In "The Most Dangerous Game", by Richard Connell, what General Zaroff reveals about his character is <em>3. The line indicates Zaroff's megalomania, racism, lack of humanity, and sense of entitlement</em>. General Zaroff is a Cossack, who lives on Ship-Trap island. His most satisfying thrill is to hunt human beings. He is a sadist.
I think the reason why she told a lie instead of the truth was because she loves her husband with all of her heart and she would hate to see him perish.
