When Rainsford is on the island trapped with General Zaroff he relies fear, he is one of the most skilled hunters in the world and now he’s running away trying to stay alive in the book it says “… The general was saving him for another day's sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror” this statement shows the change in position in the story as Rainsford is now scared and running for his life. At the beginning of the story Rainsford was cocky and full of himself but once he was in danger he started getting more humble realizing he was the one being hunted now he becomes more serious and concerned on how he will allude Zaroff for 3 days so he can win the game. In real life if a person fears for their life their adrenaline kicks in and makes them move faster and makes them stronger adrenaline is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress, increasing rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and preparing muscles for exertion so …show more content…
After the event that lead to their parents death the Baudelaire children became very depressed in book 1 The bad beginning it states “It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed. If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven't, you cannot possibly imagine it.” Before the incident they were happy now they are depressed living with Count Olaf who treats them more like slaves then family, now they are more trusting in each other than ever before because they only have each other now. The Baudelaire siblings had no real friends besides each other and spent most of their time in the house Violet the oldest is 15 years old and spent most of her time inventing, Klaus the middle child is 13 and spent his time reading books, and the youngest Sunny is an infant, they lost everything they liked to do in the fire that destroyed their home along with their parents and now that they