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Why Is General Zaroff Justified

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Murder is the premeditated killing of one human being by another. Premeditated means think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand. Now do you think that the killing of General Zaroff was justified? In the story “The most dangerous game” Rainsford stated “I’m not a murder” but can self-defense be perceived as murder? In regards to the Rainsford vs. Zaroff situation, it is my belief that Rainsford killing General Zaroff, was not justified. I believe Rainsford was not justified because, General Zaroff never stated what he was going to do to Rainsford, General Zaroff was just lonely because the only person he could talk to was Ivan and he is deaf so he had no one to play with he, also he could have stayed hidden and then General Zaroff wouldn’t hunt him anymore after three days. Also, he went back into the house to kill general Zaroff when he didn’t have to go back in and kill him since the hunting was over already. It wasn’t justified because he didn’t have to kill general Zaroff to survive he had successfully stayed hidden …show more content…

Rainsford could have stayed hidden for the three days and general Zaroff wouldn’t have hunted him after the three days. In the story General Zaroff stated “if I do not find you by midnight on the third day my sloop will place you on the mainland near a town”. If the general said this why would he have to kill him if he was going to place him on the mainland? It was basically a deal that they made that Rainsford didn’t come through on. Rainsford thought that if he got caught by General Zaroff that he was going to get killed, but General Zaroff never said what was going to happen if he got caught. This is why I believe that the killing of general Zaroff by Rainsford was not justifiable because he could have simply came through on the deal. All he had to do stay hidden the three days and General Zaroff would have simply placed him on the mainland near a

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When Rainsford wakes up, he decides that he needs to get rid of General Zaroff’s body. He doesn’t know how or when though. No one is around the house, and he was on an island, so he just thought to take the body and dispose of it in the water around the island. He would first stick the body in a bag and then float it down the river. Rainsford would just have to hope that no one discovers the body and then try to investigate the situation.

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Rainsford is only provided a little bit of food and a knife as said in the rules, “I give him a supply of food and an excellent hunting knife.” Zaroff is given a gun and a house to stay in as said in the text, “I am to follow, armed only with a pistol of the smallest caliber and range.” Zaroff’s weapon advantage makes the game extremely unfair because it’s bringing a knife to a gunfight. In almost all circumstances the man with a gun would have a higher advantage.

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He knew how to avoid them he just didn’t know if avoiding them the way thought in his head was going to work. He ended up getting caught in one of the traps and didn’t know what to do. He had to think quickly before Zaroff could kill him and take all his weapons. The battle ended with Rainsford winning. The night after rainsford won the great battle between General Zaroff, he went home that night and slept in the bed off Zaroff's.

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Implying the Gen. Zaroff is going to kill Rainsford, so Rainsford killed Zaroff in self defense. My second reason is that Zaroff killed people. On page (25-26) Gen. Zaroff described his perfect animal humans. That was one of the main reasons that Rainsford killed Gen. Zaroff. My last reason is that no more sailors would be lured to the thought of safety by a lighthouse which is described on page (26-27) of how sailors

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Rainsford was justified in killing General Zaroff. During the time Rainsford is in Zaroff’s house they have a conversation about hunting. Zaroff tells Rainsford about him hunting humans. Rainsford says, “I can’t believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke...........

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To begin with General Zaroff should go to jail because he murders innocent people . His problem is that he murders innocent people like they are animals . He lures them in , keeps them captive and ask to play a game . He mentions to Sanger Rainsford that he needed a new ANIMAL to hunt and that hunting animals

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During the game Rainsford is terrified. But he pulls himself together because if he doesn’t General Zaroff will surely kill him. Rainsford displays courage, cunning, and reason in his escape from Zaroff. The first thing that Rainsford displays is courage.

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Also, General Zaroff is an extreme hunter and doesn’t find pleasure in hunting regular animals. Zaroff says the most dangerous game is humans because they have the ability to reason. Rainsford is going to be hunted and is given a certain amount of time to survive. Moreover, while Rainsford is being hunted Zaroff

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Later on in the story Rainsford kills general zaroff. I think that Rainsford should not be held accountable because if he didn't kill faroff, Zaroff would have killed him. Rainsford aso saved all the other people's lives that Zaroff had captured and was planning to hunt and

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When Zaroff mentions the fact of a sailor losing his head during the hunt, Rainsford wants to leave immediately but has no choice; he has to stay. Rainsford doesn’t feel like he can trust the General and doesn’t want to agree to take part in the hunting. Rainsford believes that Zaroff can’t be trusted, “Oh, you can trust me, said the Cossack. I will give you my word as a gentleman and a sportsman. Of course you, in turn, must agree to say nothing of your visit here.

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However, he is now ready to fight to the death, which shows that his opinion has changed. That just makes him no better than Zaroff “the murderer”. It seems as if Zaroff has passed on his role to Rainsford and he is now the new Zaroff. How else can he sleep so well if he feels remorse over killing a fellow human? Zaroff told him he could leave the island if he won but he stays.

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If the story was not set on an island Rainsford would have no other choice than to walk back to General Zaroff’s house, which would most likely result in his death. The setting contributes to Rainsford’s growth as a character. Now he is feeling what it is like to be hunted, just as the animals he hunts feel. He is learning what it is like to be stranded and isolated in the woods, while fearing

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