One of the most important conflicts in “The Most Dangerous Game” is man versus self with General Zaroff being overconfident, resulting in his own death. In the story General Zaroff, in multiple occasions has the upper hand and could kill Rainsford, it keeps him alive because he believes that he could just hunt him again later. That plan fails and Rainsford with his instincts outsmarts Zaroff and kills the hunter when he least expects it. General Zaroff gets himself killed by prolonging his hunt for Rainsford when he could have killed him on multiple occasions.
“The hunter shook his several times, he straightened up and took from his case one of his black cigarettes; its pungent, incelen like smoke floated up to Rainsfords nostrils. Rainsford held his breath. The Generals eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree, Rainsford froze there, very muscle tensed for a spring. But sharp eye of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. Very deliberately he blew a smoke into the air; then he turned his back on the tree and walked carelessly away, along the trail he had come.” This evidence from the story clearly shows that Zaroff knew that Rainsford was there, but he left him alive to continue his hunt.
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Your Bernese tiger pit has claimed one of my best dogs. Again you score. I think Mr. Rainsford, I'll see what you can do against my whole pack. I'm going home for a rest now. Thank you for an amusing evening.” This evidence in the story shows that Zaroff is having fun hunting Rainsford and leaves, just like that. It shows that Zaroff thinks of this as a game and even rests letting Rainsford run an hide giving him time really shows how overconfident he