Exploring the Thrilling Plot and Themes of 'The Most Dangerous Game'

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Discussion/Review
 
PLOT
Rainsford falls off yacht
Swims to Ship-Trap Island
Meets Ivan & Zaroff
Gets hunted
Defeats Zaroff in a duel
CLIMAX—duel with Zaroff
 
Conflicts—
Man vs. Man—Rainsford vs. Ivan, Zaroff
Man vs. Nature—Rainsford vs. sea, quicksand
Man vs. Self—Rainsford vs. fear, decisions
 
Characters—
Rainsford
round, dynamic
Whitney
Flat, static
Zaroff
Round, static
Ivan
Flat, static
 
Setting—
Ship-Trap Island in Caribbean
Starts at night, lasts for days
Foggy, hot, humid
Mood—
Spooky, mysterious, suspenseful
 
Suspense
P. ____—word choice
mystery
Ship-Trap Island—suggestive name, dread,
superstition, evil can be sensed
P. ____-____—pacing
Wait for General Zaroff to identify the game he hunts
on the island
P. ____-____—multiple mini-climaxes
During the hunt, each trap creates a mini-climax
 
Theme
P. ____—The world is made up of 2 classes—the
hunters & the huntees.
P. ____— “Life is for the strong, to be lived by the
strong, and, if need be, taken by the strong. The
weak of the world were put here to give the strong
pleasure.
 
Point of View
3
rd
 person
 
Literary Techniques
Irony
P. __ “Luckily, you and I are the hunters.”
P. __ “Don’t be alarmed.”
P. __ “This is a most restful spot.”
P. __ “We do our best to preserve the amenities of
civilization here.”
P. __ Rainsford kills Zaroff at his own game.
 
Literary Techniques
Foreshadowing
P. ____ bizarre quality in the general’s face
P. ____ Zaroff is also a savage
P. ____ Rainsford saw Zaroff studying him
 
Literary Techniques
Simile
P. ____ “It’s like moist black velvet.”
P. ____ “The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.”
P. ____ “It’s like finding a snuffbox in a limousine”
P. ____ “An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a
wounded snake.”
 
Literary Techniques
Metaphor
P. ____ “The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-
vanishing fireflies”
P. ____ “He was in a picture with a frame of water, and
his operations, clearly, must take place within that
frame.” (island=picture, water=frame)
 
Literary Techniques
Imagery
P. ____ “trying to peer through the dank tropical night
that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm
blackness in upon the yacht”
P. ____ “The lights from the windows sent a flickering
illumination that made grotesque patterns on the
courtyard below, and Rainsford could see moving
about there a dozen or so huge black shapes; as they
turned toward him, their eyes glittered greenly.”
 
Literary Techniques
Onomatopoeia
P. ____ “muttering and growling of the sea”
 
Literary Techniques
Syllogism—form of logic/reasoning using 2
statements and a conclusion drawn from them
P. ____ “Where there are shots, there are men. Where
there are men, there is food.”
 
Writing Style
Sentence structure—
P. ____ Short sentences are used to emphasize
Rainsford’s state of panic, quick-thinking
 
Plot
Princess falls in love with common youth—against
the law
Youth must face King’s arena & choose—Lady or
Tiger
Princess finds out secret of doors & must decide
how to influence youth (She HATES the lady.)
Climax—Youth opens door
Resolution—Reader decides!
 
 
Conflicts
Man vs. Man—Princess vs. Lady, Youth vs. King
Man vs. Nature—Youth vs. Tiger
Man vs. Society—Youth loves too far above his
social class.
Man vs. Self—decisions, fear
 
Characters
King
Flat, static
Youth
Flat, static
Princess
Round, static/dynamic
Lady
Flat, static
 
Setting
Olden times in a kingdom
 
Mood
Suspenseful, humorous
 
Point of View
3
rd
 person
P. ____ change to 1
st
 & 2
nd
 person
 
Literary Techniques
Irony
P. ____
“his [the King’s] nature was bland and genial; but
whenever there was a little hitch, and some of his orbs got
out of their orbits, he was blander and more genial still,
for nothing pleased him so much as to make the crooked
straight, and crush down uneven places.”
King is NOT kind and easy-going; he’s cruel and ruthless
“the minds of his subjects were refined and cultured”
Minds were ACTUALLY dulled, diluted, corrupted
 
