Wednesday, November 2, 2011

What defeats General Zaroff in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

General Zaroff is defeated by the cunning prowess of Rainsford.  General Zaroff wanted to hunt his ideal quarry which possess the attributes of: "courage, cunning, and above all the ability to reason."  General Zaroff believed that life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong.  The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure."  Obviously  Rainsford possessed all of the above attributes and showed that he was the strong one and Zaroff was the weak one.

Reference:  The Language and Literature Book by McDougal Littell

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