Sanger Rainsford In Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game
In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” Sanger Rainsford is hard hearted and does not care about the animals that he pursues; however, when Rainsford is being hunted he realizes the fear of the prey, and his perspective shifts, therefore, he gains empathy for the quarry.
Lead/Quote - On Shiptrap island, Rainsford is being hunted by Zarroff, a Russian, peculiar, eerie, skilled hunter that lost interest in hunting animals; therefore, he went hunting humans, and got his hounds to hunt Rainsford all while, “He caught hold of a young springy 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”(16).
Elaboration 1 Rainsford has been hunting for a plethora of years, and he doesn’t think animals know the fright of death, and Rainsford finally learns the way a cornered animal feels.
Elaboration 2 - Whereas Rainsford believes that animals cannot comprehend fear, and he now learns the truth about how an animal feels
Elaboration 3 - As a result, Rainsford now understands the amount of panic and horror that the prey feels in a hunt.
Concluding Statement - Despite the fact that Rainsford did not think animals had feelings, he ultimately comes to realize quarries do feel terror and fear, allowing him to feel like the animals he huunted.
Lead/Quote - On Shiptrap island, Rainsford is being hunted by Zarroff, a Russian, peculiar, eerie, skilled hunter that lost interest in hunting animals; therefore, he went hunting humans, and got his hounds to hunt Rainsford all while, “He caught hold of a young springy 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”(16).
Elaboration 1 Rainsford has been hunting for a plethora of years, and he doesn’t think animals know the fright of death, and Rainsford finally learns the way a cornered animal feels.
Elaboration 2 - Whereas Rainsford believes that animals cannot comprehend fear, and he now learns the truth about how an animal feels
Elaboration 3 - As a result, Rainsford now understands the amount of panic and horror that the prey feels in a hunt.
Concluding Statement - Despite the fact that Rainsford did not think animals had feelings, he ultimately comes to realize quarries do feel terror and fear, allowing him to feel like the animals he huunted.