How Has Rainsford Changed In The Most Dangerous Game

People are blessed with the ability and sense to perceive things from another’s eyes, or in other words, from another’s point of view. The tragic part is we often don’t take the opportunity to use this gift. Many times we don’t take into consideration how others may feel until we are put into a similar situation. Rainsford's views on hunting are revealed in the early conversations with Whitney. "The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford. "For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar." "Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?" "Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney. “Bah! They have no understanding" "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death." Therefore, Rainsford hunts only for the sport and has no sympathy for the hunted.

This quote shows that Rainsford is insane because during this part, he is saying that he wants to hunt something that can reason with him, and only one animal can do that. That animal is a human. During the story, General Zaroff is also competitive. He shows that he is competitive when he fights to win the game over the humans. He always believes he will win. “If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. If I find him”... “he loses.” (Connell

Throughout the story, Rainsford perseveres to survive. The trap would both kill and incapacitate Zaroff by causing him to fall into sharp spikes. The trap is hidden with the foliage of the jungle. The hole would be disguised so that General Zaroff can not see it and fall into it.

He went through a traumatizing thing but he still stayed strong. He never quit. He persevered and stayed strong. He found a way to calm himself down. He calms himself down by promising to never touch a gun again. And when he found out he killed his brother he showed determination by promising not to touch a gun. And he also showed enthusiasm, because he really felt like that decision to not touch a gun was the right thing. So he had passion for what he was doing. He supported himself and that is how he got through his adversity. In “The Most Dangerous Game” it states that, “Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable. For a moment he stood there, thinking. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp” (Connell 21). It also says “They would be on him any minute now. His mind worked frantically. He thought of a native trick he had learned in Uganda. He slid down the tree. He caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling. Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels. He had to stop to get his breath. The baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. They must have reached

Whitney and Rainsford’s thoughts differ in the context of hunting. Whitney cares about the feelings of the animals when they are being hunted. For example, Rainsford stated to Whitney about the sport, “‘We should have some good hunting in the Amazon.The best sport in the world.” agreed Rainsford. “‘For the Hunter,” amended Whitney. “Not for the jaguar” (Connell 25). This exchange of dialogue between the characters shows that Rainsford just likes to hunt and could care less about how the animals feel and what they think. As Rainsford said to Whitney in the story, “‘You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?”’ (Connell 25). This example proves that Rainsford does not care how the animal feels. While the conversation between the characters proves that they both like to hunt, they obviously have different opinions on hurting the animals they are hunting. Their love of hunting is what makes them a good team and good hunting partners.

He says that quote because he knows how animals get hunted so he would be talking in fear. He says that because he won and he knows how animals really feel when they get hunt so he is talking in completely the challenge. The first quote is “ it sent a shudder of cold horror through his whole being,” (12). The second quote is “I am still a beast at bay,”(15). Rainsford is better person because he how a animals is when it is getting hunted and we won the competition against Zaroff he is a good person because he did not work together with Zaroff for killing people. Rainsford starts to care about animals after he is put in there foot steps for getting hunted the island is still scary nothing change about that and he is a good

Rainsford, from the beginning, reveals his arrogance to the readers. “This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes - the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters.” (Connell 63). The context is that Rainsford is speaking with Whitney and he believes that the animals have a sense of understanding and fear, but Rainsford does not. Rainsford is impudent towards his friend by criticizing his beliefs. He is moreover conceited when he places himself in the higher class of society. The protagonist is being insensitive to Whitney and to the living, fearful animals, commencing the separation from morality, shown throughout this short story. The antagonist, General Zaroff, numerously illustrates his hubristic personality.

(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.

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.

Believing that the trap would work and deciding to set it, helped him out in the long run. When Rainsford went to defeat Zaroff, it is implied that he is weaker (because of the traps Rainsford set) and therefore easier to take down. He also believed that when he jumped off the cliff, he would fool Zaroff and he wouldn't die, which, again, turned out to be true. After he jumped off the cliff, Zaroff went home and went to his bedroom. Little did Zaroff know that Rainsford was still alive and intent on winning the game.

His cleverness gets him out of tough situations. “Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation […] ‘I’ll give him a trail to follow,’ muttered Rainsford.” (Conell 210). From the start, Rainsford knew he needs to think fast or else face the consequences, and so he follows his instincts to form a plan that will help him survive. Then end of the dangerous game is found through Rainsford’s quick wits, “He reached it.

Rainsford does not want to loose so he wants to slow general Zaroff to slow down. He accomplishes this by setting up a trap. According to the text, “But he was not quite quick enough; the dead tree, delicately adjusted to rest on the cut living one, crashed and struck the general a glancing blow on the shoulder as it fell but for his alertness, he must have been smashed beneath it” (29). General Zaroff falls for the trick and gets injured. The idea of slowing down was accomplished which causes him to go home and take care of his wound. While Rainsford finally gets time alone during the night he thinks up another plan. According to the story, “ He stepped back from the quicksand a dozen feet or so, and like some huge prehistoric beaver, he began to dig”(30). This quote shows that he is developing more survival traits because he is figuring out how he can make certain traps with using natural resources around

#53) The reason this is so important is because General Zaroff is a very experienced hunter,who has never lost at his game,but even he could not trace Rainsford. This tells us that Rainsford is skilled at hiding and reacting quickly. An example of Rainsford being smart was when he thought of “A native trick he learned in Uganda. He slid

Rainsford’s attitude towards hunting shifts completely throughout the story as he experiences a role reversal. At The start of the story, Rainsford is a hunter and views hunting as the best sport in the world. He does not care at all about the viewpoint of the animal being hunted. Rainsford calls hunting; "The best sport in the world” (Connell 1) and says “Who cares how a jaguar feels?’"(Connell 1). These quotes display Rainsford’s undying passion for hunting. They also show how he thinks he is superior as the hunter, and how he really does not care for the opinion of the huntee. When Rainsford experiences being the huntee, he soon realizes how awful and terrible it actually feels. He eventually recognizes that; “The Cossack was the cat; he