Terms
When the reader/audience knows something the character(s) in the story do not know
Dramatic Irony
The Island
Ship-Trap Island
Time and place
Setting
The murder weapon
Stones
An example of an external conflict (be specific)
Rainsford vs the sea; Rainsford vs the jungle; Rainsford vs Zaroff
Rainsford falls off the yacht.
This is an example of.....
Conflict- man vs nature
Symbolism
When one thing is used to represent something else
True or false
Rainsford is a round and static character
False- round and dynamic
The main point of the story
Theme
The date
June 27th
Impending violence; Danger; Blood
The color red
Went to Georgetown, Harvard, and worked for the New York American newspaper.
The author- Richard Connell
Characterization
The way in which authors develop the personalities of their characters
Rainsford's adventures on the island fall where on the storytelling arc?
Rising Action
External and Internal
Conflict
The superstition surrounding the tradition
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon".
Bountiful harvest
"...the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water made him gag and strangle..."
Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia
They were important to Russia's history- they were feared, and not afraid to use violence and guerilla warfare tactics to maintain order.
Cossacks
Inciting Incident
The event that sets the central conflict in motion
The cause of Ivan's demise
The Uganda Knife Sling
Rainsford
Protagonist
What did Mr. Summers symbolize?
Change
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
Uncanny
The combination of these two genres leads to a story with suspense, tension, panic, danger, and fear.
Adventure & Gothic Fiction
____________ are used in stories to create deeper meaning.
Literary devices
The double meaning of "game"
Animals hunted for sport are often referred to as game
Zaroff
Antagonist
The theme
Don't blindly follow traditions
"Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier."
What does indolently mean?
wanting to avoid activity or exertion
The original title of "The Most Dangerous Game"
"The Hounds of Zaroff"
Characters and setting are introduced
Exposition
"...and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles through a moonless _________ night".
Caribbean
Connell creates a dark and suspenseful atmosphere with the use of vivid imagery and intense action.
The tone of "The Most Dangerous Game"
Where was the black box kept the night before the lottery each year?
Mr. Summers safe at his coal company
Morality and Ethics are 2 _____________ explored in TMDG.
Themes
_________ symbolizes the uncivilized, violent part of Zaroff's mind, while the _________ symbolizes his refined, sensible state.
Jungle; Chateau