Essay.

William Yu
English 5th period
10/30/09
The Most Dangerous Game

In The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, the two main characters are both hunters, yet they are quite different in personality and hunting ability. Rainsford is young, athletic and hunts only animals. Zaroff is Russian, wealthy and hunts human. The purpose of this essay is to discuss differences and similarities between Rainsford and Zaroff.
First difference between Rainsford and Zaroff is their hunting preferences. Rainsford likes to hunt as does General Zaroff, but Rainsford only hunts animals while Zaroff hunts humans. Rainsford prefers to hunt animals as a hobby, but Zaroff hunts human because they have more intelligence and the power to reason. Rainsford’s and Zaroff’s differences are not only in their hunting preferences.
Second difference between Rainsford and Zaroff are their personality. Rainsford is young and curious. He is also calm and determined while Zaroff is not. Rainsford is calm because he thinks out a strategy before he starts to escape from Zaroff. General Zaroff is an older man who’s arrogant and aggressive. He’s sophisticated and aggressive because he has manners, but he kills humans. Even though they have differences in personality, they still have similarities.
Two similarities between Rainsford and Zaroff are their hunting skills and intelligence. Both Rainsford and Zaroff have traveled around the world hunting. They also learned different animal traps from different places around the world. They both are rich hunters. Not only that, but they both have intelligence from being veteran.
Both hunters may have many differences, but they still have similarities. Even though they are both hunters and veterans, they have different types of prey. They are both veterans, but the difference is that Zaroff is a higher rank. So in conclusion, they have many differences, but also have some similarities. In my opinion, General Zaroff has more skills to hunting ,while Rainsford is more strategic.