MDG/COA Questions

In the two stories I think that people portrayed to care for only themselves. In "The Most Dangerous Game", General Zaroff shows how he only cares for himself by killing people so he will not get bored with hunting. Other signs of this is when he thinks of killing people as "just" a game when actually it is murder. Another character that shows this selfishness is Rainsford, because in the beginning of the story when he is talking to Whitney, about hunting, he says, "Who cares how a jaguar feels." I think this really shows that these characters only think about themselves. The other story "The Cask of Amontillado" the character named Montressor wants to get back at an old friend by killing him.

Even though both of these stories show how people don't care about one another I think that people in general don't care for just themselves. In my life I have seen people help others with things that they need help with. I have also recognized that more people want to help with things than what they showed in these stories. For example, at my church the youth group always goes to the children's home, where kids that don't have parents to go to, and help serve food and just treat them with respect. Another example is when you turn on your television you always here different stories about how somebody tried to help someone with something, they got to help somebody with something. I think that with just these examples it proves that people don't just care about themselves. I think it proves that many different people care about one another.