Literary Terms
Main character - faces conflicts/problems
Protagonist
Conflict
Rainsford's man vs. man conflict
Zaroff wants to hunt him
Can't hear or speak; used to have the job of torturing people
Ivan
The event that starts all the conflict for the main character's development
Rainsford falls off the ship and has to swim to safety
Has conflict with main character - makes problems
Antagonist
Civilization
Rainsford's man vs. self conflict
He has to fight against his fear to stay calm enough to escape
Likes hunting, has to play a "game" to escape from being killed
Rainsford
The reason why Zaroff no longer wants Rainsford to hunt with him
He wants to hunt Rainsford because he's mad at him for calling it murder over and over.
Character who stays the same; doesn't have internal change
Static character
Unusual, strange, odd
Bizarre
Rainsford's man vs. nature conflict
The jungle is full of dangers that can kill him
Got bored hunting animals and made a "game" of hunting people instead
Zaroff
How and why Rainsford changes his strategy while Zaroff is hunting him
Rainsford starts setting traps to hurt Zaroff instead of trying to hide from him.
Character who develops new ideas; has an internal change of beliefs
Dynamic character
A feeling of nervous excitement to see what will happen next
Suspense
Conflict against other people or the environment around you
External conflict
In the beginning, has no empathy for the animals being hunted, but in the end learns how they feel and changes his mind.
Bonus: this makes him: (static or dynamic?)
Rainsford
Bonus: dynamic
How Rainsford gets away from Zaroff chasing him (and gets the advantage over Zaroff)
When and where a story takes place
Setting
Man vs. Man OR Man vs. Nature OR Man vs. Self
Conflict
Conflict in your own thoughts and feelings
Internal conflict
Is a terrible person and does not learn anything from the conflict in the story.
Bonus: this makes him: (static or dynamic?)
Zaroff
Bonus: static
The way we find out who won in the end
Rainsford says he never slept in a more comfortable bed after Zaroff says "One of us will be eaten by the dogs and the other will enjoy sleeping in this bed."