Richard Connell uses foreshadowing in the beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game” to depict the theme in as “even the hunter can still be hunted.” Near the beginning of the story, Whitney and Rainsford have a discussion about hunting jaguars. Rainsford thinks that hunting jaguars is a wonderful experience, but Whitney takes sympathy for the Amazonian animals and believes that they are “[fearful] of pain and [fearful] of death.” (Connell 1) Whitney is stating the similarity between primal instincts and human feelings. The author also uses Whitney’s wise words to allude to what Rainsford will feel when he is being hunted himself later in the story. The next event that uses foreshadowing is when Whitney and Rainsford switch back to talking about the ominous island they are passing. Whitney believes the name “Ship-Trap Island” is certainly ominous and notices that earlier in the day “the crew’s nerves seemed a bit jumpy” (1) because of their supposed “sailors’ sixth sense.” (2) This also foreshadows something terrible will soon happen. The author slips this in to show that even humans like Rainsford must be cautious of being hunted. Connell’s usage of these literary devices helps the reader to anticipate the theme of the story and interpret messages he is trying to send. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” Connell uses indirect characterization to show how even a master hunter like Rainsford can be hunted by another hunter such as Zaroff. Rainsford begins the “hunt” by attempting to thwart Zaroff with excessive maneuvers. During this time, the author writes that Rainsford “recalls all the lore of the fox hunt and all the dodges of the fox.” (12) The author is characterizing Rainsford’s thoughts to be similar to that of something being preyed upon. As the “hunt” continues, and Rainsford has just lived off his encounter with Zaroff up in the tree, Rainsford tells himself he will “not lose his nerve