...He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided. That night Rainsford was thinking of how he was going to get off this doomed island. He thought of signaling for help with fire, but he had no way of lighting a fire. He came up with the next best idea to swim off the island. As Rainsford woke up he heard the sounds of the dogs barking. “Shut up you stupid hounds. I am trying to have a peaceful morning. But, it continued to the point that Rainsford took a gun from the General’s collection and shot a dog. BANG. As the dog fell to the firm ground, all the other dogs stood still. “Finally, some peace and quiet. I guess the way to get it is by shooting.” Rainsford scavenged the kitchen and only saw a box of oatmeal. As he boiled water on the old stove top, he began to think of where he would swim too. “South America,” he said as he jumped up. …show more content…
He noticed the ocean was a nice dark blue. But, one he took off his shoes and felt that the sand was rough. He started to do 50 sets of pushups. That took him a very long time. Then, he went for a jog around the island. He began to do other exercises that would build his stamina and his strength for the big swim. He knew he was capable of the big swim. He started a chant,”I believe that I can swim. To South America and beyond. A swim that I believe I can.” Rainsford started to chant this every day. He had so much confidence that nothing was going to bring him