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The M ost D angerous Game

The M ost D angerous Game. By Richard Connell. 1.Genre/Point of View. Short story/ Fiction First person told by a narrator. 2.Setting. On an island in the Caribbean Sea. 3.Characters. Rainsford- Protagonist. A wealthy hunter an author.

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The M ost D angerous Game

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  1. The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell

  2. 1.Genre/Point of View • Short story/ Fiction • First person told by a narrator.

  3. 2.Setting • On an island in the Caribbean Sea

  4. 3.Characters • Rainsford- Protagonist. A wealthy hunter an author. • Zaroff-Antagonist. A wealthy Russian hunter, who appears to be a gentleman.

  5. 4.Exposition • As this story begins Rainsford and his friend Whitney are on a yacht at night in the Caribbean Sea on their way to hunt jaguar in the Amazon.

  6. 5. Rising action. • Rainsford falls off the yacht, heard gun shots and a scream and swam to an island. • The island belongs to Zaroff who is bored with hunting and wants to find the perfect quarry. • Rainsford realizes that Zaroff hunts humans. • Zaroff begins to hunt Rainsford. • Zaroff’s assistant Ivan and his best hunting dog are killed by Rainsford. • The hunt for Rainsford continues

  7. 6.Climax • Zaroff thinks Rainsford is dead when he comes out from behind the curtain and confronts Zaroff.

  8. 7.Falling action • Rainsford tells Zaroff he swam to get back to the chateau. • Zaroff tells Rainsford one of them will become a meal for the hounds. • Zaroff says “On, guard, Rainsford. ” • Rainsford never had a better night’s sleep. • The reader infers that Zaroff lost and was thrown to the dogs.

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