What was Rainsford attitude towards hunting at the beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

In Rainsford's conversation with Whitney while they are on the yacht bound for South America where they plan to hunt jaguars, the question arises about whether animals experience fear. Whitney contends they do, expressing some sympathy for the prey they hunt. Rainsford, on the other hand, disparages that view, declaring, "Who cares how a jaguar feels?" He enjoys hunting and he feels little if any concern about the animals. "The world is divided into two classes--the hunters and the huntees," he says. "Luckily you and I are the hunters."

Later, of course, when Rainsford becomes the hunted, his attitude changes. When he discovers "how an animal at bay feels," it's clear he's had a moment of revelation.