General Zaroff is a confident man. Considerably wealthy to
be able to hire a full-time bodyguard in Ivan, not to mention to build a chateau on a
deserted island, Zaroff gets everything he wants. He can order in supplies from all over
the world. He seems educated, and a well-versed hunter with the trophies to show his
effort. Zaroff is described as calculating, but in a gentleman-like fashion. Perhaps
this feature of his character is what makes the most dangerous game so shocking and
horrifying to his audience. You wouldn't expect such a civilized man to engage in such a
savage act as to take man's life for sport.
Zaroff is
intelligent and longs for adventure. We see this as he almost captures Rainsford on the
first day of their game, but refuses to make the capture for the sake of the game. He
wants to keep playing. He preys on the rush of adrenaline he
experiences.
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