The+Most+Dangerous+Game

It is a metaphor which means a lot happened in a short amount of time. It was a life/death moment, so Rainsford probably had enough flashbacks to live a year in a minute.
 * QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32 **
 * 1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 **

The quote refers to "an animal that is being hunted by a pack of dogs, but is not yet cornered, or caught."
 * 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 **

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

Zaroff is able to finance his lifestyle because of his wealthy father whom he probably inherited everything from, and perhaps by selling his game and fur. Also, Zaroff had invested heavily in American securities, which turned out to be financially excellent for him.
 * 4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 **

If Rainsford wins the hunt, Zaroff promises him that his stoop will place him on the mainland near a town.
 * 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 **

Lazarus, the finest ound in the general's pack, died in the "Death Swamp," by sinking in the swamp.
 * 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 **

Rainsford spends the first night of his hunt in a big tree with a thick trunk and outspread branches in a jungle at Ship-Trap island.
 * 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 **

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

Zaroff suggests Rainsford wear moccasins because they will leave a poorer trail. Also, Zaroff wanted more of a challenge in hunting because he always got his prey.
 * 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 **

The first clue that caused Rainsford to believe that Zaroff was hiding in the tree is that Zaroff smiled before deliberately blowing a smoke ring in the air. Secondly, he walked carelessely back, probably because he knew Rainsford had seen his gun. I think Rainsford was right because the way it was described that Zaroff "carelessely" walked back is suspicious.
 * 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 **

Zaroff stocks his island with "game" wih his lights. They indicate a channel where there's none: giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide open jaws. They crunch up ships easily, which means the inhabitants of the boats are stranded at the island, free to use by Zaroff.
 * 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 **

Gerneral Zaroff; the predatorr, became the prey at the end of the story and was killed by Rainsford, and so therefore lost his game for the first, and last, time.
 * 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 **

Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his "Maylay Mancatcher," because Rainsford proved to be interesting. I think Zaroff was having fun with Rainsford because he proved to be more challenging than the other competitors.
 * 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 **

We know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man because he himself is a hunter, and because he survived the long swim to Ship-Trap without giving up swimming. Also, he showed an excellent capability to survive and cover up trails in the jungle, so he must have had some sort of training for that.
 * 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 **

The state of mind of Rainsford before he landed on the island was that he didn't care how animals felt. He thought the world was made up of two classes; the hunters, and huntees. In his point of view, the huntees(animals) didn't have any feelings. The difference I noticed about him after is that he learned the hard way that animals have feelings. He learned that even though humans are the stronger and more cunning race, animals still have feelings. Feelings of hate, love, greed, who knows? Feelings of fear, yes, most definitely, at one time or another.
 * 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 **

Connell inspires fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness by implying something, but instead of describing it, she leaves it up to our imagination to picture it. For example, at the conlucsion we know the General is killed, but how he's killed is not mentioned, though when I picture it, it inspires fear. Now I'm scared someone is going to jump out from behind my curtains with a knife!
 * 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 **


 * Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game **


 * Point of View: **Third person Limited Omniscient


 * Protagonist: ** Rainsford


 * What type of character is the Protagonist? **The protagonist is round and dynamic.


 * Antagonist: **General Zaroff

When he opened his eyes he knew from the position of the sun that it was late afternooon. Bleak darkness was backing out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights. He came upon them as he turned a crook in the coast line, and his first thought was that he had come upon a village, for there were many lights. But as he forged along he saw to his great astonishment that all the lights were in one enormous building-a lofty structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. The name suited the island perfectly; Ship-Trap island, for that's what the lights were used for, to lure ships to the rocks and trap the inhabitants at the island. I'm assuming the story takes place at some time around the 1900's because that's when the debacle in Russia took place.
 * Describe the setting **

