But, to the Zaroff’s astonishment, Rainsford just chuckled and smiled and turned ever so slightly so the General could not see what was in his jacket. He turned again towards Zaroff, with the moon light lingering on his victorious face as he pulled out the 22-caliber gun he had found lying next to the animal he had found, dead, on his first day on the island. Rainsford then walked like a lion in front of his pride over to General Zaroff with the gun not faltering even an inch from its target, Zaroff’s heart. He reached Zaroff and just as Ivan had once placed the gun on his heart, he did the same to Zaroff. He then whispered in his ear, “You’ve got two choices,” and Zaroff again taken aback by Rainsford’s compassion towards him, leaned closer, …show more content…
The light blinded them all and allowed them to realize what needed to happen. They glanced around and then raced each other into the General, no one even considering to stay back and help the General. The young boy who Rainsford had met earlier reached the jungle first and lead the charge. They cleaned up all the dead trees and plants and got rid of the quicksand. They tamed the vicious sea and brought back life to the island. They brought in all sorts have animals that had inhabited the island before the General invaded. The list seemed interminable, ranging from deer to little bunnies, monkeys to porcupines. Travelers came from near and far to not just see the island and engross themselves in its beauty but also to help Rainsford and the others make it even more beautiful than before. Rainsford, looking over the new island he calls home, said “That one interminable night in the blood-warm Caribbean was all worth it. There is nothing that could make this better.” And as he finished his declaration, Whitney and all his friends from the yacht came walking in, gaping at all the beauty of the island and the accomplishments of
Sanger Rainsford stays intrepid, fighting and feinting until he finds his way to the precipice of the island. Unflinching, he leaps into the Caribbean Sea, later meeting the General for a duel to the death. Rainsford is victorious, but he didn’t win.
Knowing he had little time to spare, Rainsford created a trap, intending to kill the two and their hounds. Rainsford heard no more barking or running and “shinnied excitedly up a tree and looked back. His pursuers had stopped. But the hope that was in Rainsford’s brain when he climbed died, for he saw in the shallow valley that General Zaroff was still on his feet (26).” Rainsford’s hopes had diminished because his plan to kill both of the humans had partially failed.
‘I am still a beast at bay,’ he said, in a low, hoarse voice. ‘Get ready, General Zaroff,’” (Connell 232). After making it back to the chateau, or Zaroff’s castle-like House, Rainsford waits to confront the general and challenge him to one final game. After winning, he sleeps victoriously in Zaroff’s bed, fully solidifying his recently gained freedom.
He knew how to avoid them he just didn’t know if avoiding them the way thought in his head was going to work. He ended up getting caught in one of the traps and didn’t know what to do. He had to think quickly before Zaroff could kill him and take all his weapons. The battle ended with Rainsford winning. The night after rainsford won the great battle between General Zaroff, he went home that night and slept in the bed off Zaroff's.
The general hunts Rainsford but Rainsford survives the general's secret and kills
Instead of being fearful and wanting to give up, Rainsford became zealous; a fearless survivor. “ Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leapt far out into the sea.”
His first thought is to get as far away as he can, ‘His first idea was to put as distance between himself and General Zaroff.’ But as he calms down and starts thinking rationally, he realizes he needs to try to survive and outsmart Zaroff and play along with his game. As the days go by he starts losing his morals and tries to kill Zaroff, first by dropping a log on him, ‘The dead tree, delicately adjusted to rest on the cut living one crashed down and struck the general.’ Rainsford has started losing his morals and getting more in touch with his beast.
“An unbroken front of snarled and ragged jungle fringed the shore. He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web of weeds and trees; it was easier to go along the shore” (Connell 6). That quote is showing that the island that Rainsford is trapped on
One of us will be a meal for the dogs. The other will sleep in this excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford. He never slept in a better bed, Rainsford thought later.” Therefore Rainsford accomplished his goal of surviving while on the island because he trusted in himself and had faith that he could kill
After Rainsford coaxed all the men from their cages, seven in all, he brought them up to the dining room. He made a shoddy excuse and left the room, but none of the sailors questioned him. They were all top busy scarfing down the food Rainsford had quickly prepared for them. After nearly an hour, Rainsford found everything he had been looking for. He returned to the dining room and placed one bag in front of each man.
After this, the hunt still continues with Rainsford still trying to gain the power. “Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea…” (Connell 17).
When Rainsford got on the island, he hoped he could survive on the island. When he first arrived, he heard “pistol shots, [that indicated him that] there [were] men [on the island]” (Connell 22). “Where there are men, there is food” (Connell 22). When Rainsford heard the pistol shots, he then went searching for the people on the island so that they could provide him with supplies. When following the clues of where the men could be, he found their place, but he never expected one huge building on the island.
This hinted at the events to come later in the story, with him being hunted himself. These ironies play into the central theme of Reason vs. Instinct because, although Rainsford escaped his death, the animal instincts within him told him to go kill his hunter instead of escaping the island. The
- ‘Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death. ’”(Connell 18) By reading the theme the reader can infer the position Rainsford is in will drastically change. Although, Rainsford is not overtaken by the jaguar
Rainsford looked out into the ocean through the massive window. He could see the pack of ships coming to the island. Right on time he thought as he checked his Rolex. After the Zaroff incident, Rainsford had decided to turn the murder zone into a place for hunters to learn to hunt wild, vicious animals. The once captive sailors now work for him, transporting the newest hunters to the island.