Let's look at the details exactly as Connell writes them
so we can uncover words that might foreshadow the truth about his nature, which we know
to be a cold-hearted killer who kills for sport, and to relieve himself from
boredom:
In a
cultivated voice marked by a slight accent that gave it added
precision and deliberateness, he said, "It is a very great pleasure
and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my
home."... Rainsford's first impression was that the man
was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost
bizarre quality about the general's face. He was a tall man past middle
age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and
pointed military mustache were as black as the night from
which Rainsford had come. His eyes, too, were black and very
bright. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose,
a spare, dark face--the face of a man
used to giving orders, the face of an
aristocrat.
There are many
descriptors in here which echo the necessities of a highly successful hunter. Look at
the words I have italicized for you.
Rainsford also notes
that this man seems bizarre. It is almost as if Rainsford wonders if this man were
capable of great strange things. Look at the bold. We believe we can see much in the way
of a person's motive and morals by looking them in the
face.
To add, we also look to the eyes. Closer looks at his
face reveal great black and dark features. Look at what I have bolded and italicized for
you. Dark and black colors are mentioned 3 times. This signifies
evil.
Finally, the comments about him as in control of
himself, a military figure, and one who commands others further demonstrate his control
of the situations in which he partakes.
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