In his desperate effort to save his pipe, Rainsford falls off the edge of the yacht and is unable to get to shore. After “he fought the sea”(2), Rainsford clambers up the rocks and sleeps, for “all he knew was that he was safe from his enemy, the sea”(3). There are rocks lining the shore, so Rainsford has no option but to climb them, which is another demonstration of man versus nature conflict. Not only does Rainsford fight the sea, he also encounters quicksand; “He tried to wrench it back, but the muck sucked viciously at his foot as if it were a giant leech”(12). Rainsford gets caught in Death Swamp and desperately tries to save himself before his pursuer finds him. Nature always figures out a way to harm Rainsford while he is fleeing an alternate
In his desperate effort to save his pipe, Rainsford falls off the edge of the yacht and is unable to get to shore. After “he fought the sea”(2), Rainsford clambers up the rocks and sleeps, for “all he knew was that he was safe from his enemy, the sea”(3). There are rocks lining the shore, so Rainsford has no option but to climb them, which is another demonstration of man versus nature conflict. Not only does Rainsford fight the sea, he also encounters quicksand; “He tried to wrench it back, but the muck sucked viciously at his foot as if it were a giant leech”(12). Rainsford gets caught in Death Swamp and desperately tries to save himself before his pursuer finds him. Nature always figures out a way to harm Rainsford while he is fleeing an alternate