The+Most+Dangerous+Game

Literary Devices
> Third person. > Rainsford. > Round and dynamic. > General Zaroff. > The story takes place on General Zaroff's island (Ship-Trap Island) in the Caribbean. The mood is suspenseful and intense. The time is mid nineteen-hundreds. > Man vs. man. (Zaroff vs. Rainsford) > General Zaroff has captured Rainsford on his island and is hunting him. Rainsford is trying to escape. > The climax of the story is when Rainsford kills General Zaroff, at the end. (A surprise ending!) > The protagonist, Rainsford, starts out thinking that prey do not feel fear or emotions while being hunted. After experiencing these emotions himself, he realizes that animals may have feelings too. > The title, "The Most Dangerous Game", references two things: one, that hunting is a dangerous game to play and can get you killed (General Zaroff gets killed). Second, that humans are the most dangerous game to hunt. For General Zaroff, the game that ended up killing him was human, so this statement was true for him. > The main conflict, where Rainsford is hunted (and he feels fear), illustrates that prey like Rainsford feel fear while being hunted, the theme. > The climax, where Zaroff is killed, illustrates that human prey are not that different from animals in that they can kill the hunter. > General Zaroff is a perfect example of a man abusing his high ranking in the world and abusing his power. Rainsford's strength and power helps him survive General Zaroff's game. > Effort 4.5/5 > Content 4.5/5 > total 14/15
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 * 1) //Protagonist://
 * 1) //What type of character is the protagonist?//
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 * 1) //Describe the setting.//
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 * 1) //Describe the main conflict://
 * 1) //Describe the climax of the story://
 * 1) //How does the protagonist change over the course of the story?//
 * 1) //Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.//
 * 1) //How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?//
 * 1) //How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?//
 * 1) //Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes)://
 * 2) //Simile:// "it's like moist black velvet"
 * 3) //Metaphor:// "an apprehensive night"
 * 4) //Personification:// "laughter shook the general"
 * 5) //Symbol:// the name of the island, "Ship-Trap Island" is a symbol of it's owner trapping ships
 * 6) //Foreshadowing (give both elements):// at the beginning of the story, Rainsford says that humans, like him, are hunters, and are never hunted. Later in the story, he is hunted.
 * 7) //Irony:// at the beginning of the story, Rainsford says that there are two classes in the world: "the hunters and the huntees," and that he is a hunter. Later, he becomes a huntee, making his statement false.
 * 8) //Imagery:// the "thick warm blackness"
 * 9) //Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.//
 * 1) Completion 5/5

Questions
> "He lived a year in a minute" means that time passed extremely slowly to him - it felt as if he had lived a whole year in that minute. > "I am still a beast at bay" means that he is not finished yet - he is still participating in the game and is ready and willing to defeat Zaroff. > Ship-Trap Island is located in the Caribbean. > Zaroff is wealthy because he invested in American securities. > Zaroff promises that his boat will drop him off near the town on the mainland, but only if he promises to say nothing about his time on the island. > Lazarus fell into the quicksand at Death Swamp while following one of Zaroff's prey who had also died in the quicksand. > Rainsford hid in the crotch of a "big tree with a thick trunk and outspread branches." > Zaroff's father had 250,000 acres in the Crimea. > Zaroff suggests that Rainsford wars moccasins because "they leave a poorer trail." > Rainsford thought Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree because he looked up the tree, almost to where he was hiding, and smiled knowingly. I think he was right - why else would he not look all the way up the tree, and why would he smile? > Zaroff has a light system that leads ships to believe that there is a channel through his island, whereas really there are rocks that shipwreck the ships. He then uses the passengers from the ships as game. > At the end of the story, General Zaroff was murdered by Rainsford in his bedroom. > Zaroff was happy that he had prey that was difficult for him to catch. Since he was an experienced hunter and most prey was not difficult for him to kill, he was happy that is prey was clever and smart. > We know Rainsford is fit because he could swim all the way from his yacht to Zaroff's island. > Before Rainsford lands on the island, he does not understand that animals have feelings like humans - that they experience fear while being hunted. After he meets the general, and experiences the fear of being hunted himself, he realizes that animals do have feelings and can experience fear. > Conell uses suspense and unpredictability so you never know what's going to happen next. This is scary!
 * 1) //What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”?1//
 * 1) //What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”?2//
 * 1) //In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island?1//
 * 1) //How is Zaroff able to finance his life style?1//
 * 1) //If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him?1//
 * 1) //What happened to Lazarus?2//
 * 1) //Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt?1//
 * 1) //How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea?1//
 * 1) //Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins?1//
 * 1) //What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons.3//
 * 1) //How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”?2//
 * 1) //What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story?1//
 * 1) //Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why?2//
 * 1) //How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man?1//
 * 1) //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.)4//
 * 1) //How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness.1//

25/32

SCREENPLAY Some good shot selection...perhaps a little short. 17/20