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Short Stories - Literary Devises The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View: Third person limited omniscient

Protagonist: Rainsford

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

Antagonist:environment and General Zaroff

Describe the setting deserted island in the carribean, a place sailors dread with sharp rocks and a tower.

Type of Conflict: Man vs Environment and Man vs Man

Describe the main conflict: Rainsford is trying to elude the general but is having a very difficult time doing so since Zaroff has such experience and skill.

Describe the Climax of the Story: Rainsford hides in th general's room and wins the game but he is out to kill like an animal.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? He realizes how it must feel to be the hunted and he feels fear, and all the emotions running through the animal's mind in a pattern, fear, pain, anger, frustration.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The most dangerous game refers to us humans as the game, and no longer the hunters. General Zaroff puts humans into this situation beacuse he feels superior and overconfident.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? Yes it does since Zaroff believes that he can win the game easily and his overconfidence eventually kills him.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax explained that he made a huge mistake underestimating Rainsford resulting is his death.

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

Simile: "Ugh! It's like moist black velvet."

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Metaphor: "All he knew was that he was safe from his enemy, the sea,"

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Personification:it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived downto where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Symbol: No specific symbol found.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Foreshadowing (give both elements): Rainsford and Whitney talking about animals on the yacht foreshadowed the hunting of Rainsford.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Irony: I find it funy how Rainsford said that animals do not fear and they have no feelings and suddenly he is the prey.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Imagery: it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived downto where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Zaroff's superiority and overconfidence sent him to find a new animal to hunt, one that would be more of a threat but it was too much of a threat for him so he was killed in the end.

QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 Its because it was so stressing waiting for what would happen next and thus it was so long of a wait. 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 It means the game isn't over and he still feels that they are even now and wants to finish the general. 3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 Its in the Caribbean Sea. 4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 His parents were quite wealthy and were able to supply him with all he needed. And he trapped the sailors there. 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 He promises to send him back to the mainland if he keeps the secret of the island. 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 He followed one of the prey into the to quicksand pit and died there. 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 He spends it sleeping in a tree. 8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 His father a quarter of a million acres of land there. 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 Because it would help conceal his trail and make the hunt that much harder. 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 I believe it was he smiled and was so confident with his skill before. I think he was right because this is something the general would do and enjoy. 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 He would have a flash of light which meant that is was safe to stop here but it actually had very sharp rocks there and the ships would hit the rocks and the sailors would be stranded there. 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 The general was killed by Rainsford at the end of the story after Rainsford won the game. 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 Because he was happy that he finally had prey that would fight back and reason, there was little reason to run but much more reason to fight. 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 We infer that he is because he goes hunting quite often and can hunt many different types of animals with little caution. 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.)/5 He think he is superior to his prey and deserves to be able to get enjoyment from hunting. He thinks they have no perception of fear or understanding of life. 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3  He describes the spikes hitting the target but he doesn't describe what happens after that, and he describes that the spikes directly hit their target. The suspense also invokes fear as well.

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