the known big-game hunters and whitney and sanger rainsfor but the best hunter is the intelligent experienced Sanger Rainsford. Sanger Rainsford confronts the nature of life and death for the first time of his life during the days he's frightened about ship-trap island. calm and collected, Rainsford can handle any challenge that is given to him. on a yacht bound for Rio de Jenerio, a passenger named Whitney points out ship-trap island in the distance, a place where its not safe for sailors. he and Rainsford are hunting the Amazon river basin, and the two men discuss whether the prey actually feels fear. Rainsford believes that the world consists of only predators and prey, but Whitney disagrees. While Whitney attend to rest for the night,