In the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game"
by Richard Edward Connell, the irony of Zaroff's character is that he becomes
a victim of his own treachery. He begins hunting humans because he becomes bored with
hunting animals. When Ranisford arrives on the island , Zarroff decides to hunt
Rainsford. After many hunts Zaroff has become very arrogant in his believe that he is
superior to all me. In the end the tables are turned on Zaroff and he becomes the one
who is victimized. Zaroff is not hunted as he has hunted so many, but Rainsford does
beat Zarrof at his own game. When Zarrofarrives back at his house he finds Rainsford in
his bedroom and Zaroff pays the price for his
hubris.
"Rainsford surprises Zaroff in his bedroom.
Rainsford refuses to end the game there, however, and kills Zaroff. Rainsford then
spends a comfortable night in Zaroff's bed, which raises the question of whether he will
simply replace the evil
Zaroff."
The author does not
say that Rainsford kills Zaroff, but the reader can infer that this is the outcome
because as the story ends, Rainsford has had the best sleep of his life. He awakes in
Zaroff's bed and is no longer the hunted.
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