Summary
An intense exchange between Rainsford and General Zaroff regarding the general's twisted hunting practices.
The Most Dangerous Game: Zaroff's Confession
Highlights
A New Kind of Quarry
General Zaroff reveals to Rainsford that he has grown bored of hunting traditional animals, prompting him to create a new, more challenging sport on his private island.
The Requirement of Reason
Zaroff explains that the ideal prey must possess courage, cunning, and the ability to reason. Rainsford is shocked to realize that the general is referring to hunting human beings.
Conflicting Moralities
Rainsford labels the general's activity as murder, but Zaroff dismisses his concerns as naive and mid-Victorian, remaining confident that Rainsford will eventually appreciate the 'thrill' of the hunt.