Literary+devices

Gino Cracco

Short Storys - Literary Devices Title: The Most Dangerous Game

Point of view: 3rd

Protagonist: Rainsford

What type of character is the protagonist? Round

Antagonist: Zaroff

Describe setting:(Time period, place, mood and atmosphere) not that long after World War 1, in the Crribbean, dark and gloomy

type of conflict: Man vs. Man

Describe the main conflict: Rainsford vs. Zaroff

Describe the climax of the story: the climax is at the very end of the story during the last line when Rainsford thought "he had never slept in a better bed" What happens before he sleeps in the bed?

How does the protagonist change over the course of the story? his attitude towards animals change after he meets general Zaroff in the sense of how he thinks animals feel when being hunted. Good point.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. the title is "The Most Dangerous Game" with game meaning things you hunt. and the theme is ether "people are the most dangerous game" or "people hunting people" so the word "game" in the title could mean people.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? the main conflict is Zaroff vs Rainsford and the theme is "people hunting people". Zaroff is hunting Rainsford so people hunting people.

Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his "malay mancatcher," why? Zaroff has never hunted anything so smart before in his life

How do we know rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? when he fell off the boat he didn't freak out and simply swam back to shore. He also was in the war.

Discuss rainsfords state of mind before he lands on the island vs.after he meets the General. before he meets the general he thinks that animals have no feeling and dont feel fear when being hunted. But after he meets the general he thinks that animals do feel fear and are not just mindless animals.

How does Connel inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness? He uses suspense and detail to make you feel more in the moment like you're in Rainsfords shoes so you feel more scared.