Personal Narrative Analysis

My name in is Sanger Rainsford and I am applying to work at the anti-hunting support group for animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). I have the passion to advocate for those animals that are hunted on a daily basis by humans. Animals don't have the voice to say their feelings, so I will. I am able to understand first hand both the hunter and the hunted’s perspectives.I am able to see both sides because I was a hunter, I loved it in fact. But, I was also hunted. And I hated being the hunted.

One day my hunting partner and I were heading towards Rio. As a pass time we were sharing each other’s views on hunting. I believed animals had no emotions and were not effected by being hunted by us humans. While Whitey, my partner had different views. He believed animals did have emotions and we needed compassion for them. But, I just thought he was full of it. Until, I was put in a situation where I realized he was right.

During that trip the waters got rocky, and I fell off of the boat.

When I fell off I used all of my survival skills, and then followed the sound of a pistol firing off on a nearby island. This island happened to be “Ship Trap Island”. On the island there was a huge castle-like house. So, naturally I knocked on the door to find two men. A man and his deaf bodyguard. The man and I found the common interest of hunting, and spoke of it for a while. Then, he said hunting animals did not excite him enough to keep pursuing hunting them, and he needs to hunt something with reason. He suggested he was going to hunt me. But, he gave me some supplies and a 3 hour head start. With all of that I would have to survive 3 days to win. And I will be the first to say that I was scared to no end. I hated every second of being hunted. And that’s where my eyes were

opened.
Being hunted for just 3 days is nothing compared to how often animals are hunted not only by other animals, but by us humans. I realized how these animals feel, and I can never hunt another one again. I will not put another animal through that. So, now I have a mission to spread this among as many people as I possibly can. And what better way than to have a roll in a support group that fights against animals being hunted.Unless I am willing to be hunted like that again, I will never hunt another animal because I understand and have compassion for them so far that I want to advocate for them.
Due to my experience I believe that I am the best candidate for this position because I know first hand what these animals go through on a daily basis. But, along with understanding the animals I also understand how hunters feel. In this position I would understand both sides of the spectrum and be able to reach more people than most can. I would better convey the message that animals don’t deserve to be hunted than anyone else. Unless, of course, they are too a former hunter and was hunted.