What Role Did Rainsford Play In The Most Dangerous Game

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Stranded on a mysterious island in the Caribbean, and scared for his life. He must do whatever it takes to survive. He must play the most dangerous game. In Richard Connell's short story " The Most Dangerous Game," big game hunter Sanger Rainsford is tested in the following waus: strong versus the weak, the value of life, and becoming what he fears. Because Rainsford wanted to survive, he needed to be strong and not weak. Sanger Rainsford was being played with lake a cat does with a mouse. He needed to be strong mentally mentally and physically to survive the three days. Rainsford set traps while Zaroff hunts him, if the traps wouldn't have worked he would have been caught and executed. Rains ford third day on the island, which was his
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