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   dneshan Teacher
   High School - 11th Grade

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   Zaroff decides that hunting regular game – jaguars, tigers, etc. – is no longer challenging because these types of game animals have no ability to think or reason.  He decides that the best type of animal to hunt would be one that does have these abilities.  Since Zaroff values these the abilities to think and reason he wants to find a type of game or animal that he can hunt that will be able to display these qualities.  It is for this reason that he stops hunting regular animals and begins to hunt men.  Zaroff conveniently lives on Ship Trap Island – a place well known for trapping lost sailors.  He finds this as an opportunity to hunt the game that would challenge him most – men. 

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   Posted by dneshan on Sunday February 15, 2009 at 9:06 AM
   
   

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   engtchr5 Teacher
   High School - 10th Grade

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   Zaroff has become a bloodthirsty madman of sorts, and as such, decides that humans truly represent "The Most Dangerous Game," hence the title. He tells Rainsford that humans can reason, plan, and scheme, unlike many wild animals, and therefore they pose a greater challenge than the species he has already hunted.

   Many of his kills have been taxidermied and placed upon the walls of his palatial home, stirring conversation between he and Rainsford. As the plot unfolds, we discover that Zaroff has evolved into a monster of sorts, trapping sailors and stragglers on his private island and hunting them for sport.

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   Posted by engtchr5 on Monday February 16, 2009 at 4:28 PM
   
   

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   mizzlisa Student
   High School - 10th Grade

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   Posted by mizzlisa on Tuesday February 17, 2009 at 1:20 PM