The Most Dangerous Game Group

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lacey24
lacey24
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High School - 9th Grade

In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does Zaroff think of himself as "civilized" and in what ways might he be uncivilized?

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Posted by lacey24 on Monday September 1, 2008 at 10:41 AM and tagged with civilized, plot, the most dangerous game, themes, zarloff.

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  1. pmiranda2857
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     "Zaroff is distinguished by a "cultivated voice," fine clothes, the "singularly handsome" features of an aristocrat—and an obsession for hunting human beings."

    Zaroff thinks of himself as royalty, as having established his own little kingdom, where he makes the rules.  He formerly was an officer in the Tzar's army, and underneath his fine clothes and cultured voice and palatial home, he is a savage. 

    His behavior as a hunter of humans makes him uncivilized.  He captures shipwrecked sailors and forces them to be hunted or killed by Ivan. 

     

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    Posted by pmiranda2857 on Monday September 1, 2008 at 11:45 AM