Mr. Rainsford did not kill General Zaroff in cold blood, but rather in self-defense doing this world a favor by getting rid of such a beast as General Zaroff. Sanger Rainsford is not a murderer, but rather a savior. The general gets bored with hunting animals and in his words decides that he “had to invent a new animal to hunt.”(21) This “new” animal being humans, sailors who happened to have the tragic luck of …showed first 75 words of 1321 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1321 total…worst kind. He plans his murders and enjoys them. When Mr. Rainsford comes to his island all of this ends. No more sailors will be killed, and not a cent of anyone’s tax dollars spent on behalf of General Zaroff. Sanger Rainsford should not be on trial; he killed the general in self-defense. Not only does he save his own life, but the life of many others. Sanger Rainsford is innocent of all charges.