Rainsford's Greed Quotes

When world renowned hunter, Sanger Rainsford ends up marooned on an island, he finds himself in an unimaginable word. A world full of murder. He must find a way to save himself and the ones around him. Rainsford is the lesser of two evils he may have a passion for hunting but unlike General Zaroff he has limits, Rainsford kills Zaroff to save himself and many future victims.
Rainsford is known for his extravagant hunting skills, even General Zaroff speaks of Rainsford as is if he has inspired him to become a hunter. Rainsford talks about hunting with passion, while he is speaking to Whitney he tells her it’s “the best sport in the world” (19). Rainsford has no guilt when he kills animals, he even tells Whitney that it’s nonsense when she mention the jaguars have feeling. But Rainsford shows immediate disgust when Zaroff brings up his hunting of humans, “hunting, great heavens, what you speak of is murder” (26). This only the first of many times that he reacts with great displeasure.

Zaroff practically lives and breaths hunting, he lives amongst heads of beasts of his past victims.

Zaroff is extremely pleased when he gets to host Rainsford at his house, as if it's an honor to host this world renowned hunter in his home. He is so pleased when he has the chance to tell Rainsford about his new hunting style. “Dear me. Again with that unpleasant word. But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded” (26). Zaroff believes that he can change Rainsfords view on his hunting style when he reacts immediatly with great disgust.
Rainsford has invested loads of money into this, “game” he has created for himself. He has a dozens of of people locked up in cellar for future hunts, he even has a system to maroon ships on his

shores:
"We'll visit my training school," smiled the general. "It's in the cellar. I have about a dozen pupils down there now…
"It's a game, you see," pursued the general blandly. "I suggest to one of them that we go hunting. I give him a supply of food and an excellent hunting knife. I give him three hours' start. I am to follow, armed only with a pistol of the smallest caliber and range. If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. If I find him "--the general smiled--" he loses" (27).
Even if his victims managed to escape Zaroff during the three days of being hunted, they are then hunted by Zaroff’s pack of dogs. If they refuse his offer of playing along in his game they are given to Ivan to do as he pleases. His victims have absolutely no way of leaving the island alive. This is not a passing interest for Zaroff, he truly believes in his game that he has started and all the things he has created to go along with it.
Rainsford is the lesser of two evils he may have a passion for hunting but unlike General Zaroff he has limits, Rainsford kills Zaroff to save himself and many future victims. Zaroff states, “this is why I use them. It gives me pleasure, they can reason, after a fashion. So they are dangerous.” He enjoys this game that has started in many ways, he has no sympathy for those he has killed. Rainsford is a veteran or the army, he spent years putting himself in danger to save those who couldn't. He was doing the same thing when He killed General Zaroff.