How Does Rainsford Show Perseverance

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The theme of perseverance in one that everyone can relate to in one way.When i played football if we lost a game he would make us work harder and run longer so that we could win the next game and we never give up. DID he give up?stormbreaker and the most dangerous game In the most dangerous game i will be talking about how rainsford shows perseverance in several ways.one paragraph where perseverance in shown is paragraph 197 “then he leaped out to sea”.another part where he shows perseverance is in paragraph 187 “rainsford i'll see what you can do against my whaleback.another part where he shows perseverance is in paragraph 206 “he had never slept in a better bed rainsford decided”and finally the last paragraph of perseverance is in

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