The Most Dangerous Game #1
What is the name of the island that General Zaroff lives on?
Ship-Trap Island
Why does Zaroff want to specifically hunt humans?
Because humans can reason, think, and/or are dangerous.
During the hunt, how does Rainsford finally escape?
The sea (he jumps)
"The sea was as flat as a plate glass window."
Simile
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Rainsford
How does Rainsford end up on the island?
He falls out of his boat when he drops his pipe.
Why does Zaroff create this "game?"
Hunting has become too easy for him.
Animals are not as entertaining to hunt.
Hunting animals is too boring
Why does Zaroff feel he is justified in this hunt?
He feels people should use whatever power they have to their own benefit.
"The lights of the yacht became faint and ever vanishing fireflies."
What type of figurative language is being shown?
Metaphor
Which is an example of irony?
A) One of the dogs is killed in the pit instead of Zaroff.
B) Rainsford becomes a scared hunted animal after saying that animals had no feelings.
B
What does General Zaroff do when Rainsford was in the tree the first day?
General Zaroff knows Rainsford is in the tree, but he smirks, blows smoke, and let's him go.
What happens in the final scene?
Rainsford is waiting behind a curtain in Zaroff's bedroom. They fight and Rainsford wins, killing Zaroff.
“I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,” explained the general. “So I said: ‘What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?’”
What is the meaning of "quarry?"
animal that is hunted
"The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse."
Metaphor
Rainsford believing he is safe after reaching the island is an example of ______________
irony (or situational irony)
What is the Burmese Tiger Pit, and what happens with it?
A pit with spikes that is disguised. A dog falls into it instead of Zaroff.
What happens to Ivan?
He runs into a dagger tied to a tree.
How does Rainsford change by the end of the story?
He now has empathy for the animals he has killed:
He knows what it's like to be hunted.
Twenty feet below him, the sea rumbled and hissed." (Connell 202).
What type of figurative language is being shown?
Personification
Onboard the ship, Whitney says he has "a curious dread" about nearby Ship-Trap Island. This is an example of ________________________
foreshadowing
What is the climax of the story?
Rainsford jumps into the ocean.
Rainsford runs for his life as General Zaroff hunts him.
What type of conflict is this?
Character vs. Character
What "toxic trait" ultimately leads to Zaroff's defeat?
His overconfidence
"...the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."
Personification
What TWO literary devices are used in this sentence:
"An apprehensive night crawled by slowly like a wounded snake."
Personification and Simile