The+Most+Dangerous+Game

= The Most Dangerous Game =

**QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32**

**1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2** "He lived a year in a minute" means that a minute seemed like a year to him, since he was under much pressure and stress. **2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2** "I am still a beast at bay" means that the hunt isn't over, **3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1** Connel set Ship-Trap Island in the Caribbean Sea. **4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2** Zaroff is able to finance his life style because he heavily invested in American securities before economical issues could hurt him. **5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1** If Rainsford wins the hunt, Zaroff promises him that he will let him go and drop him off on the mainland. **6. What happened to Lazarus? /2** Lazarus died in quicksand while trying to pursue someone being hunted by Zaroff. **7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1** Rainsford spends the first night of his hunt near the swamp with quicksand. **8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1** Zaroff's father had a quarter of a million acres in the Crimea. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Zaroff suggested Rainsford wear moccasins because moccasins don't leave an obvious trail <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3** Rainsford believed Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree because Zaroff stopped looking right before he would have seen Rainsford and he smiled as he walked away. He was right, because Zaroff let him go free then so he could prolong their game. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Zaroff has a lighthouse which indicates a false channel where there are sharp rocks, which causes ships to crash there and the sailors to swim to the island. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story?** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At the end of the story, General Zaroff gets defeated by Rainsford and dies. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**13. In spite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his Malay man-catcher because normally the people Zaroff hunts aren't very smart or good at surviving, and Rainsford was giving him a challenge, which he enjoys. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2** We know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man because he is able to jump in the water and swim all the way back to Zaroff's house without being caught. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**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="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Originally, Rainsford thought nothing of the animals he hunted, and that they didn't feel like humans. Once he was hunted by the General, he could relate to how animals feel being hunted. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3** Connell inspires fear by showing Zaroff as an insane man, who becomes happy at the thought of hunting humans, and feels no remorse whatsoever. He even feels as though it is a game.


 * Short Stories - Literary Devises**


 * Point of View:** Third Person


 * Protagonist:** Rainsford

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


 * Antagonist:** General Zaroff

A dark atmosphere, takes place on Ship-Trap Island, which has a fake lighthouse to lure people into a fake channel.
 * Describe the setting:**


 * Type of Conflict:** Man vs. Man


 * Describe the main conflict:** The main conflict is General Zaroff hunting humans for fun, and he hunts Rainsford to give himself a challenge.

The climax of the story is when Zaroff finds Rainsford in his room after believing he was dead.
 * D escribe the Climax of the Story: **

Rainsford learns how the prey he hunts feel while they are being hunted, while before he didn't really care.
 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **

The title not only shows that the story is about the most dangerous game to hunt, but also the most dangerous game to play. Becoming the hunted, Rainsford plays the most dangerous game.
 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **

Before, Rainsford thought nothing of prey. Now, as he become the prey, he understands how they feel and is able to relate to them better.
 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **

**How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?** After being undefeated for so long, Zaroff was overconfident, and finally gets to feel what it's like to be the hunted once Rainsford surprises him.


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


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


 * Metaphor:** "The cat was coming again to play with the mouse."

**Personification:** "the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face"

**Symbol:** Ship-Trap Island symbolizes death, as there's no escape from it.

**Foreshadowing (give both elements):** "He did not recognize the animal that made the sound" This foreshadows that the animal being hunted he had not hunted before, which were humans.


 * Irony:** Rainsford says that the animals he hunt don't have feelings, so it doesn't really matter. He then gets trapped at Ship-Trap Island and becomes the hunted, being chased by General Zaroff.


 * Imagery:** "The dining room to which Ivan conducted him was in many ways remarkable. There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat. About the hall were mounted heads of many animals--lions, tigers, elephants, moose, bears; larger or more perfect specimens Rainsford had never seen. At the great table the general was sitting, alone."

General Zaroff showed the bad side of human qualities, by being sick and arrogant enough to hunt other humans. Rainsford got into a situation similar to that of his prey, and empathy allowed him to relate to it.
 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. **

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