In “The Most Dangerous Game‚” by Richard Connell‚ the author uses conflicts‚ imagery‚ and a tenacious theme to add to the plot of the story. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a story about a man names Rainsford and his struggle to defeat a hunting game against the antagonist‚ General Zaroff. Rainsford had fallen off a yacht in the Caribbean Sea and swam up onto the beach of a mysterious island. He found his way to a home belonging to a man named General Zaroff. After meeting the General and his servant
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Prereading Activity #2 (geared toward students who need motivation): 1. Write "The Most Dangerous Game" on the board. Put a square around it. 2. All around the square write the following words: hunting‚ reason‚ ship‚ survival‚ dangerous‚ mansion‚ dogs‚ island‚ game. 3. Tell students you’re going to read "The Most Dangerous Game." The words around the box are associated with the story. 4. Instruct students to make a prediction using each word in a sentence. OR Prereading Surveys:
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in an island for three days without letting the general to find him out‚ and he hide successfully for three days and won the game. While both To Build a Fire and The Most Dangerous Game represent a surviving story‚ the main character in The Most Dangerous Game behaved wiser for he had accumulated lots of experience and survived successfully. First‚ The Most Dangerous Game tells that the protagonist Rainsford arrived an island as a castaway. Then
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reading "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell there are multiple incidents of suspense. One of these moments is Rainsford’s first encounter with a man named Ivan‚ who greeted Rainsford with pistol pointed straight at his chest. Almost immediately‚ the reader began to anticipate whether this character would die‚ survive‚ or suffer other consequences such as injury causing tension in the story. Another occurrence of suspense is when General Zaroff begins to tell of the most dangerous game‚ hence the
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The Most Dangerous Game Summary: The Most Dangerous Game‚ written by Richard Connell has been capturing the attention of readers for many decades. In this story of survival and escape‚ Connell uses many literary devices to create a more interesting and dramatic effect. Some literary devices used in the story are internal and external conflict‚ characterization‚ and role-reversal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Most Dangerous Game‚ written
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reader engaged. In The Most Dangerous Game‚ Richard Connell’s use of imagery paints a picture in the readers’ minds. Suspenseful moods that are created by these pictures‚ are what keeps the readers wanting to know what happens next in the story‚ keeping them involved and continuing on with their reading. During the exposition‚ climax and falling action‚ suspense is created when Connell describes the situations that Rainsford falls into with great detail. In The Most Dangerous Game‚ Richard Connell uses
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survival. If we did not have instinct‚ we wouldn’t have learned anything and wouldn’t know what to do if there ever was a crisis. “I’ll give him a trail to follow…” (Connell‚ 11). As he was being hunted Rainsford’s‚ the protagonist from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ primary instinct was to trick General Zaroff‚ the antagonist who hunts humans‚ and this instinct saved his life. “...dad’s star might have moved further… playing a solo…” (Dominey‚ 235). Tatum‚ the main character in Audition
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Sequel of The most dangerous game. “I will never forget this wild hunt Zaroff‚” whispered Rainsford as he walks out of Zaroff’s room. Rainsford took some supplies that he may need later‚ then he made his way to the dock where he grabbed a white‚ small sailboat. Rainsford wondered across the ocean‚ in search for Whitney and the crew. After an hour‚ Rainsford started to lose hope‚ he stared at the deep‚ blue ocean for a few minutes‚ “What is that?” Rainsford questioned himself as he sees a familiar
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In Richard Connell’s short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Richard Connell uses Rainsford as a dynamic character to show the reader that hunting is immoral. At the start‚ Rainsford and Whitney are sailing through the Caribbean on a yacht coursed to Rio for a jaguar hunting trip‚ when they start a heating conversation about hunting. Rainsford clearly stating his opinion said‚ “The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily you and I are the hunters.”(14) Rainsford
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and headed out of his room. He looked around as if he thought there was someone outside waiting for him. He scanned around the house and saw no one. Rainsford had felt proud of himself for beating General Zaroff‚ but he also had this small feeling of fear. Rainsford had to come up with an idea on how to get himself off of the island. It wouldn’t be long before Rainsford started getting hungry. He needed to find a map of the island before he tried exploring. Rainsford walked around the large house.
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