Rainsford is a well known hunter around the world and is the main character in the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. While on his way to hunt jaguars in the Amazon jungle, Rainsford falls overboard and ends up stranded on a seemingly deserted island. He later finds a large castle like structure inhabited by General Zaroff. Zaroff, much like Rainsford, was a hunter who had hunted some of the most dangerous animals, but he had grown bored of the animals and turned to hunting humans. Like many before him, Rainsford was set to be hunted by the general, and had to survive for 3 whole days. Rainsford’s view has changed since the beginning of the story to the end, after being put in the animal’s position of being hunted. Before
