Rainsford as the biggest game and even says it is more dangerous than the cape buffalo and the tiger. This ‘animal’