Eckles Vs Rainsford Essay

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This essay is comparing and contrasting Rainford and Eckles.Mostly on what what they will do to survive, what ways will they complete that and in what state of mind are they in while trying to save themselves.Rainsford is from The Most Dangerous Game and Eckles is from The Sound of Thunder.The Most Dangerous Game is written by Richard Connell while The Sound of Thunder is written by Ray Bradbury. Who is Eckles and Rainsford?Eckles and Rainsford are both hunters.What is happening during The Sound of Thunder is Eckles is hunting a T Rex while in The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford is getting hunted by the General.The main difference between Eckles and Rainsford is that Eckles is very panicky and Rainsford is able to keep a calm head.Eckles panicking because he just say the T Rex.“We are fools to come.This is impossible. ”(Bradbury 41).This shows that he panics when his live is in danger.Rainsford reacts differently when General decided to save him for another day. “I will not lose my nerve.I will not”(Connell 70).This shows that Rainsford is able to keep a calm head even after being hunted.Both of the Quotes show how both of the characters react in unsafe …show more content…

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