Examples Of How Did Rainsford Become Successful Against General Zaroff

Even though clearly distraught Rainsford was able to make key decisions to save his life. “Nerve, nerve, nerve” he panted, as he dashed along …. Then he leaped far into the sea.”(18). This quote tells the reader even while battling nerves and running away from a pack of dogs Rainsford was able to make a imperative choice to save his life. Rainsford survives the three days to beat Zaroff and win the game but still feels uneasy will not rest until General Zaroff is dead. “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice.” Get ready, General Zaroff.”(18). This quote discloses to the reader that Rainsford felt like quarry and wanted Zaroff dead and was not satisfied with merely winning the game.This quote also shows what kind of man Rainsford is and how he is willing to die for what he feels is right. Rainsford battled many trials throughout the story but somehow managed to make the best out of each one.

When Rainsford was put in the jungle he made a trail tring to fool Zoraff thats the

General Zaroff’s cool headedness adds to the various textual evidence that he is not, in fact, insane. When he is introduced to the story, he praises Rainsford's hunting ability with a seemed preparedness. Rainsford observes that the General seems to read his mind at times. He is prepared for every question that Rainsford has, and even answers some that were never asked. His actions seem calculated to make Rainsford more comfortable with him, however, as a fellow hunter, Rainsford observes, “whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.” This makes Rainsford uncomfortable, sets him on edge for the information that Zaroff is about to reveal. During the hunt, Zaroff

He was able to use “a huge dead tree” that “leaned precariously on a smaller, living one” to build what is called a “Malay mancatcher” (12). While most people would probably just see two trees and walk past them, Rainsford was able to think creatively and put them to effective use. Even though Zaroff did not get caught by it entirely, the hunter was able to buy himself some time to move to a different area so that he could avoid the general. After he went back to treat his injury, Rainsford “took up his flight again” that “carried him on for some hours” (13). His resourceful thinking had allowed him to use even more time to put his plan for winning this life-risking game into action. Without this helpful asset, Rainsford might have been more prone to giving up and letting himself be killed.

(Connell 80). Rainsford shows that he is cunning during this scene because he has successfully snuck into Zaroff’s bedroom without being detected. He then says a witty phrase that justifies the fact that he essentially murdered Zaroff. Lastly, Rainsford is also determined in the story. He is determined when he is running from Zaroff; clinging desperately to life and his own sanity.

He not only hunts humans and kills them for sport, but enjoys doing so. After all, the general only sees humans as beasts to be hunted. Zaroff does not even see his right-hand man, Ivan, as a human being, for he professes here, "Like all his [Ivan's] race, a bit of a savage. He is a Cossack . . . So am I."(Connell 24) This not only displays General Zaroff's opinion of his servant, but his own point of view regarding most human beings. However, General Zaroff does not only exercise every meaning of cruelty in a physical sense, but utilizes it in a psychological sense as well. Because of this psychological warfare that Zaroff wages against Rainsford, he fails to kill Rainsford the first, second, and third night. As an additional note, Zaroff also pushed Rainsford to the point where Rainsford would not give up on taking Zaroff's life, even if it meant that Rainsford would have to stoop to the level of morality known as murder. For an example of this internal game Zaroff plays with Rainsford, Connell wrote, "The general's eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. . . the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face."(Connell 32) This means that Zaroff knew that Rainsford was there, yet did not kill him for an unspecified reason. Those few actions could be overconfidence, or it could be General

Rainsford realized that Zaroff had been playing a game with him. When Zaroff had walked off, Rainsford steeled his nerve and moved on. Rainsford decided to set a trap for Zaroff. If Zaroff trapped in it, a dead tree would fall on him. Soon Zaroff's foot sat off the trap, but he leaped back and only his shoulder was injured. He congratulated Rainsford and told him he was returning to the chateau to get his wound looked at but he would be back. Rainsford fled through the forest.

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Connell, Richard, Sanger Rainsford outsmarts General Zaroff in many ways. Here are three ways he outsmarted General Zaroff. Sanger Rainsford makes traps that surprises General Zaroff. He climbed a tree to hide from Zaroff. Rainsford ended up defeating Zaroff. Here are the ways he did.

At the beginning of the hunt Zaroff followed Rainsford’s trail and found him in a tree, but Zaroff ignored him and kept the hunt on. Rainsford ran into the woods and found a dead tree on a smaller living one and set up his first trap. Zaroff is on Rainsford’s trail like a bloodhound and when he gets to Rainsford’s trap he steps on the trigger. Zaroff knows what he has done, but is too slow to react and the tree injures his shoulder. “Rainsford, if you are within the sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. Not many men know how to make a Malay Mancatcher. Luckily for me, I too have hunted in Malacca. You are proving interesting, Mr. Rainsford. I am going now to have my wounds dressed, it’s only a slight one.

Rainsford responds by saying, “‘Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder’” (Connell 12). Rainsford confronts Zaroff about his game he has created and tells him that it’s murder, and nothing but murder, to go hunt people like that.

That night when the hunt ended, Zaroff’s hounds were chasing Rainsford. He did two things; he made a trap using grapevine and he also leapt off of the cliff into the sea where all the ships, boats, and yachts wreck. “ Then he leaped out far into the sea…” ( Connell 27). Three of the skills I talked about were all used in this short amount of time; his knowledge of hunting he used to make a trap out of grapevine and his knife, his ability to think and move quickly was used to make fast decisions before jumping off the cliff, and his activeness and fit lifestyle aided him in jumping off the cliff and into the sea. If it weren’t for him jumping into the sea, then the hounds would have surely gotten to

Zaroff thought he was going to get the best of Rainsford with everything he told him and everything he had saw. Zaroff was a pretty convincing guy, he wanted Rainsford to stay well he let him stay and start a conversation about him telling him about his self and how he ended up on his forbidden island. Rainsford had no clue of what was going on he just thought he was just a nice guy and everything.

Rainsford is a celebrated big game hunter. (Connell pg. 17) He is a well known writer. He wrote a book about snow leopards in Tibet. (Connell pg 17) Rainsford uses his knowledge of hunting and animal behaviors to outsmart Zaroff. Rainsford said to himself, “I have played the fox; now I must play the cat of the fable.” (Connell pg 24) Throughout the story Rainsford has many opportunities to use what he knows to help himself to outsmart General Zaroff.

I think that General Zaroff hurt himself when he follows the tracks without deviation and gives Rainsford the advantage of knowing where he is coming from. After Rainsford knew where Zaroff was going to be and could set up traps or hide in a certain spot. Which would help Rainsford greatly in evading capture for the three days to win the game.

"The horses burst out into the alley and scatter widely. Will slips out and around Colby and Mitchell" (330). Will's strategy was to avoid the enemy and pick them off little by little. "Even as he touched it, the general sensed his danger and leaped back with the agility of an ape" (13). Rainsford tried to trap Zaroff continuously by making a Malay man catcher, Burmese tiger pit, and a native Uganda trap.