Question

The settingchanges after Rainsford sees lights in the distance. What is the new setting? What details are provided about it? How does Rainsford feel about this place?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

This question is about the short story "The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connell (1893-1949), an American writer and journalist. In the story, the main characters are Rainsford and General Zaroff, two very skilled hunters. Rainsford falls from a yacht and ends up on Zaroff's island, where he is hunted by the general.

The setting changes after Rainsford sees lights in the distance. What is the new setting?

After falling from the yacht and swimming to the island, Rainsford walks for a while. At first, all he can see are rocks and a dense jungle. After some time, he sees lights in the distance. The setting changes, the new setting being Zaroff's mansion.

What details are provided about the it?

The narrator describes the place as being incredibly large - so large that Rainsford thinks it is a village at first. Word choice conveys the grandiosity of the house: "enormous building", "lofty structure", "pointed towers". The narrator is comparing Zaroff's house to a castle, a palace.

How does Rainsford feel about this place?

The place is so astonishing that Rainsford thinks it is a mirage. Nonetheless, he walks up to it and knocks at the door.