Which sentence best makes the claim that Rainsford is justified in killing Zaroff at the end of "The Most Dangerous Game”?

This is the political, social, cultural, and economic 'time and place' surrounding the creation of a literary text.

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.

Which of these novels is considered an important precursor to science fiction