Literary Techniques
Irony
P. ____
“This was the king’s semibarbaric method of
administering justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious.”
His method is NOT just or fair.
“the thinking part of the community could bring no charge
of unfairness against this plan”
Subjects are savage and unreasoning.
Subjects were “entertained and pleased” by arena trials
Like reality TV? Voyeurism?
Mourners had to be paid
Shouldn’t have to pay people to mourn for the dead
 
Theme
Which is more powerful, love or jealousy?
 
Plot
Scout, doing his job, sees enemy man with ginger
beard and doesn’t shoot.
Scout stops at farm and gathers apples for his unit.
He gets shot by man whose life he spared earlier.
Climax—He heard the shot that killed him.
Resolution—He’s killed by the man whose life
he spared earlier.
 
Conflicts
Man vs. Man—enemy
Man vs. Nature—pollen, heat
Man vs. Society—war
Man vs. Self—fear, decision
 
Characters
Scout (no name=any soldier)
Round, static
Man with ginger-colored beard
Flat, static
 
Setting
A war (no name=all wars)
Heat of the day (starts around noon)
 
Mood
Suspense, sadness/depression
 
Point of View
3
rd
 person
 
Theme
War turns men into animals—kill or be killed.
War is impersonal. It dehumanizes.
Scout stays too long at farm gathering apples for his
buddies. He gets shot because he did something
compassionate—too human.
 
Literary Techniques
Imagery
P. 40 “The ridge ended in a 
steep
 descent—so 
steep
that he 
zigzagged
 back and forth across the face of
the slope, 
sliding and stumbling among the dead
leaves and matted vines 
and keeping a watchful eye on
the horse above that threatened to fall down upon him.
The 
sweat ran from him
, and the 
pollen dust
, settling
pungently
 in 
mouth
 and 
nostrils
, increased his 
thirst
.”
Sight
, 
sound
, 
touch
, 
smell
, 
taste
 
Literary Techniques
Foreshadowing
P. 42 “One thought persisted maddeningly. It was of
the crash into his body of a high-velocity bullet.”
 
Simile
 & 
Onomatopoeia
P. 43 “And he winced and ducked even lower when a
third 
bullet
, fired low, struck a stone between the
horse’s legs and 
ricocheted off through the air
,
buzzing
 and 
humming
 
like some incredible insect
.”
 
Literary Techniques
Irony
P. 44
The ginger-bearded man, whose life he spared earlier,
kills him.
The enemy soldiers laugh and clap when the scout dies.
The scout hears the bullet that kills him.
 
Plot
Framework story—Holmes & Watson talk.
Inner story—Musgrave Ritual Case
Musgrave comes to see college friend Holmes because his
butler, Brunton, and maid, Rachel Howells, are missing.
Brunton was fired for looking through family papers.
Brunton uses the Ritual to find the treasure (crown & coins of
King Charles I of England) but is killed in the cellar by Rachel
either on purpose or by accident.
Rachel is never found.
Rising Action—p. 54 Fact that Brunton might gain
“personal advantage” clues reader to monetary value of
the “secret” relating to the Ritual
 
Conflicts
Man vs. Man
Rachel vs. Brunton
Musgrave vs. Brunton
Holmes vs. Brunton
Man vs. Self—decisions, pressure, fear of failure
 
Characters—Know who these characters are!
Holmes
Watson
Brunton
Musgrave
Rachel
Character traits & roles of Holmes & Watson
Holmes—Detailed, observant, proud, disorganized
outwardly, organized mentally
Watson—Organized outwardly, puts up with
Holmes’ idiosyncrasies, writes down cases
 
Setting
Framework—Holmes’ and Watson’s flat
Inner—Hurlstone
 
Mood
Suspense—needed for mystery
 
Point of View
1
st
 person
Framework—Watson’s perspective
Inner story—Holmes telling the story to Watson, who is
telling us
 
Suspense
P. 52
Rachel’s strange hysterical attack intensifies the
reader’s curiosity.
Brunton’s “clothes, his watch, and even his money
were in his room, but the black suit which he usually
wore was missing. His slippers, too, were gone, but his
boots were left behind”—clues suggest Brunton has
not really left the house.
P. 57
Though Brunton has been found, there is still no clue
as to who else is involved, who robbed the Musgrave
treasure.
 
