I believe the correct answer is <span>Zaroff has no conscience, while Rainsford does have a conscience.
As you can see in the excerpt, Zaroff is not opposed to murdering other people, which he considers to be just a type of hunting. He doesn't value human life at all, and is indifferent towards whether they live or die, which is why his character is different from that of Rainsford's.
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They were better off. Without the discovery of the uses of fire, mankind would not be here. Fire led to the rapid increase of newer, more advanced tech, such as a sword instead of a club.
Of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others.
"a unified force with a supreme commander"
synonyms: highest-ranking, chief, head, top, foremost, principal, superior, premier, first, prime;
