The+Most+Dangerous+Game

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:The Most Dangerous game. Point of View: 3rd Person. Protagonist: Sanger Rainsford. What type of character is the Protagonist? He is a round and dynamic character. Antagonist: General Zarroff. Describe the setting: It is relaxed and Rainsford is going on a hunting trip. Then It gets exiting. It is on an Island in the Caribbean Sea. Describe the location! Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man. Describe the main conflict: Rainsford trying to get away from the General and escape the island. Describe the Climax of the Story: Rainsford jumping off a cliff into the ocean then ambushing Zaroff in his room. How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? At the beginning he does not care how animals feels later he realized how scared they really are. Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. It relates what something might be like to someone or something else.Explain! How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? It refers to how that you should put yourself in other peoples shoes instead of just judging them. How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? It shows what could a possibility if you are ignorant. Explain! Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): Simile: "the muck sucked viciously at his foot as if it was a giant leach". Metaphor: "Oh, that fellow. Yes he was a monster". Personification: "An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake". Symbol: "you will find that my clothes will fit you" This is a symbol of good will. Foreshadowing (give both elements): When Rainsford is on the boat and says "I felt a, a mental chill; a sort of sudden dread. Later he learns "General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder". Irony: "Thank you for a most amusing evening" The General says this about trying to murder someone. Imagery: "a big tree with a thick trunk and outstretched branches". Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Rainsford has to make many choices throughout the story like where to camp what to do when what traps to set. A lot of quick decision making. Completion 5/5 Effort 3.5/5  Content 3/5  total 11.5/15

Questions 1-16: 1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? 1/2 That he lived in the moment and that time went by really fast. 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? 1/2 That he wants revenge and that the hunt is not over. 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? /2/2 From investing in American security companies he was also of royal blood. 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? 1/1 That he can leave and go back home along as he does not tell anyone about what is happening on the island. 6. What happened to Lazarus? /1/2 Lazarus, the generals best hound followed someone into quicksand. The general loved Lazarus. 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? 1/1 Up a big tree with a thick trunk and outstretched branches. 8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea?1 /1 A quarter of a million acres. 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? 1/1 He suggested them because they leave a poorer trail. 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. 2/3 I think he new because the general smiled, blew a smoke ring and walked carelessly away. He also looked up the tree before he smiled. 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”?2 /2 From natural shipwrecks and ones which he helps along with a set of fake signal lights. 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? 2/2 He was tricked by Rainsford and when he came out from hiding in his room he fought and killed him over who would sleep in the generals bed. 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? 1/2 I think because it is because he was impressed and thought no one could pull that off on him. 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man?1 /2 He was because he was a hunter which is a very active profession and he swam a very long distance to shore. 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.)2/5 At the start Rainsford is preparing himself for a casual hunting trip. He does not care about the animals feelings at all. Later he is horrified at what the General is doing and suddenly after being hunted like an animal he cares about what the animal feels. 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness.2 /3 He does by using suspense and very good adjectives. He also uses a lot of foreshadowing. 22/32

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You picked a couple of good shots, however it is too short. 14/20