How Did Rainsford Fall Off The Yacht?

In The Most Dangerous Game, Sanger Rainsford and his friend Whitney are sailing on a yacht to hunt jaguars in the Amazon. On a particularly dark night, they encounter General Zaroff on a remote island. Rainsford falls off the yacht when he drops his pipe while standing on the railing of the ship. He reaches for his pipe and accidentally plunges into the water. His cries for help go unanswered, and the yacht quickly disappears into the night.

In the story, Rainsford is curious about the island and hears a gunshot coming from it. He decides to swim in the gunshots direction, as no one on the yacht sees or hears him fall into the water. As Rainsford watches the yacht sail away, he realizes his menacing look in the eyes does not change. The revolver points as rigidly as if the giant were a statue. Zaroff, dressed in a black uniform, gives no sign that he understood Rainsford’s words or that he had even heard them.

The story features a big-game hunter named Rainsford from New York City who falls overboard his yacht after hearing three gunshots. The Swedish captain of the boat from which Rainsford falls believes Ship-Trap Island is a place of evil. Zaroff, another big-game hunter, knows of Rainsford from his published account of hunting snow leopards in Tibet. Over dinner, he explains that although he has a strong will to survive, he has been unable to find any resources to survive on the island.

In summary, The Most Dangerous Game is a short story by Richard Connell that follows the story of Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter from New York City, who falls overboard his yacht after hearing three gunshots. Rainsford is a tall man past middle age with vivid white hair but thick eyebrows and a pointed military moustache. Zaroff, another big-game hunter, knows of Rainsford from his published account of hunting snow leopards in Tibet. Zaroff explains that although he has a strong will to survive, he has been unable to find any resources to survive on the island.