Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." "Pure imagination," said Rainsford. "One superstitious sailor can taint the who
le ship's company with his fear." What does this line of dialogue reveal about Rainsford’s character? He is worried that the sailors may be correct about the island. He is a rational man who is unaffected by superstition. He is familiar with the island and its mysterious inhabitants. He is interested in getting more information from the sailors.
The right option is the second one. Rainsford makes readers know that he is not superstitious nor is worried about the supernatural consequences of a sailor's fear, but rather thinking that a sailor superstitious attitude could be harmful for the company's reputation. Rainsford's statement comes more out of cautiousness for business than fear of the supernatural.
