In the short story The Most Dangerous Games, by Richard Connell, General Zaroff is both heartless and observant. These characteristics make the character in the short story a less likeable character.
Throughout the story General Zaroff showed how heartless he was by stalking his island with people he could hunt. He did this because hunting animals began to bore him so he wanted to find something better, new and improved and was more exciting to hunt. A piece of evidence to support that Zaroff is heartless human being is “Is there a big game on this island? The general nodded. The biggest. Really? Oh it isn’t here naturally, of course. I have to stalk the island.” (Connell 386) “It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason. But no animal can reason, objected Rainsford. My dear fellow, said the general, there is only one that can. But you can’t mean- gasped Rainsford. And why not?” (Connell 388). This shows Zaroff hunts and Purges on innocent humans for sport, and is heartless for not caring
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In the begging of the short story he was observing Rainsford very carefully as said in this quote from the story “Whenever he looked up he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly. “perhaps,” said general Zarroff.” You were surprised that I recognize your name. you see I read all books on hunting.”” (Connell 385). This piece of text evidence supports my claim that the General is observant because it talks about how the general was studying and observing Rainsford’s every move so he could learn about how he moved and responds to everything. Another piece of evidence is “It was general Zaroff. He made his way along with his eyes fixed in utmost concentration on the ground before him. He paused, almost beneath the tree, dropped to his knees, and studied the ground before him.” (Connell 395). This piece of text shows Zaroff studding and observing the ground trying to figure where Zarroff had