A group of hunters set sail on a yacht headed for the Amazon. On the way, Ship Trap Island appears in sight, thoughts about the island sends chills to the hunters, danger, and the captains unusual responses. One of the hunters, Whitney, has empathy for the animals. Whitney explains to Rainsford that although hunting may be fun for the hunter, but not for the hunted. “‘Who cares how a jaguar feels...,’” Rainsford tells Whitney, “‘Perhaps the jaguar does,’” observed Whitney (Connell 1). Rainsford does not care about Whitney's compassion for the animals. Later on, Rainsford slips overboard, and is swept up by the dark waters; Rainsford finds himself a shore of a jungle, where he finds lights shining in the distance. Lights symbolize a sign of
