Rainsford's True Self In The Most Dangerous Game

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Someones true self is usually prevailed when they're alone. To me this means that you only show your true self when no one is looking and I definitely agree with that. In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford shows that he is different when he is alone by demonstrating his resourceful thinking, lack of humor, and seriousness.

The first reason I agree with the prompt is Rainsford displays very strategical thinking. Instead of making himself an easy target, he actually makes hunting him fairly difficult. He does this by straying from the path and looping around the jungle on the same path. Being alone/hunted changes a man in more ways than one thought.

My next detail is that Rainsford loses his sense of humor. Instead of being a joking guy like

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