Moreover, with only khaki hunting clothes, a bag of food and a knife he must escape and regain his freedom. This can be seen when Connell states: “An apprehensive night crept slowly like a wounded serpent and sleep did not visit Rainsford, though the silence of a dead world reigned over the jungle… Something was coming, thought the bush, coming slowly, carefully, arriving by the same winding road that Rainsford had come by. He flattened himself on a branch and, through a screen of leaves almost as thick as a tapestry, looked... what was approaching was a man. (pg. 12) This shows that on the first night Sanger Rainsford had to think fast to survive despite being unrested and shows society that one must always be ready for anything, regardless of any obstacles that lie in the way. Also, General Zaroff gets injured and leaves to recover and Sanger Rainsford has to run and hide again. This can be seen when Connell states: “When the general, who was nursing his injured shoulder, was gone, Rainsford took to the air again. Now it was the escape, the desperate, hopeless escape, that dragged him on for hours... the vegetation became more rancid, denser; the insects bit him savagely. (p. 13) This shows how the competition is unfair because General Zaroff returns home to recover while Sanger Rainsford is still in difficulty and the desire to escape is only