<span>"B. hoping to keep his shoes dry</span>" is misplaced here. The way this part of the sentence is placed currently implies that Billy didn't necessarily do this act consciously.
Its either A or B. Because he didn't completely address the subject and he didn't take a position.
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.
I'm not going to write 50 words, but historical context is always important so you can use examples.
