The Most Dangerous Game

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The Most Dangerous Game

• By Richard Connel
• Page 12

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Conflict A struggle between opposing forces

• Internal Conflict A struggle between a character
  within itself such as opposing feelings,
  thoughts, choices
• External Conflict A struggle between a character
  and an outside force

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• Foreshadowing hints that the author uses to give
  the reader clues about what will come later in
  the plot
• Suspense The anticipation for what is about to
  come next in the plot

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Irony

• When you expect something to happen but something
  contradictory occurs
• Example this is the most restful spot, says
  Rainsford. (is the island really restful
  especially with its reputation?)

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Whitney

• Hunter
• Empathetic to animals feelings

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Sanger Rainsford

• Known hunter
• Doesnt care how animals feel
• From NY
• The world is made up of two classes-the hunters
  and the huntees
• Has reason/logic (qualities Zaroff saus are
  needed for the most dangerous game)
• Intrigued at first by Zaroffs generosity

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General Zaroff

• Giant, solid, black beard to the waist, wears a
  uniform, handsome, bizzare face, tall, middle
  aged, white hair, thick eyebrows, thick, black,
  military mustache,
• Wealthy, appears cultured, knowledgable
• Passionate
• Always looking for a hunting challenge because he
  is bored

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General Zaroff

• Enjoys the problem of the chase
• Analytical/problem solver
• Animal Instincts are no match for human reason
• Invented new animal to hunt one with reason
• Rainsford presents Zaroff with ultimate challenge
  an equal match (more than the ship wrecked
  sailors)

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Questions/Discussion

• How does Zaroff trick the sailors?
• What is his theory for the hunt?

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Ivan

• Strong, Cossack (Southern European Russia)
• Served as a waiter/ alternative death sentence if
  choose not to play Zaroffs game

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Setting

• Caribbean sea on a ship heading toward Rio
• Ship Trap Island- has a bad reputation among the
  sailors
• Maze of trails, hills, swamps, jungle (Death
  Swamp)
• Zaroffs chateau

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Plot

• Man vs. nature (give an explanation)
• Man vs. man (give an explanation)
• Man vs. fate (give an explanation)
• Man vs. Self (give an explanation)
• Man vs. Society (give an explanation)

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Explain the four traps

• Trap one
• Trap Two
• Trap Three
• Trap Four

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• What is the climax of the story?
• What is the resolution?
• Make a plot diagram.