Monday, September 12, 2011

In "The Most Dangerous Game," what happens to Ivan ?

Ivan falls victim to Rainsford's knife, which was used as a spring trap released when walked upon. Zaroff is sorry to lose such a faithful servant and "henchman"; in the same way he laments the loss of his favourite hunting dog, which falls into a staked pit Rainsford had also prepared.

This parallel reinforces the fact that Zaroff makes no distinction between the status of a man and that of an animal. He regards them both in purely a utilitarian way - to satisfy his own compulsive need to kill.

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