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    Most Dangerous Game Plot Study Guide

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    The short story is set in the early 20th century on a remote island in the Caribbean. Rainsford, a big game hunter, finds himself shipwrecked on the island owned by General Zaroff. Zaroff reveals that he enjoys hunting humans as a sport. He agrees to hunt Rainsford, putting Rainsford's survival and hunting skills to the test. Throughout the night, Rainsford uses his cleverness and knowledge of hunting to evade and outwit Zaroff. Their confrontation culminates in a climactic fight where Rainsford is able to kill Zaroff. The story explores the themes of the morality of hunting and understanding others' perspectives.

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    The short story is set in the early 20th century on a remote island in the Caribbean. Rainsford, a big game hunter, finds himself shipwrecked on the island owned by General Zaroff. Zaroff reveals that he enjoys hunting humans as a sport. He agrees to hunt Rainsford, putting Rainsford's survival and hunting skills to the test. Throughout the night, Rainsford uses his cleverness and knowledge of hunting to evade and outwit Zaroff. Their confrontation culminates in a climactic fight where Rainsford is able to kill Zaroff. The story explores the themes of the morality of hunting and understanding others' perspectives.

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    The short story is set in the early 20th century on a remote island in the Caribbean. Rainsford, a big game hunter, finds himself shipwrecked on the island owned by General Zaroff. Zaroff reveals that he enjoys hunting humans as a sport. He agrees to hunt Rainsford, putting Rainsford's survival and hunting skills to the test. Throughout the night, Rainsford uses his cleverness and knowledge of hunting to evade and outwit Zaroff. Their confrontation culminates in a climactic fight where Rainsford is able to kill Zaroff. The story explores the themes of the morality of hunting and understanding others' perspectives.

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    Most Dangerous Game Plot Study Guide

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    The short story is set in the early 20th century on a remote island in the Caribbean. Rainsford, a big game hunter, finds himself shipwrecked on the island owned by General Zaroff. Zaroff reveals that he enjoys hunting humans as a sport. He agrees to hunt Rainsford, putting Rainsford's survival and hunting skills to the test. Throughout the night, Rainsford uses his cleverness and knowledge of hunting to evade and outwit Zaroff. Their confrontation culminates in a climactic fight where Rainsford is able to kill Zaroff. The story explores the themes of the morality of hunting and understanding others' perspectives.

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    Short Story Elements for The Most Dangerous Game

    Setting:

    Place: on board a yacht, Zaroff’s mansion, island located in the Caribbean ocean

    Time: early in the 20th century; evening

    Weather: _______________________________________________________________________

    Social Conditions: “Big game” hunting was popular sport of the wealthy class. The danger and the
    thrill of the hunt was a part of its appeal.

    Mood/Atmosphere:

     “dark & silent night illuminated only be a sallow moon casting a wan light” reinforces Sangar
    Rainsford’s isolation & desperation
     Name of the island -- Ship-Trap
     all the references to darkness
     the chase

    Plot:

    Exposition: Rainsford is on a yacht bound for the Amazon talking with Whitney about “ship-trap”
    island. We find out Rainsford is a big game hunter. Whitney talks about the “game.”

    Initiating Event: Rainsford loses his balance and falls into the sea.

    Rising Action:

     Rainsford gets stuck on Ship-Trap Island


     Rainsford meets the antagonist, General Zaroff
     General Zaroff begins to hunt Rainsford
     Rainsford’s first attempt to trick Zarloff is to make a series of loops (footprints on the ground) to
    confuse his trail
     Rainsford leaps off of a cliff into the sea
     Zaroff thinks that Rainsford’s dead.

    Climax: Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom.

    Falling Action: Rainsford & Zaroff fight

    Resolution: Rainsford kills Zaroff.

    Conflict:

    Internal – Rainsford needs to stay calm and think of ways to win the game

    man vs man : Rainsford vs Whitney: disagree about whether or not the animals they hunt sense fear.
    Rainsford feels it is immoral to hunt humans whereas Zaroff think its sport. During the hunt,
    Rainsford is trying to survive by tricking Zaroff (Builds suspense) Whitney believes the sailor’s’ fears
    about Ship-Trap island have merit whereas, Rainsford thinks they are superstition.
    man vs nature: Rainsford as he struggles to swim to shore (struggling against the sea); Rainsford as
    he tries to survive during the hunt in the jungle.

    Protagonist/ Round/Dynamic: Rainsford

     Hunter - believes that animals don’t feel any fear  Once he is hunted and feels fear he says
    he knows how animals feel
     Clever – during the hunt, Rainsford is trying to survive by tricking Zaroff
     at the end, When he confronts Zaroff, Rainsford tells Zaroff that he is a “beast at bay”  (he
    has adopted an animal mentality.)

    Antagonist/flat/static: Zaroff

     sophisticated and refined


     good hunter
     evil or animalistic: thick black eyebrows and pointed black moustache; dead black eyes;
    curious, red-lipped smile

    Point of View: 1st person omniscient (narrator); he … ; tells Rainsford’s thoughts

    Theme:

     Morality of hunting
     In order to fully understand others, we must first walk in their shoes.

    Symbolism:

     The Jungle - wild, and ungovernable, the jungle serves as a powerful symbol of Zaroff’s
    tangled psyche and the chaos within the island.

     The Island - Ship-Trap Island symbolizes lawlessness. General Zaroff’s plays out his homicidal
    whims unchecked, unimpeded, and a world apart from Rainsford’s comfortable life of privilege
    and ease. The island is an antiutopian society under the rule of a tyrant seeking to exterminate
    other people.
    Short Story Elements for “The Most Dangerous Game”

    Setting
    Place:
    Time:
    Weather:
    Social Conditions:
    Mood/Atmosphere:

    Plot
    Exposition:
    Initiating Event:
    Rising Action:
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    Climax:

    Falling Action:

    Resolution:

    Conflict
    Internal :

    man vs man :

    man vs nature:
    Characterization of Rainsford

    Characterization of Zaroff

    Point of View -

    Themes
    Morality of hunting – ex.

    In order to fully understand others, we must first walk in their shoes. – ex.

    Symbolism
    The Jungle -

    The Island -

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