Thesis Statement For Rainsford

In the beginning of the story the reader finds out that Rainsford has no understanding of the feelings of animals he hunt nor does he care. This information can be discovered in pageone when the author says, "'Don't talk rot, Whitney,' said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hinter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?,'" (Connell). The reader once again realizes Rainsford's lack of sympathy for the animals in page two. "The world is made up of two classes - the hunters and the huntees. Luckily you and I are are the hunters," (Connell 2).

Rainsford values human life, because when the general told Rainford that he hunts humans. Rainsford told the General that what he is doing is not hunting, what he spoke of was murder. He also is very caring. He said that he will not make him into a condone cold blooded murderer. Rainsford is also described as a mouse in the hunting game, “He didn't even have to wait long,the cat was coming to play with the mouse.

In the beginning of the book,Rainsford does not care for the animals he hunts.Rainsford and whitney were talking about what it would be like to be the hunted and how a Jaguar feels.

to be hunted but if you look at things closer you see that Rainsford had some experiences with

“I will not lose my nerve. I will not.” (Connell 76). This part shows that Rainsford is determined because he shows that he is capable of keeping his sanity, and has impressive willpower.

The stories of “The Most Dangerous Game” and “Hunters in the Snow” have a similar story yet very different. Rainsford is shipwrecked, captured, and forced to compete in a hunt for his life. The three friends: Frank, Tub, and Kenny go on a hunting expedition that freely chose to go on, but the story would take an unexpected turn for the worse. In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” the main character, Rainsford, shipwrecks on a remote island.

Throughout the story, Rainsford proves he is caring. For instance, after Zaroff proves to Rainsford that he hunts humans for pleasure, Rainsford remarks, ”Hunting? Great guns? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder” (Connell, 4)! This is showing that Rainsford values human life.

CM: In Rainsford’s case, life to him revolves around the idea of death and sport; death symbolizes the fact that all living organisms will perish, and the sport of hunting symbolizes one’s entertainment before death. The sport of killing makes Rainsford elated, but the sport of being hunted puts fear into his eyes. CD: However, Rainsford does not reason that he himself is an animal, so when put in the situation of being the prey death means much more,“It sent a shudder of cold horror through his whole being... Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror” (Connell 15). CM: He was clearly in a state of distress and danger, for

In the dire situation of being thrown into the hunt, when most would have reacted irrationally in blind panic, Rainsford regains his calm quickly and immediately sets out to create a complex trail, telling himself repeatedly “I must keep my nerve.” (6) Moreover, it is clear from the conversation between Zaroff and Rainsford regarding the general’s new, disturbing hunting sensation that Rainsford has strong morals and values human life. Rainsford’s scruples give him the bravery to heavily imply that Zaroff is a murderer and to question the general’s claims of being civilized, even as Zaroff becomes increasingly annoyed (4). However, Rainsford’s hunting career made him, above all, a survivor, and it seems that his morals are conditional to his own survival. This is shown most clearly at the frankly shocking events that unfolded at the end of the story, when Rainsford leaps off the cliff and finds his way back to the château to lurk in Zaroff’s room, and upon the general’s return, they dueled to the death (8). A darker aspect of Rainsford’s character is revealed in the last three paragraphs, and he even refers to himself as a cornered animal

“But you can’t mean… I can’t believe you’re serious!” So in conclusion, Rainsford was thinking that the General is a mad man because he hunts humans instead of animals. To be completely honest though, if I was Rainsford, I would’ve tried to figure out a way out of there because since he told me secret that he hunts “more dangerous game”, he is probably going to hunt me down

I think this is the message in the story because during the story Rainsford is very proud to be a good hunter, but he didn’t think about the perspective of the animals. He only thinks that hunting is a sport he is passionate about but he doesn’t care about the hundreds of animals that he killed. During the story he gets to experience the other perspective of hunting and he realizes how the animals felt when he was hunting them. Before Rainsford thought that animals had no understanding of pain and death when they were being hunted, but after experiencing being hunted he now knows how the animals felt. I think this is what the author is trying to say to get us to understand there is always a different perspectives of things and how you look at

Imagine you, along with hundreds of other people were trapped, and tormented on an island. A man tortured you as part of a “game”. You are scared and hiding and have no idea when the general will come for you. You suffer for 72 hours of battling for your life. You are the first person ever to survive the island. You have two options, to leave the island and live your normal life, or become the torturer to the next people that come to your island. What are you going to choose?

Who cares how a jaguar feels? Connell - 1. At the beginning of the story, Rainsford is inconsiderate and does not care. In the first instance, he had no remorse for the victims of his shootings as they were just “animals”. However, this has changed

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.