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Essential Question

Being nice. Not only does it help you, it helps others. Strengthening relationships, developing bonds, and it may make someone else happy. May even change their entire view of life in some situations.

Yes, It's not like giving a cookie to your friend is really gonna make them become the best version of themselves. But time and time again, there are stories of people helping each other, a chain reaction.

(Phil 2:3-4, NIV) says,
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of others” .

Think of the lines in fast food restaurants where you pay for the person behind you. Or, in stories like Les Mis, the Bible, almost everywhere. It benefits everybody on most occasions.

Actually, at the beginning, Zaroff saved Rainsfords life from Ivan. and Rainsford was pretty happy. They started bonding about similar interests

Yes, this encounter ended with Zaroff attempting murder over the next three days, and eventually dying, his "kindness" in sparing Zaroff's life ended up having Zaroff live and actually end the cycle of, "the most dangerous game". Which is generally easier on everybody.

Actually, psychologists say that having mass amounts of wealth and success are detrimental to your happiness due to self criticism, constant pressure, etc. There are more things to life than simply material wealth.

Service stimulates The mesolimbic system, which boosts self esteem and makes you happy and gives you a high to be motivated. It's like having a sugary drink, or your favorite food. It makes you feel good.

Simply focusing on your own desires not only makes you, you know, selfish and depressing, it also hurts other people. Perhaps many people wouldn't have been murdered in "The Most Dangerous Game", had Zaroff found a nice coping mechanism of some sort (haha xyza great one haha so good haha). It draws you away from the (healthier) joys of life. It kind of makes others (and possibly you!) miserable.

Take when Rainsford discovered that Zaroff was, in fact, murdering people on his island. Zaroff mocks him for his morals, saying, "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so, mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your notions when you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you, Mr. Rainsford" (Connell 15).
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So, Zaroff mentions he was in the army, the Cossack Calvary earlier on. They served in WWII. He tells of how his life, "has been one prolonged hunt" (Connell 12). He's grown up killing animals, then humans, and now he simply does it for fun.
Maybe if a war had simply not happened, maybe if Zaroff had gotten some sort of help early on, he would not have become as sadistic as he is today. Maybe if Zaroff had someone to help him out with processing the war, then the result wouldn't be him coping by murdering people on his island for pleasure
Maybe he would be completely different. Nobody knows what might have happened, had Zaroff not killed. Maybe then, people wouldn't have suffered under his torture and desire. Like the endless sea Rainsford fell into, the possibilities are infinite.

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... Which really shows the conflict between the two of them! Actually, Zaroff had also been in warfare! It actually helps him survive! But does Zaroff sacrifice other people for his own personal gain? No! That is why he is the protagonist!

There is a Bible verse, Luke 6:31 ESV:
"And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them".
Do unto others as they would do to you. I don't think that Zaroff enjoyed being stabbed by a knife! I don't think he enjoyed dying like the rest of those he hunted had!

Another, John 3:16 ESV:
"[...] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life".

Had God not put us before him, died on the cross, sacrificed his son, we would all probably be dead in hell somewhere, or at least extremely miserable.

So, at the end of it all, generally being nice can prevent lots of stuff. It can prevent fights, and it also can just make you feel better! And it benefits whoever you're being nice to.

Who knows, maybe being nice to someone will actually prevent many many deaths. Maybe people can be generally happier.

Maybe, the Most Dangerous Game would not have happened.

- like the end of a book..

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