by Richard Connell (Author)
Much more than a simple horror story. Richard Connell wants us to question the very idea of civilization and what it means to be a civilized human. General Zaroff may have sophisticated conversations, wear formal London-tailored evening clothes, and speak three languages-but he also hunts down other human beings like animals. And that's partly because he doesn't see any difference between humans and animals. (Well, that, and he's a nutso psychopath.) He claims that he doesn't hunt other civilized beings: he hunts the "cast-offs" of the world, as he calls them, "sailors from tramp ships--lassars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels--a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them."
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.1 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: October 18, 2015
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Most Dangerous Game
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 1
