The+Most+Dangerous+Game


 * Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:___The Most Dangerous Game___ **

Third Person, omniscient
 * Point of View: **

Rainsford
 * Protagonist: **

Round, Dynamic
 * What type of character is the Protagonist? **

General Zaroff
 * Antagonist: **

The story takes place on an island. The island is an enormous jungle filled with closely weaved trees and plants. In the beginning of the story, the protagonist is on a yacht at night. But the entire story takes place throughout the duration of three days. I believe that the story takes place in modern time, possibly in the 1980-1900s.
 * Describe the setting **

Man vs Man
 * Type of Conflict: **

The conflict is that the general wants to hunt with Rainsford, but unlike normal hunts, Rainsford was the prey. Rainsford is terrified as the general describes how the hunt will work. He has to survive for 3 days without being caught in order to win, and if not, he gets killed.
 * Describe the main conflict: **

After Rainsford jumps into the sea, General Zaroff knew that he had lost, so he decided to return home through the jungle. But as soon as he steps into his room, he sees Rainsford, waiting for him. They then proceed to fight for the first and last time. The story implies that Rainsford won the battle, since he was sleeping on the bed.
 * Describe the Climax of the Story: **

At the beginning of the story, the protagonist had no regard for the feelings of him preys, but after he fell off the boat, everything changed. He has become the hunted himself, and he now understands the fear that consumes the prey that he hunts.
 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **

The theme is how the hunters can one day become the hunted. "The Most Dangerous Game" in the world is not any large animal with sharp claws and pointed teeth, but humans, the hunters themselves. If the game you are hunting is a human, there is a big chance that you may become the hunted.
 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **

I think that the main conflict of the story is when General Zaroff reveals what is "game" actually is. Rainsford becomes bewildered and frightened by the fact that the game is actually human beings. After all the years of being the hunter, he is now standing in the place that all of his prey have been standing in.
 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **

The climax is when Rainsford appears in the general's room. In the general's mind, he has lost the game, but for Rainsford, he still feels like he is being hunted, and doesn't feel like he will be safe until he kills the hunter. This shows that even if you start out as the hunter, never let your guard down or you may become the hunted.
 * How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? **


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

"It's like the moist black velvet."
 * Simile: **

"The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."

"Evil is a tangible thing"
 * Metaphor: **

"the night would be my eyelids--"

"The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him."
 * Personification: **

** Symbol: **

//"It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason."// -foreshadows that the ideal game is a human, since no other animals can reason.
 * Foreshadowing (give both elements): **

The hunter, Rainsford, has become the hunted.
 * Irony: **

'the night would be my eyelids"
 * Imagery: **

I think this is good imagery because even though it is a simple and short description, it give us a picture of just how dark and black that night sky was.

This story shows that humans are incapable of truly understanding others feelings unless they are put in their shoes. We laugh at others, mock others, and use others, and we have no regards for how they feel. That is the cruelty of human beings. They do not try to understands others, and that is another negative aspect of humanity.
 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. **

He lived a year in a minute because time felt so slow to him. He wanted the game to end as fast as it can, and in doing that, time seemed to actually progress slower.
 * 1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 **

Rainsford still felt like he was being hunted by the general. He did not feel that he was safe.
 * 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 **

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

He has invested heavily in American securities.
 * 4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 **

Zaroff promised him that he would safely take him back to where he came from.
 * 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 **

Once when the general was hunting, his game traveled to the 'Death Swamp", and Lazarus followed. there was quicksand there, so he died due to it.
 * 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 **

Rainsford spent the first night hiding in a tree.
 * 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 **

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

Zaroff stated that they leave a poorer trail.
 * 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 **

The sudden smile on the general's face made Rainsford believe that he had found him. I think his assumption was correct, and that the general was just toying with him. The general purposely left him there so he could enjoy another day of the hunt.
 * 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 **

He either lets the ocean's tides bring them to him, or provides beacons leading towards jagged rocks so that boats will crash.
 * 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 **

The story didn't say exactly who won the fight, but it was implied that Rainsford killed the general, because the winner would be able to sleep on the bed. Rainsford stated that that was the most comfortable bed he has slept on.
 * 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 **

I think Zaroff was pleased that his "game" has given him a challenge, and compliments his skills.
 * 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 **

Rainsford was able to swim all the way to shore when he fell off of the boat. It also said that he dug out a very large hole without many tools to aid him, and he did it in a short time as well.
 * 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 **

Before Rainsford sets foot onto the Ship-Trap island, he was a merciless hunter. He had no regards on how the prey felt. Rainsford said that he was a hunter, and in this world, there are the hunters, and the hunted. When he meets General Zaroff, he is told that humans were the prey on the island. After that, everything changes. Rainsford has always believed that he was a hunter, and never has he thought of a day when he becomes the hunted. Rainsford now understands the fear and horror of a prey being hunted.
 * 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 **

Instead of the usual bloody killings you find in horror movies or books, this one uses mind games and brings out one's fear mentally. It shows us how cold-blooded, selfish and horrifying some humans can truly be. _ Completion 4/5 Effort 4/5 Content 4/5 Questions 31/32 Total 43/47
 * 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 **