Rainsford Perseverance
The theme of “The Most Dangerous Game,” is to persevere and to never give up. The author of the story wanted to teach readers the importance of never giving up and perseverance. The lesson of the story is demonstrated by the character Rainsford. In the story, Rainsford was forced to participate in General Zaroff’s deathly game. It can be inferred that Rainsford was very afraid of Zaroff. He was also afraid of dying. However, Rainsford preserved and kept himself together. Rainsford actively participated in Zaroff’s game. Rainsford did not lose his determination to live, and he did not lose hope even while knowing that Zaroff was successfully able to hunt all of his other players. Rainsford did not lose control and freak out during the game.