At the beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game," did Rainsford have any feeling for the animals he hunted, and how did his experience change his...

It is clear from his discussion with Whitney at the
beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game" that Rainsford has no sympathy for the animals he
kills. Both of the men agree that hunting is "the best sport in the world." But Whitney
is quick to add,

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     "For the
hunter...  "Not for the jaguar."
     "Don't talk rot,
Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a
jaguar feels?"

Rainsford
claims that animals have "no understanding." But Whitney
disagrees.

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     "Even so, I
rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of
death."
     "Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This hot
weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two
classes--the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are
hunters."

But after Rainsford
becomes the prey himself while being hunted by General Zaroff, he discovers a fear that
only the hunted can feel. He repeatedly reminds himself to keep his nerve. He becomes
tired and "leg-weary." When Zaroff allows Rainsford to escape for another day's hunt,
recognized that

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The general was playing with him! The general was
saving him for another day's sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it
was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of
terror.