The+Most+Dangerous+Game

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View:

The point of view was in Third Person and partly omnicient because the narrator knows wat the people are saying, but they do not know everything.

Protagonist:

﻿The protagonist is Rainsford because he most of the action is based on him and he is developed the most.

What type of character is the Protagonist?

﻿The protagonist is a round character because he changes over the story from being the hunted and being superior to being the hunted during the game.

Antagonist:

The antagonist is the General because he is the one who creates the conflict of the game and forces the protagonist to go against him.

Describe the setting

The time is sometime after World War One because Rainsford talks about his digging in France. The place is at a Caribbean Island. The mood is a little suspenseful and creepy because at the start, they talk about the evil island and how all the sailors are scared of it. Whitney uses the metaphor of mental chill to describe the air when they got close to the scary island. Later in the book, something else that is scary is about the General and how he asks Rainsford if he wants to see his collection of heads. From what I gathered the general feeling of this story is suspenseful and creepy.

Type of Conflict:

The conflict is a man v.s. man because the General faces Rainsford.

Describe the main conflict:

The man conflict of the story is when Rainsford has to play the most dangerous game against the general and this game was actually a hunting game between two human hunters. They will try to kill each in this game and whoever wins, wins. This is the main conflict because this decides the fate of the protagonist and the antagonist and it is where most of the action and ideas occur. If Rainsford can survive for three days without the General killing him then he is free to go, but this is seemingly impossible. This conflict is very complicated because the protagonist's life is on the life and the end of the game would result he finish of who lives and who dies.

Describe the Climax of the Story:

The climax of the story is when the general finds him in his bedroom alive and wants to continue the game. This leads to the general's death because Rainsford kills him. This is the climax because through out the conflict, Rainsford was hunted by the general, but now he is the hunter and he is the one in control. Rainsford is the one who wins here so that is why this is climax. This is the climax of the story also because after this, this no more action and there is no more important events after this. This is probably the most important part of this story because Rainsford comes on top and kills the general.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?

Rainsford changes over the story by changing from the hunter to the hunted. At the start of the story, Rainsford described himself as a hunter and by the end of the story, he was a mouse chased by a cat. At the start, he described himself as a superior being, but after meeting with the general, he described himself as a beast at bay. This is a big change because these two are the opposites of each other. The hunter and the hunted are two very different things and if one was two switch the feeling is very strange and weird. For example, a hunter is being hunted by a deer. This would be very strange because deers don't hunt, they get hunted. This would be a huge change for the hunter which happened in the story. With this change, the whole story was changed and Rainsford ended up killing the General.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

The relationship between the title and the theme is that the title of the most dangerous game is a little preview or foreshadows what happens in the story. The title is The Most Dangerous Game and in the story, the protagonist and the antagonist goes against each other in this game. The theme was that the hunter can sometimes turn into the hunted and the title shows that because the most dangerous game is represented by Rainsford. Rainsford turned from the hunter to the hunted in the story. This is relationship between the two because the title just previews somethings in the story.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

The main conflict helped to illustrate the theme because they are closely related. The conflict was the the protagonist and the antagonist going head to head to play the most dangerous game and the theme was the hunter turning into the hunted. In this game, Rainsford goes from being the hunter to being the hunted when they play the game. If the game did not happen, then the theme would not happen because Rainsford would never become the hunted and he would only remain as the hunter. Since he was forced to play the game, he was hunted by the general and was turned into the hunted. Everything about the theme was possible because the main conflict of the game was carried out. At the end of the conflict, the theme is completed with Raiinsford calling himself a beast.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

The climax helped to illustrate the theme because Rainsford turned into a beast at bay during the climax. He was hunted by the general throughout the conflict, but during the climax, he became the hunter again and kills the general. The climax is what really illustrated the theme because it's the turning point of this story and is the place where Rainsford changed. He is again the hunter and the change of hunter to huntee to hunter was completed. This is how the climax illustrated the theme and is what determined this theme.

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

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">Simile:

Pg 24 "Ugh! It's like moist black velvet." The darkness and the air around is being described as pitch black.

Pg 25 " The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window." The sea is described as being very flat.

Pg 35 "Rainsford's impulse was to hurl himself down like a panther..." He is describing his action like those of a panther.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">Metaphor:

Pg 25 "... a mental chill; a sort of sudden dread." He is describing how scared he was by saying his mind chilled.

Pg 24 "... Pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." The darkness is described as being warm.

Pg 24 "The hunter and the huntees." This is used to describe different power classes.

Pg 25 "The night would be my eyelids." The darkness is being described as something that you can sleep in without closing your eyes.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">Personification:

Pg 25 "...but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag strangle." Yachts cannot slap people.

Pg 27 "...to were the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. Sea cannot lick things.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">Symbol:

Game is symbol in this story for humans that are being hunted by the general. Most of the time, game is represented by jaguars, deers, and etc, but in this story game represents that people that are forced to be hunted like deers.

The title is a symbol for what happens in the story because the title is called The Most Dangerous Game and in the story, the antagonist playes this game of human hunts human.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">Foreshadowing (give both elements):

Rainsford describes himself as a hunter who is superior to the hunted and this foreshadows that later in the story, he will probably be hunted. Later in the story, Rainsford is indeed hunted by someone else, the general. The author hinted that Rainsford was a powerful hunter and that he will probably turn in to the opposite of hunter.

At the start of the story, Whitney describes about Ship Trap Island and how evil the place is and how sailors hate it. This is a hint that later in the story, they will probably be stuck on this island and trapped there. Later in the story, Rainsford is trapped at Ship Trap Island and is stranded there all by himself. This was an example of foreshadowing.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">Irony:

Situational irony. Rainsord is a great hunter and in the story, he becomes the hunted by the general. He turns from the top of the hunting ladder to the bottom.

