General Zaroff thinks that men are most challenging and different from animals because men have the ability to reason.
The Most Dangerous Game is a short story published by Richard Connell.
Rainsford justifies his hunting of animals by believing that humans is superior to animals because animals do not feel but General Zaroff has a contradicting believe that humans are superior because they are able to reason.
General Zaroff explains why humans are the most interesting game to hunt. Humans can reason and this provide a challenge that no animal can compete with.
This story is not true because the elapsed time between 9:00 pm and 4:00 am is five hours. The author also says the words "must've" which do not indicate an exact answer. I hope this helps!