Rainsford is not a superstitious person. Rainsford is not superstitious, he is curious, and he is scared.Rainsford believes that superstition is just “pure imagination” (Connell 41) he said that “one superstition sailor can taint the whole ship company with his fear” (Connell 41) meaning that his superstition can cause other to believe in him and be doubtful.
In the story “The Most Dangerous Game”by Richard Cannell the protagonist is Rainsford who is very curious.He
is a very curious person,he was so curious that he fell from a yacht. “Someone had fired a fun three times...hoarse came from his lips as he realized he has reached too far and had lost his balance”.(Connell 42)He is showing that he very curious. His curiously made him want to know more about who or what had fired.
Rainsford was fearful when his life was threatened. His life was threatened when General Zaroff tried to kill him. “He lay, eyes wide open. Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the corridor outside his room.”(Connell 51).He was scared of what was going to come in. He had to make himself go to sleep softly, and slowly. So he was fearful when his life was in danger or threatened Curiosity can kill the cat or in other words a man. When Rainsford heard the gunshots his first instinct was to go check where they were coming from. As Well as superstition can cause some people to believe in lies said by other people. He didn't believe that superstition was a thing to believe in. He felt scared because his life was threatened by the antagonist.