Conflict
Man vs Self
Struggle between a character and themself
The reader gets to hear the characters personal thoughts and feelings
First Person
What 'game' is this story about?
Chess
What does Zaroff hunt?
Humans
What is the theme of the story
Don't judge a book by its cover
Man vs Society
Struggle between character and group of people
The narrator is NOT a character in the story
Third Person
Who originally taught Waverly how to play chess
Herself
Why does Zaroff want to hunt humans?
They have the ability to reason
Describe the exposition of this story...
A pond or lake with lots of green leaves and other animals. A mother duckling hatches her eggs.
Name the conflict type:
Rainsford must survive in the jungle alone at night
Man vs Nature
The narrator is talking directly to the audience
Second Person
How and where did she learn to play EXPERT chess?
Lau Po taught her at the park
How did Rainsford get on the island?
He fell of his ship trying to reach for his pipe
What group of birds accepted the Ugly Duckling
The Swans
Name the conflict type:
Zaroff is hunting Rainsford
Man vs Man
The narrator knows everything about every character
Omniscient
Why did Waverly run away from her mother?
Her mom was showing her off
After winning the game at the end of the story, what does Rainsford proceed to do?
Kill Zaroff
What type of conflict is this story?
Man vs Society
What type of conflict was prevalent in Rules of the Game?
What visual was given at the end of the story that tells us this?
Man vs Man
In her dream, her chess opponent was her mother.
Explain the difference between third person limited and objective:
Limited is when the narrator only knows details about ONE character while objective is when the narrator reports events without knowing the thoughts of ANY characters.
How was Waverly treated when she finally returned home?
She was ignored
What are the 2 meanings behind the title, 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
1. The 'game' Zaroff has created of hunting humans
2. Humans are a dangerous 'game' to hunt because of their ability to reason
At the end of the story we find out why the duckling looked different than the others, why was that?
He is actually a swan.