the most dangerous game full short story

All of this simply makes Zaroff appear more diabolical. He is cold, detached and brutal but he is also well educated, polite and a rugged class of gentlemen who has, if not a sense of honor, at least a sense of good sportsmanship. This does not excuse or provide a basis for acceptance of Zaroff’s actions, but it does make him relatable and thus far more sinister.

He could have been content to portray Zaroff as a one-dimensional, cardboard sociopath, but Connell gives the general depth and a backstory.

General Zaroff is a wonderful nemesis and Connell’s development of him at the beginning of the story was impressive. Intelligent, well-written and a lot of fun. Removing his moral compass and setting it behind the glass of rationalization never to be touched again, the General has cured his malaise by tracking and hunting soylent green people. General Zaroff, a fellow hunter and admirer of Rainsford has grown bored with the ease of murdering even the most dangerous of big game. Moreau General Zaroff and his towering, gigantinormous Cossack servant Ivan. Therefore, I will be brief, like Kim Kardashian's marriage.īig game hunting expert and luminary, Sanger Rainsford, falls off his yacht in the Caribbean and winds up on the island of Dr. Given the number of movies and TV shows that have adapted the plot of this story, I feel dumb even summarizing it. **Removing the last vestiges of doubt regarding my nerdness, the alien is 'Tosk' from the Star Trek DS9 episode, “Captive Pursuit.” Yes, it was an easy, soft ball of a question the correct answer is 4. They are all very happy NOT to be Jan Michael Vincent. They all starred in adaptations of Richard Connell’s famous short story “The Most Dangerous Game.”ģ. None of them could act their way out of a puff of smoke.Ģ. QUESTION: What do Gilligan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Homer Simpson and this Star Trek alien** have in common?ĪNSWER (select the one that best applies):ġ.

The most dangerous game full short story