The Most Dangerous Game
Answer the following questions in at least three to four sentences each. Remember to quote the story, The Most Dangerous Game, whenever possible.
1. Give at least three examples (use quotes) from the story where the author raises the level of suspense using the action from the story.
2. Give at least three examples (use quotes) where the author uses the setting to raise the level of suspense in the story.
3. Explain how the following exchange between Whitney and Rainsford is an example of foreshadowing. What might happen later in the story, and how is this a clue to what will happen?
"It will be light enough in Rio," promised Whitney. "We should make it in a few days. I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey's. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting."
"The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford.
"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."
"Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?"
"Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney.
"Bah! They've no understanding."
"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."
"Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters."
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1)
"He strugled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slaped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strugle"
2)
"Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights"
3)
This section of the book shows that Lepords wouldn't feel the same way about a hunt as the hunter would.(I'm pretty sure a human wouldn't like a hunt either)
1.One example is when the general tells Rainsford he created a new game.Another is when Rainsford tried to reach for his pipe and he fell into the water.Lastly,is when
he heard gunshots.
2.An example of suspense in the setting is when Rainsford arrived on land and a giant man was holding a gun to him.Another is when Rainsford looked outside his window and saw those scary dogs staring up at him.Lastly,is when the general told Rainsford that he had to play the game or he would get tourtured.
3.They are both debating on whether it matters if they hunt the jaguars and if they have any feelings.
1. "He strugled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slaped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strugle"
2. "Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights"
"It was to a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silent giant"
"a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat"
3. rainsford might get eaten or hunted.
1. The author raises the suspense when whitney saids "The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island'Whitney replied "A suggestive name isn't it? sailors have a curios dread of the place, i don't know why some superstition--" Another time when the author raises the suspense is when the Rainsford is up at the tree and the general knows his there and he just smiles and lives thats when rainsford feels fear. Also when the general saids " And now" said the general " I want to show you my new collection of heads, will you come with me to the library.
2. The author raises the setting suspense by describing the castle "a lofty structure with pointed towers" Also when he saids "the lights of the chateau were out now and it was dark and silent but there was a framment of sallow moon" Another one is " The ground grew softer under his moccasins, the vegetation grew ranker,denser, insects bit him savagely"
3.On the exchange of whitney and Rainsford is an example of foreshawoding because Whitney feels sorry for the jaguars but Rainsfords doesn't.
Three examples where the author uses action to raise the level of suspense are:
1)"He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strangle."
2)
"Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights."
3)"the first thing Rainsford's eyes discernedwas the largest man Rainsford had ever seen-a gigantic creature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist. In his hand the man held a long-barrelled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at Rainsford's heart."
Three ways the author uses the setting to raise suspense are:
1)"It was to a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silent giant."
2)"a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat."
3)"Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours.'I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,' he said through tight teeth. He had not been entirely clear-headed when the chateau gates snapped shut behind him. His whole idea at first was to put distance between himself and General Zaroff; and, to this end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowers of something very like panic. Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation. He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea. He was in a picture with a frame of water, and his operations, clearly, must take place within that frame."
The following exchange between Whitney and Rainsford is an example of foreshadowing because: they start talking..."'The best sport in the world,' agreed Rainsford.
'For the hunter,' amended Whitney. 'Not for the jaguar.'" then Whitney talks about the jaguars to be afraid of death. This is an example of foreshadowing because it makes the reader think that probably later in the story Rainsford is being hunted by something instead of being a hunter. What might happen later in the story is that rainsford could be hunted instead of being a hunter.
OK CHRISITINA CENTNER PERIOD:6
1 THE WAY THE AUTHOR IN THIS STORT STORY BUILDS SUSPENCE IS WHEN "HE STRUGGLED TO THE SURFACE, AND TRIED TO CRY OUT,BUT THE WASH FROM THE SPEEDING YACHT SLAPPED HIM IN THE FACE..."
2THE WAYS THE AUTHOR USES THE SETTING TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF SUSPENCE IS WHEN IT SAYS,".... HE REACHED TOO FAR AND LOST HIS BALANCE."
3 THE FORSHADOWING IN THIS STORY IS WHEN, RAINFORD AND WHITTNEY START TO DISCUSSE THE MATTER OF HUNTING. MEANING THAT HE WILL BE CHALLENGED BY AN OPPOSING FORCE, BECAUSE OF HIS OPINIONS
1: In the story three ways that the aurther raises the suspen is by ussing different things from the jungle to kill thing that are a live. A othere thaing was when rainsford jump of a clif to escape the genarel."A other thing was when rainsforsd heard gun shots."
