Question

What role does whitney play in the story "the most dangerous game" by Richard Connell?

rainsford's friend whitney believes that animals fear or don't feel fear?
his views are the opposite of reinsford's, or he is in agreement with reinsford?

Answer 1

Whitney is just a minor character in the story who is shown to be a bit of a contrast to the character of Sanger Rainsford.

He believes that animals feel fear and his views are the opposite of Rainsford's.

Step-by-step explanation:

Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" is about the hunter- hunted relationship shown through the characters of Whitney, General Zaroff and especially the protagonist Sanger Rainsford.

Whitney is shown only in the initial scenes when he and Rainsford were sailing on their way to the hunting expedition. He opposed the claim of Rainsford that hunting "is the best sport in the world". He is of the opinion that it is not so for the prey. He believes that animals also have fear which is the opposite of what Rainsford thinks. Rainsford thinks that animals are meant to be hunted but this will change when he himself becomes the hunted in General Zaroff's island. Though Whitney appears only in the initial scenes and got only about two-three dialogues, he shows us a bit of Sanger Rainsford's character.

Answer 2

Rainford's friend Whitney believes that animals fear

His views are opposite of Reinsford's.

Explanation:

We can quote the next line to show how Whitney respected in some level the animal feelings "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."

The ideas of both were totally opposite while one believes in animals feelings, understanding and intelligence, the other diminished any kind of attribute or emotion in them.