What drives a man to kill? What evil forces lure a human to kill another human being in cold blood? The answers to these questions can be found in the story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. In this story a couple of renowned hunters are on their way to pick up a shipment of guns and hunt game in the Amazon. The hunters are on the way to Rio when Rainsford falls overboard. Rainsford swims for miles in the dark and as luck would have it wakes up on what seems to be deserted island. He wonders around the island and stumbles upon a house, where he is greeted by Mr. Zaroff. Mr. Zaroff welcomes Rainsford into his home and asks him to participate in a hunting game. Raisford refuses to take part in the hunting of human beings and becomes the hunted. When Rainsford is introduced to Mr. Zaroff the first impression is the Mr. Zaroff is a member of the upper class and is a skilled hunter, but as the story progresses Mr. Zaroff proves to be cold-hearted.
             When Rainsford first enters the house and is shown the bedroom he says, " It was a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men..." (Connell 12). This statement gives the impression that it is a fairly large house. Rainsford also makes a comment about the dinning room saying,
             The dinning room in which Ivan conducted himself was in many ways remarkable. There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times, with its oak panels, it's high ceiling, it's vast refectory table where twoscore men could sit down to eat (12).
             This description depicts a marvelous home, not an average home. General Zaroff appeared in many ways to be refined, but towards the end of the story would prove to be a malicious killer.
             Not only did Rainsford assume that General Zaroff was wealthy, but he also got the impression that he was a renowned hunter. As he was walking down the hall he said, "A...