The story of Baba Abdalla is a classic Arabic folktale that appears in the collection of the One Thousand and One Nights. It tells the story of a man who was so consumed by avarice it led him to his downfall.
In the story, Baba Abdalla ends up being a beggar, after all his struggle and the loss of his wealth. He then asks everyone who gives him money to also give him a blow to the head. The reason, he argues,<em> is that he wants to expiate the sin of avarice</em>, that has caused him so much suffering.
The summary of this passage would be more clear if it included the detail that there was a dead virus living inside the monkey. This would make it seem far less random that there is a sudden mention of a monkey without context.
The central idea should also include the phrase "and spread throughout the human species" so that the idea of <em>why</em> a virus coming alive would be scary.
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it is concerned with or relating to human behaviour, esp. the distinction between good and bad or right and wrong behaviour.
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the bluish lighting in the opening scene
Rainsford does not hold human life on the same level as animal life. For Rainsford hunting is a sport or a means to gain food, not a mere even to simply kill for the love of killing.
Zaroff's ideas counter this in that Zaroff has progressed to the point where killing humans, the most intelligent beings, has become a sport to him.
The bottom line is that the two men have different world views which influence their actions.
