The island has been given this name because of how many
ships get shipwrecked there. It appears that the seas around the island are somewhat
treacherous to being with. However, General Zaroff also helps cause some of the
shipwrecks because his lighthouse shows a channel where there are actually rocks. Here
is a good quote on this topic ("them" refers to the sailors that Zaroff
hunts):
"Sometimes an angry god of the high
seas sends them to me. Sometimes, when Providence is not so kind, I help Providence a
bit.
Zaroff
then shows Rainsford the light that is supposedly indicating a channel. So this line
implies that the area is dangerous on its own. So maybe the name of the island had
already been given to it before he came. But he certainly creates even more of a trap
for ships.
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