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jada22
jada22
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High School - 12th Grade

Before arriving at the island, what is Rainsford’s position on hunting in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

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Posted by jada22 on Monday September 8, 2008 at 2:30 PM and tagged with characters, hunting, position, rainsford, the most dangerous game.

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  1. lizbv
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    High School - 9th Grade

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    This question was previously answered, but if you look at the first page of the story, the author uses Rainsford's words to illustrate his position on hunting. When discussing hunting with his travel partner, he describes hunting as "The best sport in the world. "   When Whitney (his travel partner) distinguishes and says it is great the hunter, Rainsford replies wih "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher.  Who cares how a jaguar feels?... They've no understanding.... The world is made up of two classes - the hunters and the hunted. Luckily, you and I are the hunters."  These selected passages from the first page demonstrate to the reader how Rainsford thinks highly of his sport and does not care what his prey may feel.

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    Posted by lizbv on Monday September 8, 2008 at 9:10 PM


  2. brandih

    eNotes Editor

    Here is a link to previous answer:

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    http://www.enotes.com/most-dangerous/q-and-a/how-does-rai...

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    Posted by brandih on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 11:23 AM