Quotes And Analysis Of General Zaroff's '

4.) A borsch is a soup that is mainly made with beefs which can be served with sour cream and bread. It is related with the cuisine of eastern, central Europe, especially Russia, and other countries which is a style or a method of cooking. It can be either served hot or cold and it is mainly a soup. We can say that this is a soup of Ukrainian origin usually served as an appetizer. The main ingredients in the borsch is beets along with vegetables.

What is significant about this meal, Zaroff’s meal when we first met him was Zaroff 's having this borsch, "the rich, red soup with sour cream so dear to Russian palates" (page 3) indicates his strong ethnic traits as well as his hearty appetite. This meal is significant to the character, Zaroff. The significance of General Zaroff eating it when he and Rainsford first meet is that it is symbolic of his blood-thirstiness. This means that he kills for sport, and now that hunting animals is no longer a big enough challenge for him, and now he hunts men. At this point, we come to realize that Rainsford has no idea at this point in the story that Zaroff has a taste for blood, and that he is supposed to be the next victim.

5.) “There is no greater bore than

So this meaning without particular tasks in life, there would be no excitement or ways of happiness, or no challenges because challenges are what makes life fun and tricky. This quote also indicates that when some particular task, the person itself no longer has the lack of interest in something that the person has developed skill in. Lastly, in this short story, The Most Dangerous Game, what we think is trying to be said is that the hunter is an expert at hunting large game, but boredom has changed his mind and has turned his focus to hunting human beings because he is bored of hunting