Plot 1
What were Rainsford and Whitney discussing in the beginning of the story, about hunting?
That there are two classes of people in the world: hunters and huntees
What is the name of the island that all sailors fear?
Ship-Trap island
A screen of leaves almost as thick as a tapestry.
Simile
Rainford and Whitney's conversation about hunters and huntees (and the jaguar) foreshadowed what regarding Rainsford?
That Rainsford himself would later become the "jaguar" and huntee/prey he thought so lowly of before.
An "animal's" roar and gunshots
What was the "most dangerous game?"
People
The sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.
Personfication
What was it, during Rainsford and Zaroff's conversation during dinner, that foreshadowed Zaroff's killer intent? Aka what was the big "red flag?"
Zaroff said that no animals satisfied him any more in the hunt.
What traps does Rainsford set for Zaroff? (Need all 3)
1. Malay Mancatcher
2. Burmese Tiger Pit
3. Ugandan Spring Trap
Who falls victim to Rainsford's traps?
One of Zaroff's best hunting dogs and Ivan
The general was saving him for another day’s sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror
Metaphor
Zaroff letting Rainsford live another day during the hunt, when he could have killed him, foreshadowed what?
That Zaroff's own twisted enjoyment of the hunt, and overconfidence, would be his own undoing later.
How does Rainsford win the game in the end?
What realization did Rainsford come to when he was in the tree and Zaroff walked away smiling?
That Zaroff knew Rainsford was there and was playing with him, letting him live when he could've killed him.
Two types in this passage:
I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids.
Metaphor: night=eyelids
Hyperbole: exaggeration about how sleepy he was
Rainsford being able to swim successfully to Ship-Trap island after falling off the yacht foreshadowed what?
That, because he's an expert swimmer, he would be able to swim later when his life was on the line again (to escape Zaroff's hounds in the hunt and eventually win him the game).
What viewpoint about his own character also motivated Zaroff to hunt his most dangerous game?
He viewed himself as "strong," and superior above other creatures, so he needs a formidable foe (people) to hunt to entertain his strength.
Why did Zaroff believe that people were a more formidable "game" to hunt, vs. animals?
People had the ability to REASON, and not rely solely on instinct.
What was the most significant (indirect) metaphor in the story?
Hint: One thing was mentioned early in the story during the conversation about hunting.
Rainsford was the "jaguar" he and Whitney spoke of.
For some minutes he stood regarding the blue-green expanse of water. He shrugged his shoulders. Then he sat down, took a drink of brandy from a silver flask, lit a cigarette, and hummed a bit from Madame Butterfly.
Allusion
When Rainsford washes ashore on Ship-Trap Island, him not knowing the sound of the animal screaming in the distance, despite having knowledge of all animals, foreshadowed what?
That the "animal" screaming was actually another human and that people are the ones being hunted.