2:A way the auther raises suspen was whe Rainsford knock the handdle in the house when " a big giant man was pointing at him with a gun." A other thing is when the genarle invatied him to come in to the castle. A other thing was when rainsford was naked and he saw the light of the castle.
3: A way to exchange between and rainsford was that Rainsford was know fealling wat the juagare might fill when he was getting hunted. A othere thing is that he might change the way he is
1:In the story "The most Dangerous Game" the author uses three ways to raise the level of suspence, these examples are "the fear of pain and the fear of death", "where there are pistol shots, there are men. where there are men there is food"and the last one is "Oh, that fellow. Yes. he was a monster"
2:The three ways the author uses are "Hurled me against a tree", "Fractured my skull. But i got the brute", and lastly "Hunting ? great guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder?
3:The foreshodowing is when Rainsfords and whitney start arguing about their different opinions.
1)Three ways that the author uses action to build suspense are:
A:"He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strangle."
B: "Where there are pistol shots, there are men. where there are men there is food."
C:"Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights."
2)Three ways the author uses the setting to raise the levels of suspense are:
A:"It was to a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silent giant."
B:"The lights of the chateau were out now and it was dark and silent but there was a framment of sallow moon."
C:"His hands were tight closed as if his nerve were something tangible that someone in the darkness was trying to tear from his grip. The softness of the earth had given him an idea. He stepped back from the quicksand a dozen feet or so and, like some huge prehistoric beaver, he began to dig."
3)The discussion that Whitney and Riansford had was about weather the jaguars had feelings about getting hunted.Whitney didn't care about the jaguars feelings and Rainsford did. While they were on the yatch it seemed that something was going to happen to Rainsford.This is an example of foreshadowing because i think it makes the reader think later in the story Rainsford is being hunted by something instead of being a hunter.
1)Three examles of the when the author raises the level of suspension using action is,"The general's eyes had left the ground an were traveling inch by inch up the tree."Another example is "Then he leaped far out into the sea...". The third example would be "Rainsford heard a sound.It came out of the darkness,a high screaming sound,the soound of an extremity of anguish and terror."
2)Three examples of when the author uses the setting to raise suspense is "Bleak darkness was blaking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted light.the second one is "His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a pllatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in shadows".The third one is "The stone steps were real enough;the massive door with a leering gargoly for a knocker was real enough;yet about it all hung an air of unrealty.
3)This is an example of foreshadowing because it talks about huntng and in toward the end he was the one getting hunted. Later in the story he might be the one getting hunted and this is a clue because they ar e talking about how who cares about what jaguares thoink and then he's going to get hunted.
1. "You'll find this game worth playing," the general said enthusiastically." Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh?"This is raising your suspence because now you know that he wil be hunted and that theres a chance he might die.
2. Rainsford held his breath. The general's eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. Very deliberately he blew a smoke ring into the air; then he turned his back on the tree and walked carelessly away, back along the trail he had come. The swish of the underbrush against his hunting boots grew fainter and fainter.
3. "Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told him was true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had by now pushed through the morning mists. The general was playing with him! 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."This raises your suspence by showing you that he is scared and might be giving up
#3 I think that in the begining it gave you a hint because they where arguing about how the animals would feel but Rainsford didn't think that they felt anything but in the story it ended up showing they did.
1) the auther raises the suspend when he tells us the name of the island wich is "Ship-Trap Island" another one would be when, "He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strangle."Also when the general saids " And now I want to show you my new collection of heads, will you come with me to the library.
2) the auther raises the setting suspence by describeing the casttle by saying "a lofty structure with pointed towers". Another will b when he said "It was to a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silent giant." And finally when he deescribed the lights, "the lights of the chateau were out now and it was dark and silent but there was a framment of sallow moon"
3)the exchange between witney and rainford is an example of fofeshadowing, because witney feels sry for the jaguars but rainford doesnt.
willy rodriguez
1)The threee ways the author in "The Most Dangerous Game" uses to create suspense are the fear of pain and the fear of death. second, when Rainsford jumps of aclif to scape from the general.finally, the third one is when Rainsford heard shots.
2)"I was to a huge beam, ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silent giant."
" hurled me agains atree."
" he slid down from the tree, and struck off again into the woods. his face was set and he forced the mechinery of his mind to funtion three hundred yars from his hiding place he stopped where a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller one."
3)On the exchange of Whtney and Rainsford is an example of foreshowoding because Whitney feels sorry for the jaguar but, Rainsford does not feel the same as Whitney.
