most+dangerous+game

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2


 * What he meant by "He lived a year in a minute" is that minute was so intense for him that it felt like it was as long as a year.**

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2


 * What he meant by "I am still a beast at bay" is that he is not dead yet, so the hunt is not over.**

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1


 * Conell set Ship-Trap Island on the Caribbean Sea. **

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2


 * He was able to finace his life style because he invested heavily in american securities.**

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1


 * Zarroff promised that if Rainsford won he would put him back on the mainland.**

6. What happened to Lazarus? /2


 * Lazarus died in the quick sand because it was hunting down another person in the death swamps.**

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1


 * Rainsford spends the first night of his hunt up on a tree.**

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1


 * Zaroff's dad owned a quarter of a millions acres in Crimea. **

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1


 * Zarroff told him to wear moccasins because they leave a poorer trail.**

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 that Zarroff knew he was hiding in the tree because Zarroff stop looking up right before the branch Rainsford was on, then he deliberately blew a smoke ring up and smiled before he left. I think Rainsford was right about his assumptions.**

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2


 * Sometimes the rough sea naturally supplies him, but if not he will use his ship trap on the sea to shipwreck people.**

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2


 * Rainsford came out from the behind the curtains saying he was still a beast at bay and managed to kill Zarroff.**

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2


 * Zarroff congratulates Rainford because he is proving to be challenging to hunt down and the whole intent of Zarroff is to find more challenging prey to hunt.**

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2


 * He was able to avoid getting caught for 3 days, and at the end he swam all the way to Zarroff's castle to ambush him.**

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


 * Before he got on the island he didn't care about the feelings of the animals he hunts at all, but after meeting with Zarroff he feels that the idea of hunting humans is ridiculous and animals is still not. After experiencing being hunted he finally realizes what animals being hunted feels like, especially an animal at bay.**

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3


 * He portrays the intensity and fear that Rainsford feels when being hunted.**


 * When Zarroff talks about all the other humans he hunted down and killed.**


 * How Zarroff is so cold blooded and does not even quiver at the thought of killing humans and takes it as a game.**

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:_ **Most dangerous game**

Point of View:


 * third person omniscent **

Protagonist:
 * Sanger Rainsford **

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

Antagonist:
 * General Zaroff **

Describe the setting
 * mid 1900s**
 * gloomy, tense, fearful**
 * Ship-Trap isle in the Caribbean**

Type of Conflict:
 * Man vs man**

Describe the main conflict:
 * General Zarroff will not let Rainsford off the island until he plays the game with him and the only two out comes is either he lives or he dies.**

Describe the Climax of the Story:
 * The climax of the story is when Rainsford steps out from behind the curtains and says m"I'm still a beast at bay"**

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
 * He did not care for the feelings of the animals he hunted before, but after being hunted he realizes what forcing someone or some animals into this situation is like.**

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
 * The feeling of being hunted relates to the title, because this time Rainsford is the game and he is being hunted.**

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
 * The main conflict is that he must play the game to survive to get out of this alive and through the whole time he was being hunted, he experiences the feeling of being chased down.**

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
 * One part of being hunted or an animal is that when they are cornered they will do anything, at the climax Rainsford came out and said he is still a beast at bay. This meant that he is cornered and the only way out is to kill Zarroff, same thing what a lot of animal would do if they were in this situation.**

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

Simile:
 * "The revolver pointed as rigidly as if giant were a statue."**

Metaphor:
 * "He lived a year in a minute"**

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

Symbol:
 * The mansion is a representation of wealthiness.**

Foreshadowing (give both elements):
 * The fact that they were passing a island called ship-trap island foreshadowed that he would probably run into some trouble connecting with the island, most probably a shipwreck.**

Irony:
 * The fact that he hunts animals but now he is the on being hunted.**

Imagery:
 * The lights from the windows sent a flickering illumination that made grotesque patterns on the courtyard below.**

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.


 * The class theme humanity ties in with this theme very well, we all feel killing humans is a crime but what about animals?**
 * A lot of people wont know what it feels like to be hunted down and killed unless they've experienced i.**

**47/47 Excellent detail!**