Question

In about 100 words contrast the characters of Rainsford and Zaroff from the most dangerous game what are their differences

Answer 1

Despite General Zaroff and Rainsford's many similarities, the two characters have drastically different ideas of morality and civility. The main difference between the two characters concerns General Zaroff's affinity for hunting humans. General Zaroff is a fanatical hunter, who enjoys chasing humans throughout Ship-Trap Island before he kills them. In contrast, Rainsford finds General Zaroff's propensity to hunt humans to be repulsive, malevolent, and wicked. Rainsford considers General Zaroff a maniacal murderer, who hides behind a veil of civility and aristocracy.
In addition to their opposite views concerning hunting humans, the two characters have different backgrounds. General Zaroff is a wealthy Russian Cossack with military experience, who hails from a noble family, while Rainsford is a world-renowned American hunter. Throughout the story, both characters also exhibit different personality traits. General Zaroff is portrayed as a calm, confident, eloquent man, while Rainsford is depicted as an overwhelmed, intense person, who is in a desperate situation.

Answer 2

Zarof is described as a rich, cultivated, calm, and refined man who has no sense of morality and love for human life. He has fun hunting for humans and thinks this is something exciting and attractive, which should be imposed on anyone he wants to impose. On the other hand, Rainsford finds this fascination of Zaroff by human hunting somewhat sickly, repulsive and cruel. Rainsford has a strong sense of morality and is described as an American hunter who cares about the feelings of animals. Unlike Zaroff, Rainsford is an oppressed man, who is under great strain because of Zaroff's inhuman hunt