Situational irony. Ivan is described as an official knouter to the Great White Czar and how powerful he is, but his reflexs were not good enough to defend himself from the knife trap Rainsford created. This is weird because he should be fast and everything, but he died from a trap he probably seen many times before.

Imagery:

Pg 27 "...River of glaring gold light that poured out." The house is being described as light inside.

Pg 27 " The first thing Rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man Rainsford has ever seen a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist. In his hand the man held a long barreled revolver, and he was pointing it to Rainsford's heart. Ivan is being described and this description gives an image of him.

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.

The relationship between the class theme and the story is that choice matters. The theme of the story was that sometimes, even the hunter can turn into the hunted and that you have to make a choice about what to do when you are the hunted. The choice when a hunter turns into the hunted is wether or not he faces the enemy or flee. In the story, Rainsford went from a superior hunter to be hunted by some other person. He has the choice of wether or not to accept defeat or too be a beast at bay like what did against the general at the end of the story. This type of scenerio occurs a lot in real life, for example, a hunter is hunting bears when he fall off a cliff and loses his weapon and he is wounded. Now, the bear can be easily be the hunter and the hunter can be the hunted because the bear can now easily overpower him. The hunter can now make a choice between fleeing or defending himself. This is the type of thing that happened to Rainsford and this determined the whole story. If Rainsford made the choice of staying put and hide, the general would kill him easily and the story would have ended.

<span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Completion 5/5 <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Effort 5/5 <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Content 5/5 <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">total 15/15

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">Questions

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? 2/2

What he meant by this phrase was a metaphor for a really long time since he describes a single minute as being a whole year. Another meaning can represent how scared someone is because they believe are just so scared that time passes so slowly.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? 2/2

What he means by this phrase is a metaphor that he is an dangerous creature that might attack any second and that he will attack viscously. He also means that he went from the hunter to a beast that is hunted. This phrase mostly means that he is like a beast and that he is prepared to strike.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? 1/1

He set the island in the Caribbean Sea.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? 1/2

Zaroff is able to finance his life style by investing in American Securities after the problem in Russia. If he did not transfer his money to America, he would have lost everything that he owned.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? 1/1

If Rainsford wins the hunt, he will be taken to mainland and will be allowed to go <span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">6. What happened to Lazarus? 2/2

Lazarus was the general's finest hound that was in his pack, but he chased after a guy who went in the death swamp and was trapped in quicksand.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? 1/1

Rainsford spends the first night on a tree.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? 1/1

He had a quarter of a million acres in the Crimea.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? 1/1

He suggested this because they leave a poorer trail.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3/3

What caused Rainsford to believe the General knew he was in the tree because the general can follow an extremely difficult trail at night and that he is playing cat and mouse with him! I agree that the general saw him and the reasons are that: the general's eyes stopped just before they reached Rainsford and he smiled, the general also walked away carelessly which represents that he knows he is here and that he is just playing, and also because the general can follow an difficult trail, but cannot see a man on a tree? That is not possible which means that the general did see him.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? 1/2

Zaroff stocks his island with game by either having the luck of the draw and having ships crash and occasionally big rocks will appear that will easily crush a ship. From these points, he is able to have a plentiful supply of "game" to hunt.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? 2/2

At the end of the story, Zaroff dies because he is killed by Rainsford when they have the final fight. The winner gets to sleep on the bed and the loser dies and we find out that Rainsford wins because he is that one that sleeps on the bed.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? 2/2

He congratulates Rainsford because he says that not a lot of people knows how to make one and Rainsford is one of them. Also, Rainsford is proving to be a worthy opponent and the general is pleased with that because he can actually have the trill of fighting against an experienced hunter.

<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? 2/2

He is because to be a hunter and to be able do all the things he did, you need to have some athletic capabilities. Without them, he would easily be killed by the general or some animal. Also, he can run, create traps in short periods of time, and to swim in the ocean after he went overboard is not something anyone can do and definitely needs someone who is fit.

<span style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">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.)5/5

The state of mind when he first landed was that he was a hunter and that he is superior to anything else that could not reason. He thought that there were only powerful people and weak people who needed to be crushed by the powerful ones. Also, he thought he could do anything and seems heartless after he talks about how jaguar has no feelings and how he will have fun killing them. After he meets the general, he realizes that he has now become the hunted and that the general is the cat and he is mouse. He goes into a state of fear and terror of realizing how scary it is to know that he can die any moment. These feelings and ideas led to him saying that he is a beast at bay. This phrase represents that he acknowledges that he is now an animal that is being hunted, but like an animal he is proving that he will pounce back. What is different between these two ideas is the fact that he went from the a powerful hunter to a hunted creature that is going to fight back. This is an emotional change and a physical change and Rainsford finds out first hand.

<span style="font-family: ArialMT; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. 3/3

He inspires fear by describing horrible and evil ideas like at the start about the Ship Trap Island. He also inspires fear when he talks about the terror in Rainsford's mind when he realizes that the general is playing cat and mouse. Another example is when Rainsford makes his choice of escaping or staying. These examples paint images and pictures of what the situation is like and how it works. The ideas he created showed tremendous amount description that gave the reader something to imagine about without having to read the actual bloodshed. The final piece of fear in the story is when Rainsford and the General decides to go head to head as you can imagine fight between the two hunters with one victor and the other shattered on the floor dead.

Total30/32

Good shot selection. Well formatted! 20/20