Rainsford Dialectical Journal

Waking after such terrifying events, Rainsford was astonished to find Zaroff gone, upon looking through the window he saw that the dogs had dragged him off, that’s when he knew he had to get off of that terrible island. Quickly, he thought over all that had happened over the past few days on the island with General Zaroff. He even puzzled with the idea of how he survived the extraordinary trials he went through. “How will I ever find Whitney?” thought Rainsford as he stumbled around the chateau in a daze. “Perhaps I can swim to Haiti, I should be close enough and Johnson lives around there.” Johnson was Rainsford’s old childhood friend who had lived two blocks away, he moved to Haiti when he turned thirty, so that he would always be by the sea. Johnson had always loved the sea, but was an especially ignorant person, he liked not to think things through before he did them. Putting the facts aside, Rainsford decided it was a good plan to go to Haiti, but instead of swimming he went down …show more content…
Whitney was most interested in Rainsford’s health, but also wanted to know certain, odd details of the story that Rainsford hadn’t thought of. One of which, included something about the well-being of the animals on the island. After pondering this idea, Rainsford moved past it and went on to ask the crew how they were getting home. During this discussion, Whitney decided that they should pass by the island, to see it’s natural beauty in the sunlight. Obviously, Rainsford was hesitant to do this, but he agreed, thinking he deserved a final look at the island. While in the same waters where Rainsford had fallen last time, they saw the ghostly outline of a ship, not just any ship, but Johnson’s ship, docked on the island. The chateau’s lights were on and Rainsford could hear the enraged howling of General Zaroff’s