Why Is Rainsford's Uncompassionate?

Allen Alemania
Period 5
ELA10B
Mr. Tanguay
08/04/2014
The Most Dangerous Game
1. Rainsford is uncompassionate, this is seen when he’s talking to Whitney. “‘Don’t talk rot, Whitney.’ Said Rainsford. ‘You’re a big game hunter not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels’ ”.This shows how he’s uncompassionate because he takes no account for how the animals feel. It’s all about the sport. He is also a very proud person. This is seen when he boasts about his sport, hunting, and how it’s the best sport in the word. Rainsford is also courageous. This is seen when he is not deterred by the superstition that surrounds Ship Trap Island. He could also be perceived as strong when he swims to the shore after he is thrown off the boat. This is
One way the author foreshadows that something is going to happen was the name of the island. The name ‘Ship-Trap Island’ implies that the ship might crash or that they might become stranded on the island. The superstition that surrounds the island also foreshadows that something bad may happen. If there were enough incidents to create a whole superstition about the island then the problem must reoccur fairly often. If it happens often then what’s there to say that it won’t happen to Rainsford. You could also take the sudden change of emotion from Rainsford as foreshadowing. This is seen when he has a ‘mental chill; a sort of sudden dread’ as they neared the island. This leads us to believe that once they’re passing the island something bad may happen. Finally, the three gunshots heard by Rainsford would be one of the bigger events that foreshadows something unusual may happen. The gunshots mean that there is someone on the island, but not only that, this person just killed
The first clue that the author provides is when he says that Ivan, like all of his race, is a bit of a savage. Later on he reveals that they’re both Cossacks, implying that he too is a savage. The next clue is revealed when Zaroff reveals his love for hunting. His passion for hunting shows us that he can use a weapon and not only that but he is very skilled with one too. The mention of there being big game on the island also builds on this suspense, as he has to import the game onto island. The suspense is then built on when the General mentions that hunting has become too easy, it no longer fascinated him, and no animal had a chance with him anymore. If no animal had a chance with him anymore then what is possibly hunting on the island? The answer to that is later on revealed that he had invented a new animal. This adds on the suspense leaving the readers questioning what animal could he have possibly invented and how could he invent a new animal. The final clue is revealed when General Zaroff mentions that the perfect prey should be able to reason, but no animal can reason. Except for one,