Man vs. Man
 * Type of Conflict: **

Rainsford is forced to participate in the General's game and hunt. He has three days to stay alive while General Zaroff hunts him down, and the horrifying part is that the General hasn't ever lost the hunt. The main conflict is that the General is an exceptional hunter, even compared to Rainsford, who is a fine hunter himself. Rainsford needs to stay alive to win the game, but that's going to be extremely challenging with Zaroff on the opposing side.
 * Describe the main conflict: **

The climax of the story is when Rainsford pops out from behind the curtains and says in a low, hoarse, voice, "I am still a beast at bay." That is the climax of the story because that is when I realized Rainsford could either kill the General, or come back for him later and put him in jail. That was when the story could go down two different roads and proved to be the most interesting, before the conclusion of the story.
 * Describe the Climax of the Story: **

The protagonist changes over the course of the story because his opinions change. At first he thought that just because he was a hunter, the huntees had no feelings and it was okay to kill them and etc. After he talked to the General, whose opinions were basically the same, but just differed because the huntees were humans, I think he realized that human or animal, they both still had feelings.
 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **

The title is "The Most Dangerous Game" and the theme of the story is that humans are the most dangerous predators and prey on Earth. They are both related to each other because the title suggests that hunting is one of the, or the most dangerous game. What makes the already dangerous game more dangerous is that instead of a human hunting an animal, it's a human hunting a human! Therefore the most dangerous predator hunting the most dangerous prey equals "The Most Dangerous game."
 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **

The main conflict; Rainsford being forced to participate against the exceptional General, helps to illustrate the theme; that humans are the most dangerous predators and prey on earth because the main conflict is the supporting evidence of the theme. The main conflict proves that the theme, humans are the most dangerous predators on earth is true because Rainsford and Zaroff are the predator and prey.
 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **

The climax; when Rainsford says "I am still a beast at bay," helps to illustrate the theme, that humans are the most dangerous predators and prey on Earth because Rainsford's words imply that he is still not caught and is free to do as he pleases. So the climax helps illustrate the theme because the climax is also a supporting evidence of the theme.
 * How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? **


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


 * Simile: ** "He strained his eyes in the direction from which the reports had come, but it was like trying to seethrough a blanket."


 * Metaphor: ** "It's so dark that I could sleep without closing my eyes."


 * Personification: ** "Sometimes I think evil is a tangible thing-wave lengths, just as sound and light have. An evil place can, so to speak, broadcast vibrations of evil."


 * Symbol: ** General Zaroff's gun. The gun symbolizes that only humans know how to use them and animals can't, which shows that we humans have an advantage over them. Also, it helps support the General's view of how hunting animals is getting boring.


 * Foreshadowing (give both elements): ** The first event that is foreshadowed is when when Rainsford and Whitney see Ship-Trap island and foreshadow that something horrible is going on there. The next thing foreshadowed is when Zaroff says he's bored of hunting animals and therefore invented a new animal to hunt. Also, when General Zaroff was described, it was stated that the General had red lips and pointed teeth. I think there is a little foreshadowing shown there too. Lastly, in the beginning, when Rainsford got up on Ship-Trap island, he found a twenty-two empty cartridge, and said to himself, "That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too."


 * Irony: ** The predators; General Zaroff and Rainsford, eventually become prey.


 * Imagery: ** "There was no breeze. The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."

The relationships between Humanity and the story is that even though humans are the most dangerous predators on Earth, we still have enough humanity left in us to stop us from abusing our power, unlike General Zaroff. Sure we abuse it in small ways, like hunt animals and make them almost extinct. We also have the knowledge and skills to make electronics to help us, but sometimes they end up endangering our lives on the planet, or making it harder in the future. For example, we humans made cars to help us, but they ended up making our lives more difficult now and in the future. Now, we have to be carefull we're not polluting, especially for the future generation, because they're the ones who're going to have to endure it unless they solve it. My point is that even though we have the power to do something, we shouldn't abuse it or it'll just get out of control, and eventually someone better, smarter, and more cunning will come along and surpass you.
 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. **

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