 
Literary Techniques
Allusion
P. 50 Brunton is “a bit of a Don Juan.”
 
Irony
P. 51 Musgrave thought the Musgrave Ritual was “of no
practical use whatever,” but it will be the clue upon
which Holmes bases his deductions. It leads to a very
valuable treasure!
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  1. Discussion/Review

  2. PLOT Rainsford falls off yacht Swims to Ship-Trap Island Meets Ivan & Zaroff Gets hunted Defeats Zaroff in a duel CLIMAX duel with Zaroff

  3. Conflicts Man vs. Man Rainsford vs. Ivan, Zaroff Man vs. Nature Rainsford vs. sea, quicksand Man vs. Self Rainsford vs. fear, decisions

  4. Characters Rainsford round, dynamic Whitney Flat, static Zaroff Round, static Ivan Flat, static

  5. Setting Ship-Trap Island in Caribbean Starts at night, lasts for days Foggy, hot, humid Mood Spooky, mysterious, suspenseful

  6. Suspense P. ____ word choice mystery Ship-Trap Island suggestive name, dread, superstition, evil can be sensed P. ____-____ pacing Wait for General Zaroff to identify the game he hunts on the island P. ____-____ multiple mini-climaxes During the hunt, each trap creates a mini-climax

  7. Theme P. ____ The world is made up of 2 classes the hunters & the huntees. P. ____ Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if need be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure.

  8. Point of View 3rdperson

  9. Literary Techniques Irony P. __ Luckily, you and I are the hunters. P. __ Don t be alarmed. P. __ This is a most restful spot. P. __ We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. P. __ Rainsford kills Zaroff at his own game.

  10. Literary Techniques Foreshadowing P. ____ bizarre quality in the general s face P. ____ Zaroff is also a savage P. ____ Rainsford saw Zaroff studying him

  11. Literary Techniques Simile P. ____ It s like moist black velvet. P. ____ The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window. P. ____ It s like finding a snuffbox in a limousine P. ____ An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake.

  12. Literary Techniques Metaphor P. ____ The lights of the yacht became faint and ever- vanishing fireflies P. ____ He was in a picture with a frame of water, and his operations, clearly, must take place within that frame. (island=picture, water=frame)

  13. Literary Techniques Imagery P. ____ trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht P. ____ The lights from the windows sent a flickering illumination that made grotesque patterns on the courtyard below, and Rainsford could see moving about there a dozen or so huge black shapes; as they turned toward him, their eyes glittered greenly.

  14. Literary Techniques Onomatopoeia P. ____ muttering and growling of the sea

  15. Literary Techniques Syllogism form of logic/reasoning using 2 statements and a conclusion drawn from them P. ____ Where there are shots, there are men. Where there are men, there is food.

  16. Writing Style Sentence structure P. ____ Short sentences are used to emphasize Rainsford s state of panic, quick-thinking

  17. Plot Princess falls in love with common youth against the law Youth must face King s arena & choose Lady or Tiger Princess finds out secret of doors & must decide how to influence youth (She HATES the lady.) Climax Youth opens door Resolution Reader decides!

  18. Conflicts Man vs. Man Princess vs. Lady, Youth vs. King Man vs. Nature Youth vs. Tiger Man vs. Society Youth loves too far above his social class. Man vs. Self decisions, fear

  19. Characters King Flat, static Youth Flat, static Princess Round, static/dynamic Lady Flat, static

  20. Setting Olden times in a kingdom Mood Suspenseful, humorous

  21. Point of View 3rdperson P. ____ change to 1st& 2ndperson

  22. Literary Techniques Irony P. ____ his [the King s] nature was bland and genial; but whenever there was a little hitch, and some of his orbs got out of their orbits, he was blander and more genial still, for nothing pleased him so much as to make the crooked straight, and crush down uneven places. King is NOT kind and easy-going; he s cruel and ruthless the minds of his subjects were refined and cultured Minds were ACTUALLY dulled, diluted, corrupted

