The+Most+Dangerous+Game

The aspects of human nature are examined in the short story "The Most Dangeous Game" are fear, intelligence and the want to live. Fear played a big part in the story, shown on page37/38, "At daybreak Rainford, lying near the swamp, was awakened by a sound that made him know that he had new things to learn about fear." meaning Rainford was expecting to be afraid in a different way then he had ever before. The character Rainford was proven to be intelligent by setting traps and tricking General Zaroff into thinking he was dead. General Zaroff's game would never have worked if people didn't have the drive to stay alive, they may have picked the other option or they may have not swam to shore in the first place after their ship crashed, witch is how Zaroff got sailors to come to Ship-Trap Island shown on page32. In conclusion "The Most Dangerous Game" is a good example of the aspects of human nature.

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QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1

6. What happened to Lazarus? /2

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2

15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3