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Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: __The Most Dangerous Game__

Point of View: The point of view is 1st person.

Protagonist: The protagonist is Rainsford.

What type of character is the Protagonist? He is round and dynamic.

Antagonist: The antagonist is General Zaroff.

Describe the setting: Time: The mid 1920`s Place: The Caribbean Mood: very spooky and suspenseful Describe the setting Type of Conflict: Man versus man

Describe the main conflict: I think that the main conflict is man versus man, due to Zaroff`s maniacal pursuit of Rainsford

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is when Rainsford jumps off of the cliff.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? At the beginning, Rainsford thinks that animals don`t have any feelings or emotions, but at the end, he realizes that in the hunt, fear dominates the senses.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The title "The Most Dangerous Game" suggests violence. It also can be meant psychologically

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict helps to show the theme by revealing Rainsfords emotions and feelings, while showing Zaroff`s twisted psyche. Statement of theme?

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax showed that desperate actions can lead to deliberate consequences.

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: "The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window." compares a window to a calm day at sea.

Metaphor: "I am still a beast at bay" means that it isn't over until it`s over.

Personification: " The place has a reputation-- a bad one" only people have reputations.

Symbol: The pistol that Zaroff caries symbolizes psychological power, as he never uses it.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): At the beginning, Rainsford talks about how the hunted tigers have no feelings. This foreshadows him being hunted, and feeling panic and fear.

Irony: Rainsford uses the strategies of animals that worked so well against him, on the General.

Imagery: "Sometimes I think that evil is a tangible thing--with wavelengths, like light and sound."

Describe the relationship between the class theme and the story. Choices made on the run can decide the outcome of your life. Explain. How does this relate to the story?

Completion 5/5 Effort 4/5 Content 3/5 total 12/15

QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? 2/2 "He lived a year in a minute" means that through that one minute, images from the past flashed through his mind causing that one minute to feel like it was longer.

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? 1/2 It means that even though he is being hunted, Rainsford is filled with unpredictability, like a cornered animal, waiting for the right moment to strike.

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? 1/1 In the Caribbean sea

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? 1/2 He heavily invested in American security when Russia fell

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? 1/1 He promises to let him go and drop him off on the mainland near a town, under the condition of not speaking of him or the island again.

6. What happened to Lazarus?2 /2 Lazarus, Zaroff`s favorite dog, chased a sailor into the swampy area, where in fell in quicksand and died.

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt?1 /1 He spends his first night in a tree, between two branches covered with leaves

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea?1 /1 He has a quarter of a million acres

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? 1/1 He suggests that because they leave less of a trail in the underbrush

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons.2 /3 He comes up to the tree Rainsford is in and then glances up and then smirks. Zaroff then pulls out his pipe and slowly blows a few smoke rings.

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? 2/2 There are flashing lights that signify false canals which misguides ships, then they get crushed by the rocks, causing sailors come to him and then he feeds them and put them in top condition so he can hunt them.

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? 2/2 Zaroff finds out Rainsford isn't dead and he is just hiding is his room and then duels him. We assume he died due to a deal made before the fight, about sleeping in a bed, and the last sentence is Rainsford commenting on how nice the bed was.

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? 2/2 Zaroff congratulated Rainsford on his Malay Mancatcher out of respect to Rainsfords` ingenuity, which Zaroff wouldn`t find hunting sailors.

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2

15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.) 3/5 In the beginning he didn`t care about killing animals beacuse he thinks they had no feelings or emotions. Later, when he meets Zaroff, he realizes what it feels like to be hunted, opening up a channel of empathy

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness.2 /3 He inspires it by creating a creepy atmoshpere, paired with the maniacal and twisted mind of General Zaroff. total 24/32