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Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View: Their point of view in this story is 3rd person. I think this because in no time during the story did it say “I” or “we”, and also you know what people are thinking during the story, not just one persons point of view.

Protagonist: The protagonist in the story is Rainsford. I think this because most of the story revolves around Rainsford, and the story starts out telling about him, and he survives all the way to the end.

What type of character is the Protagonist? The protagonist is Round and Dynamic, because he thinks and feels lots of feelings, and he changes his thinking and how he sees things.

Antagonist: The antagonist in this story is General Zaroff. I think this because he is the one who is chacing Rainsford down and trying to kill him.

Describe the setting: At the beginning of the story, Rainsford and his friend whitney are sailing on their boat to go hunt jaguar, but Rainsford then fell off late at night, and swam to shore. He was then situated on an island. For the remaining time of the story, Rainsford stays on the dangerous man hunting island.

Type of Conflict: The type of conflict in this story is Man Vs. Man because Rainsford is trying to survive while General Zaroff is hunting him down to play “The Most Dangerous Game”.

Describe the main conflict: the main conflict in this story is Zaroff, the owner of this island and the one who crated the most dangerous game, trying to kill Rainsford, a wise but selfish hunter. This is the main conflict because it is the main problem that is occurring during the story.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is at the end of the third day, when the game is supposed to have ended, and Rainsford survived it all. Zaroff goes into his room to find Rainsord hiding behind the curtain, waiting the end the most dangerous game once and for all.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? I think the protagonist changes over the course of the story in the way that he is more caring, and less selfish now. I think he really cares more about the animals because he now knows that they feel fear and are scared of the same things that he is scared of. Once Rainsford is put into the animals position, he realizes that hunting might not be the best thing to do for a sport.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The relationship between the title (The Most Dangerous Game) and the theme (seeing out of others eyes is) would be that the title reminds you of the game that General Zaroff created, which is hunting people and trying to kill them before the night of the third day, and it reminds you of how general Zaroff felt when he got beat. Overall, it shows you that General Zaroff would not have created that game if he had known that it was so horrible to lose, or even die.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict is the most dangerous game, and the theme is to put yourself in another persons shoes and see how you would feel if something you were doing to them they did to you. The main conflict helps to illustrate the theme because the most dangerous game helped him realize that what he had been doing to the animals was wrong and animals feel fear just as he does.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax of the story is when Rainsford comes out from behind Zaroff’s bedroom curtain. The theme is to put yourself in another persons shoes and see how you would feel if something you were doing to them they did to you. The Climax helps to illustrate the theme because the climax forces Zaroff to realize what he had done to other people, and he now knows how the other people he had killed feel because he was then put into other people shoes, thinking that he was going to die.

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

Simile: “An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake, and sleep did not visit Rainsford, allthough the silence of a dead world was on the jungle.”

“The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Metaphor: ….”that I could not sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids--”. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Jagged crags appeared to jut into the opaqueness;he forced himself upward, hand over hand”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Personification: :... the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on the rocky shore.”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Symbol: The twenty-two that Rainsford found in the jungle weeds is a symbol because it shows that their is hunting on this island. Also that the big animal was killed by a small gun shows that the hunter is not very afraid.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Foreshadowing (give both elements): “Rainsford heard a sound. it came out of the darkness, a high screaming sound, the sound of an animal in an extremity of anguish and terror.”. I believe that this is foreshadowing what goes on on this island because he heard an animal suffering from gun shots fired. All he knew from this foreshadowing was that animals were being hunted on this island, but what he did not know is that they were hunting humans.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Irony: I found it ironic how Rainsford, the hunter of animals, became the hunted, being put into life-threatening situations. I think this is ironic because Rainsford was and has been a hunter for most of his life, and he did not care for the animals that he had hunted at all. Then, when he was put into the position of the animals he had been hunting, he is then sorry for what he has done and feels foolish for killing animal for a sport.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Imagery: I think that at the end of the story when it goes “The general made one of his deepest bows, “I see,” he said. “splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford.....” He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” is imagery. I think this because when i read this, an image of Rainsford and Zaroff fighting in his room appears in my head, and Rainsford wins, then gets to sleep in the very comfortable bed.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. the relationship between the class theme, which is humanity, and the story, “The Most Dangerous Game” would be that the story helps show us things about humanity. It shows us how we will react if we are put into life-threatening situations. it relates to our lives as humans. It also shows us that we feel more sympathetic for people if we are put into their situation and let them see how hard it is for themselves. In the end, they are both about humanity, and show us how humans act.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 I think the quote “He lived a year a minute” means that every minute in his life felt like it was going so slow as to be a year because his heart was beating so fast because he was scared.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 I think the quote “I am still a beast at bay” means that the game is not over, and rainsford is not going to end now, he is still trapped, and will not end until he is freed.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 Connell set Ship-Trap Island in the Caribbean Sea.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 Zaroff is able to finance his life style because he invested money in American investment. Also he father was a very wealthy man, with over a quarter million acres of land.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 Zaroff promises that, if Rainsford wins the hunt, he will acknowledge his defeat and his sloop will place him on the mainland near a town.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 Lazarus followed a man into the quicksand, called “Death Swamp”.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 Rainsford spends his first night of the hunt up in a tree.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 Zaroff’s father owned a quarter of a million acres in Crimea.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 Zaroff suggests Rainsford to wear moccasins during the hunt because they leave a poorer trail.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 i think what caused Rainsford to believe that Zaroff saw him while he was hiding in the tree was because Zaroff looked half way up the tree, then smiled, and walked away.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 Zaroff stocks his island with game by fooling sailors who sail nearby. He has a light which is supposed to signal a dock, but it is fake. The light leads the sailors into sharp rocks. From there, they are then forced to go onto the island, and find Zaroff’s hut.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 at the end of the story, Rainsford and Zaroff were both in Zaroff’s bedroom. they then fought to the death as a closing for the game, and to see who was a better hunter. in the end, Rainsford won, and Zaroff was killed.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">13. In spite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay man-catcher,” why? /2 Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay man-catcher” because not many people have the smarts to do that. Also because Zaroff then knows that Rainsford could be a challenge, and that is all that he wants.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 We know that Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man because he is a hunter, and he has to have lots of energy and smarts to follow tracks and run away from deadly things.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">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 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Before Rainsford is places on Ship-Trap island, he Thought it would be a nice island. He could not see why other sailors had a curious dread of the place. Rainsford also did not care much for the animals that he hunted, and had no thoughts about what the animals felt when he hunted them./ After he met the general, I think Rainsford thought it was mysterious, and freaky. Zaroff, by the sounds of it, is a very intimidating guy, and the mysterious hut with dogs and strong men do not make the matter any better. After Rainsford knows what Zaroff does to people, he despises Zaroff with passion. He is disgusted by the though of the most dangerous game. Also, after he was being hunted he realized that all the animals that he had hunted in the past must have felt a similar feeling.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">He does this by using lots of imagery and descriptive words. What he writes gives such suspense and wonder to help show the fear. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_

Completion 5/5

Effort 5/5

Content 5/5

Questions 32/32

Total 47/47