The imagery of nature was to help enhance Rainsford’s understanding of his surroundings. For instance, Rainsford's discovery in “...the truth…” behind Zaroff’s lies “ as [it was] evident [like] the sun… pushed… morning mist” (Connell 12). The author presents the sun and the wind to Rainsford’s true understanding of Zaroff's manipulative lies. He compares Zaroff’s persuasive lies to the hazy fog and Rainsford’s knowledge to the sun melting the misty fog. It reveals Rainsford’s final moment of disbelief as he comes to the realization of Zaroff as a classy man, who was no more than a malicious and immoral man, that hurts man for a sport. Furthermore, Rainsford reveals more suspense as he describes the imagery of the ocean. He goes on describing the ocean as a “...cry…pinched off short [with]… blood-warm waters...” (Connell 2). Connell uses an analogy to compare the bloody waters to human blood. The imagery compares the human blood to Zaroff’s obsession in hunting humans as a result of bloody waters surrounding the island. Zaroff's obsession of hunting humans for game is significant to the suspense, because it was his own monetary
The imagery of nature was to help enhance Rainsford’s understanding of his surroundings. For instance, Rainsford's discovery in “...the truth…” behind Zaroff’s lies “ as [it was] evident [like] the sun… pushed… morning mist” (Connell 12). The author presents the sun and the wind to Rainsford’s true understanding of Zaroff's manipulative lies. He compares Zaroff’s persuasive lies to the hazy fog and Rainsford’s knowledge to the sun melting the misty fog. It reveals Rainsford’s final moment of disbelief as he comes to the realization of Zaroff as a classy man, who was no more than a malicious and immoral man, that hurts man for a sport. Furthermore, Rainsford reveals more suspense as he describes the imagery of the ocean. He goes on describing the ocean as a “...cry…pinched off short [with]… blood-warm waters...” (Connell 2). Connell uses an analogy to compare the bloody waters to human blood. The imagery compares the human blood to Zaroff’s obsession in hunting humans as a result of bloody waters surrounding the island. Zaroff's obsession of hunting humans for game is significant to the suspense, because it was his own monetary