1)The three examples where the author raises the level of suspense using the action from the story the first is where the man is on the boat smoking his pipe and there was tree gun shoots. He balances on the rail then his pipe fell he tried to grab but when he did he lost his balance and fell in the water. He swam to the ocean because the ship went always. The second is when He found an evidence of a large animal I was thinking if this guy is a pro then these means that it was not an animal. The next big thing was a person. The third was that there was a castle in the middle of no where. With wired people talking about an animal that the made up to reason knowing that animals can think.
2)The three examples where the author raises the level of suspense by using the settings. The first was example was in the begin where there was dark fog, at night with out a moon. The second the island called Ship Trip Island and all the sailors were scared in way. The third was the dark forest with no one on it.
3)The exchange between Whitney and Rainsford foreshadowing was what go’s around come around. This showed that Rainsford is going to feel like the jaguar. This concludes that he will not hunt for the fun of it with out going back to the how he felt.
1. "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."
“The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island”
“Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.”
2. "It will be light enough in Rio; we should make it in a few days. I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey's. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting."
“I suggest too you that you avoid the big swamp in the southeast corner of the island. We call it the Death Swamp.”
“Where there’s none: giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws. They can crush a ship as easily as I crush this nut.”
3. Rainsford said that he did not care how the jaguar feels when he is hunting them. It is foreshadowing because General Zaroff did not care how Rainsford felt when he was hunting him. It shows that if you do not have respect for an animal’s life then you do not have respect for any life, including other humans.
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Three ways the author in The Most Dangerous Game uses action to build suspense are, that when Zaroff followed the trail that Rainsford left it led him to the tree;"...the generals eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree."Another is when Zaroff came back"The cat was coming again yo play with the mouse"The last is when Rainsford got stuck in the Death Swamp"...the muck sucked him viciously..."
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Three ways the author is using the setting to raise the level of suspense is th Death Swamp"...avoid the big swamp in the sotheast corner of the island..."Another is the view from the big tower Rainsford slept in"...it was dark and silent, but therewas a frag ment of the sallow moon."Last one is the rocky shoreline in the beginning of the story.
3)The exchange between Witney and Rainsford is a example of foreshadowing is that it they both don't agree wether th jaguars have fellings in being the hunted
#1 Three examples from the story where the author raises the level of suspense using the action from the story:
1.) “He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strangle.”
2.) “For a seemingly endless time he fought the sea.”
3.) “Rainsford held his breath. The general's eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. Very deliberately he blew a smoke ring into the air; then he turned his back on the tree and walked carelessly away, back along the trail he had come.”
#2 Three examples from the story where the author raises the level of suspense using the setting:
1.) When there on the yacht near ship trap island.
2.) “Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights.”
3.) "It was to a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silent giant."
#3 In the beginning of the story when they are fighting rainsford says "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?" but what happens is that in the end he becomes the “jaguar” or the hunted and he realizes that the hunted has feelings too.
The story called La Llorona. Its about a lady who lost her kids. Now she screams and cries calling out and looking for her lost kids.So at night he just cry and cry's looking for her kids. They sid she lost them when they were young. Thats the childhood story i heard.
1. Three ways the level of suspence was raised using action in The Most Dangerous Game.
1) When Rainsford was up in the tree and general Zaroff's eyes slowly looked up and his cigarette entered the nostrils of Rainsford!
2) Rainsford was running for his life through the forest and he heard Zaroff's dogs gnawing and barking.
3) Rainsford could hear the padding of feet and smell the smoke.( He lived a year in a minute.)
2. How the level of suspence is raised using the setting...
1) As Rainsford approches the front door of Zaroff's house, the gargoyle knocker had an air of unreality...
2) Rainsford looks out of his room at night and in the dim moonlight he sees the shadows of the vicious dogs in the courtyard.
3) When Rainsford sees Zaroff's castle with pointed towers in the moonlight.
3. What will happen later and how their conversation is a clue...
1) Rainsford will end up being" the hunted."
2) Because Whitney is asking Rainsford to consider how the jaguar would feel being hunted, and that gives me the earry clue that he will be put in the jaguars place.
3) " The world is made up of two clasess- the hunters and huntees. Luckily you and I are hunters." " Who cares how a jaguar feels?" " Perhaps the jaguar does,"
rcanela p2
1. my story was abut the tree little bears.it was about thisgirl that went into the bears house and tuches there stuff.
2. i read the story because it had bears in the cover and they were cool.
3. i learned that you should not tuch other peoples stuff without permission.
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