Arguments Against Ransom Summary

As he was traveling, Ransom stumbled upon an old woman’s house. Where she was patiently waiting for her son to return from work. Ransom was travelling to a different city and needed a place to stay. So, Ransom and the old woman make out a deal. If Ransom goes to retrieve her son, she can give a place to stay. When he got to the University, some windows were opened and he heard the son, and two other males arguing. Ransom climbs through the window, and to help the old woman’s son. Ransom soon comes to the conclusion the boy has been through a dramatizing state. In trying to help the boy, Ransom gets drugged and the boy is let go. When Ransom comes too, he sees that he is on a spaceship, and leaving Earth's atmosphere. Ransom has many questions
Ransom soon hears that he would be a sacrifice to them, similar to a peace offering. He then comes to the conclusion that it is worse to be handed over to them, rather than being caught. So, once landed on the planet he hides a knife under his clothes, and runs away from the two other men. Malacandra, though, is a different story. The scenery is different than anyone can explain. As he runs away, he ends up in a forest and believes he found a sorn, because him and the creature end up staring directly at one another, then the sorn backs up, then starts to chase him, and Ransom runs right out of the forest. He then ends up by a river, and these black creatures start coming out of the water, with webbed hands, feet, and faces like sea lions. We are soon told that they are called “Hross”. Hross seem to be very friendly. Ransom beings put trust in the Hrossa (plural version), but is still hesitant about trusting them. Now the Hrossa don't speak English, only Malacandrian, so they communicate with hand gestures and body language, which makes everyone frustrated and