The next day, Rainsford demands to leave the island immediately, but Zaroff insists they will hunt that night. Disgusted, Rainsford excuses himself for the evening, and Zaroff leaves for his nightly hunt. The man can choose to participate in his game or be handed over to Ivan, a professional torturer. He follows with a small pistol, and if the hunted man eludes the general for three days, he wins. He gives his “prey” hunting clothes, a supply of food, a hunting knife, and a three-hour head start. Still trying to win over Rainsford, Zaroff explains the game. Shocked, Rainsford insists that Zaroff is committing murder and refuses his invitation to participate in the manhunt. After Rainsford presses him, Zaroff explains that he prefers to hunt humans, because unlike animals, humans can reason and are therefore more dangerous and exciting to hunt. Zaroff explains how integral hunting is to his identity, but says it became dull because it was too easy, so he “invented” a new animal to hunt. Over an elaborate dinner, Rainsford and Zaroff bond over their love of hunting. Zaroff recognizes Rainsford’s name and welcomes the celebrated hunter into his home. An older, very elegant man appears and introduces himself as General Zaroff and the large man as Ivan, his servant who is deaf and mute. Rainsford knocks on the front door and meets a huge man armed with a pistol. Walking along the jungle’s edge, he unexpectedly comes upon an enormous mansion. He swims to the mysterious island, and the next morning, he finds blood-stained weeds and signs of a hunter, indicating that the island is inhabited. Later that night, Rainsford hears gunshots in the distance and falls overboard while trying to investigate. Between remarks about the island, the two men argue about whether animals experience thoughts and feelings, and Rainsford concludes that animals understand nothing and that living creatures are divided into hunters and prey. Whitney explains to Rainsford the superstition surrounding an ominous place they are passing called Ship-Trap Island. On an especially dark night, Sanger Rainsford and his friend Whitney are sailing on a yacht heading to the Amazon to hunt jaguars.
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