Ivan -Â Cossack; mute; formidable physical stature; wears a black uniform; used to whip prisoners for the Great White Czar
Sanger Rainsford -Â adventurous hunter; calm and composed; considers himself a realist; New Yorker; veteran of World War I
General Zaroff -Â Cossack; aristocrat; has sharp, pointed teeth and red lips; devoid of humanity and emotion
Whitney -Â a hunter; sympathetic to the plight of voiceless, defenseless animals; cautious