  23. Literary Techniques Irony P. ____ This was the king s semibarbaric method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness is obvious. His method is NOT just or fair. the thinking part of the community could bring no charge of unfairness against this plan Subjects are savage and unreasoning. Subjects were entertained and pleased by arena trials Like reality TV? Voyeurism? Mourners had to be paid Shouldn t have to pay people to mourn for the dead

  24. Theme Which is more powerful, love or jealousy?

  25. Plot Scout, doing his job, sees enemy man with ginger beard and doesn t shoot. Scout stops at farm and gathers apples for his unit. He gets shot by man whose life he spared earlier. Climax He heard the shot that killed him. Resolution He s killed by the man whose life he spared earlier.

  26. Conflicts Man vs. Man enemy Man vs. Nature pollen, heat Man vs. Society war Man vs. Self fear, decision

  27. Characters Scout (no name=any soldier) Round, static Man with ginger-colored beard Flat, static

  28. Setting A war (no name=all wars) Heat of the day (starts around noon) Mood Suspense, sadness/depression

  29. Point of View 3rdperson

  30. Theme War turns men into animals kill or be killed. War is impersonal. It dehumanizes. Scout stays too long at farm gathering apples for his buddies. He gets shot because he did something compassionate too human.

  31. Literary Techniques Imagery P. 40 The ridge ended in a steep descent so steep that he zigzagged back and forth across the face of the slope, sliding and stumbling among the dead leaves and matted vines and keeping a watchful eye on the horse above that threatened to fall down upon him. The sweat ran from him, and the pollen dust, settling pungently in mouth and nostrils, increased his thirst. Sight, sound, touch, smell, taste

  32. Literary Techniques Foreshadowing P. 42 One thought persisted maddeningly. It was of the crash into his body of a high-velocity bullet. Simile & Onomatopoeia P. 43 And he winced and ducked even lower when a third bullet, fired low, struck a stone between the horse s legs and ricocheted off through the air, buzzing and humming like some incredible insect.

  33. Literary Techniques Irony P. 44 The ginger-bearded man, whose life he spared earlier, kills him. The enemy soldiers laugh and clap when the scout dies. The scout hears the bullet that kills him.

  34. Plot Framework story Holmes & Watson talk. Inner story Musgrave Ritual Case Musgrave comes to see college friend Holmes because his butler, Brunton, and maid, Rachel Howells, are missing. Brunton was fired for looking through family papers. Brunton uses the Ritual to find the treasure (crown & coins of King Charles I of England) but is killed in the cellar by Rachel either on purpose or by accident. Rachel is never found. Rising Action p. 54 Fact that Brunton might gain personal advantage clues reader to monetary value of the secret relating to the Ritual

  35. Conflicts Man vs. Man Rachel vs. Brunton Musgrave vs. Brunton Holmes vs. Brunton Man vs. Self decisions, pressure, fear of failure

  36. CharactersKnow who these characters are! Holmes Watson Brunton Musgrave Rachel Character traits & roles of Holmes & Watson Holmes Detailed, observant, proud, disorganized outwardly, organized mentally Watson Organized outwardly, puts up with Holmes idiosyncrasies, writes down cases

  37. Setting Framework Holmes and Watson s flat Inner Hurlstone Mood Suspense needed for mystery

  38. Point of View 1stperson Framework Watson s perspective Inner story Holmes telling the story to Watson, who is telling us

  39. Suspense P. 52 Rachel s strange hysterical attack intensifies the reader s curiosity. Brunton s clothes, his watch, and even his money were in his room, but the black suit which he usually wore was missing. His slippers, too, were gone, but his boots were left behind clues suggest Brunton has not really left the house. P. 57 Though Brunton has been found, there is still no clue as to who else is involved, who robbed the Musgrave treasure.

  40. Literary Techniques Allusion P. 50 Brunton is a bit of a Don Juan. Irony P. 51 Musgrave thought the Musgrave Ritual was of no practical use whatever, but it will be the clue upon which Holmes bases his deductions. It leads to a very valuable treasure!

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