Romanticism is sometimes characterized as the larger movement, of which the Gothic is a part, a subset, or variety. ... Gothic is often seen as the more popular genre; it's also identified more typically with women, while Romanticism is identified with men.
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The words the author uses are usually written to convey fear. This passage made me very worried about the character going through this situation, and made me frightful for what's to come.
To me I think it means that you aren't born to be racist. It's something that you're taught by people, who have also been taught the same thing.
The most likely reason that the film adaption of "The Most Dangerous Game" changes this scene so that General Zaroff shoots arrows at Rainsford and his companion is to add a visual that creates suspense. The creators of the movie would have wanted the viewers to question what would happen. If they would have tried to portray this scene as in the book it would have been difficult to receive the same reaction as is created by reading the scene.
