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1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 He meant that he enjoyed himself often and with everything he did, time seemed to go by fast. Also, if you went by the theory that your first years equals 100% of your life, then the second 50%, your third 33% and so on, he might miss his childhood and reflects its feeling of time on his own. This makes the years feel shorter.

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 Rainsford meant that he still felt unsafe and was being hunted. An animal will attack if it still feels in danger and that is what he did.

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 Connel has set Ship-Trap island in the Caribbean Sea.

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 Zaroff invested in an American Security Company in hopes that he will never be poor.

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 Zaroff promises Rainsford that he will bring him to the nearest town if Rainsford wins.

6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 Lazarus ran into quicksand and died while chasing one of Zaroff's 'prey'

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 Rainsford spends his first night in the crouch of a big tree with outspread branches.

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

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 Zaroff suggest to wear moccasins because they leave less of an imprint.

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 First, Zaroff studied the ground underneath the tree and shook his head, making the assumption that Zaroff was disappointed. Then he looked up the tree and smiled, making Rainsford think that Zaroff knew he was up there and was just saving him for another day.

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 Zaroff puts light beacons (which indicate a pass) on the jagged rocks on the shore to shipwreck sailors.

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 At the end Rainsford hides in the curtains of Zaroff's room. When Zaroff comes in and lays in bed Rainsford shows himself. Then, Rainsford kills Zaroff saying he was still a beast at bay.

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his trap because Zaroff finds it fun to have a challenge. He also may be congratulating him to keep Rainsford from thinking he is winning.

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 We know Rainsford is very fit because at the beginning he swims far to the island and an unfit man would surely drown of be swept away by the current.

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 the incident with Zaroff, Rainsford has a high self feeling and does not care about the animals. He even says that he does not care how the jaguar feels. After Rainsford is hunted he has a more accomplished feeling with respect and understanding for the animals he hunts.

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 Connell uses suspense, the hint at possible death, and withholds information to inspire fear. At the beginning he has Rainsford swimming into the unknown and keeps Zaroff's thoughts unknown also. When Rainsford is in the tree, Connell keeps from having Rainsford die right there and gives Zaroff a more evil feel by having Zaroff save Rainsford for another day. He leaves all the details about the deaths to the reader and the readers worst fears are projected through their own minds into the story.

Short Stories - Literary DevisesTitle: The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View: 3rd person limited omniscient

Protagonist: Robert Rainsford What type of character is the Protagonist? He is a dynamic, round character.

Antagonist: General Zaroff Describe the setting The story takes place around the Caribbean on an island called Ship-trap Island. The island has a dark atmosphere and feeling and some sailors describe it as feeling evil. The time period is around the 1920's.

Type of Conflict: Man vs man

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is between Rainsford and Zaroff. Zaroff is hunting Rainsford in a sick game Zaroff likes to play. Rainsford sets up different trap each to try to kill Zaroff but Zaroff is only wounded once. At the last day Rainsford kills Ivan with a Ugandan trap and then runs away and jumps off a cliff. Zaroff, thinking he killed himself, walk back to his house and has supper and goes into his bedroom. Behind the curtains is Rainsford, he had swan back to the house around the island. Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on winning but Rainsford states he is still a beast at bay and so Zaroff and Rainsford fight and Rainsford wins.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax is when Rainsford jumps off the cliff after killing Ivan. At this point suspense and action dies down. Although new information is given after, this information seems like more of a conclusion.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Rainsford changes from a man who does not care about how the animals that he hunts feel into a man who himself has been hunted and understands now. It is not said that he stops hunting animals, but after such experience it is inferred.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. "The Most Dangerous Game" and the theme of point of view relate well because we do not view ourselves as the most dangerous animals, but to other animals we are. The title is saying that we are the most dangerous game and that is very true. Rainsford does not view humans as dangerous game until he is hunted. Humans being dangerous is a point of view and the author believed we were the most dangerous animal, and that was his pint of view.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict shows Zaroff being ruthless to Rainsford. Rainsford realizes that humans are the most dangerous animal and thus realizes he too is a dangerous man. The conflict shows an example of point of view and how our view of ourselves if different than others.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax shows how through Rainsford point of view, Ivan and Zaroff are completely fine to kill. He kills Ivan despite his thoughts that killing another human is wrong and murder. It shows how opinions change through point of view. In every story the climax illustrates the theme and in this one it shows the irony of the theme.

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

Simile: "It's like moist black velvet."

Metaphor: "The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea dosed over his head."

Personification: "...sleep did not visit Rainsford, although the silence of a dead world was on the jungle."

Symbol: When Zaroff says, "l want to show you my new collection of heads." this symbolizes how Zaroff is proud of what he does and does not take any regret.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.' This foreshadows hunting an animal with intelligence and the only animal with reason is a human.

"Oh," said the general, "it supplies me with the most exciting hunting in the world. No other hunting compares with it for an instant. Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored now, for I have a quarry with which I can match my wits." This, along with the other point, can be used to assume he was hunting humans. It was at this point I thought "He is hunting humans!"

Irony: Rainsford says that killing a human is wrong but he kills Ivan.

Imagery: "...the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge."

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.

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