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__ The Most Dangerous Game __ __Internal Conflict__: An internal conflict is one that iccurs within a character. The conflict in this story is Human vs. self-When Rainsford had to be alone in the jungle, he was scared. This was the internal conflict. He was against himself during the story. The main point is he was fearful, and that hear was internal. __External Conflict:__ An external conflict is one that involves a character pitteed against an outside force, like nature, physical obstacle, or another character. The external conflict in this story is Human vs. Person, Human vs. Nature, and Human vs. Animal- It was all of these because Rainsford had to fight against and then hide from General Zaroff. It was then against nature because Rainsford had to battle with the harsh jungle. Then, with animals, General Zaroff’s dogs went after Rainsford, and he had to fight them off. __Exposition__: It is based in the jungle in the Caribbean. The characters are Rainsford, Whitney, and General Zaroff. The main problem that starts it all is that Rainsford gets shipwrecked on this island known for bad things. __Rising Action__: This is what happens in the story to move along the plot. It all leads up to the climax. It adds problems and suspense. 1. Rainsford falls off the ship. 2. Rainsford shows up at General Zaroff’s house and meets him. 3. They talk about hunting. 4. General Zaroff reveals his new game to hunt. 5. General Zaroff tells Rainsford he is now part of the “Most Dangerous Games.” 6. Rainford tries to escape him and they continue this game. 7. Rainsford makes traps and is doing very well in the game. __Climax__: This is thr turning point in the story and is the highest point of interest for the reader. It is usually towards the end of the story and is right before the falling action. The climax in //The Most Dangerous Game// is when Rainsford makes it to Zaroff's house and is in his bed room and they fight. __Falling Action__: 1. Rainsford sets traps and tries his best to make it off the island. 2. He ends up face to face with Zaroff, but Zaroff lets him go, again. 3. Rainsford swims through the jungle and to Zaroff’s house. __Resolution__: After the climax of the story the problem is resolved and loose ends are tied up. The really is no resolution except for that Rainford kills Zaroff and feeds him to the dogs. YOu don't really know anything that happens after that. __Foreshadowing__: It is a writers way of giving hints and indicates things to come in the story. They are clues to future events. At the beginning, Rainsford asked Whitney if there was cannibals on the island. Whitney told him that it was worse than cannibals on that island. So, it gave some insight on what could happen if you got trapped on that island. __Imagery__: Imagery is writing consisting of ver discriptive words that paint a picture of what the story would look like. It talked about the island being very dark and mysterious, and that gave to sense that it was a scary and gloomy place. Then when Rainsford went to Zaroff’s house, he described it with great detail, talking about the animal heads and decorations. They most imagery I got from the whole story is how he described the food with such detail. I could see the pictures in my head. It was different then anything I had read before. __Irony__: Irony is a contrast of reality, and it can be situational, dramatic, or verbal. When Zaroff talks about hunting, he is saying hunting tiger and very dangerous animals was boring when to a normal person it would be terrifying! I mean, his whole idea of hunting animals was too boring that he decided he needed to hunt humans was complete and total irony in itself. __P.O.V__.: This refers to how the story is told and who is telling it. It can be first person, third person limited or omniscient or regular third person. The point of view is from 3rd person limited. You get a bird’s eye view of what is happening, but you don’t know what each character is thinking at the time. You don’t know exactly what Rainsford is thinking while he is running for his life. All you know is he is scared because this crazy man is after him. __Protagonist__: A protagonist is the good guy in the story who has an enemy called an antagonist.The protagonist is Rainsford. He is the rational, good guy who is getting hunted by this cannibal, Zaroff. __Antagonist__: An antagonist is the bad guy who starts trouble and is against the protagonist. The antagonist would be Zaroff and his dogs. They hunt Rainsford in a brutal “game.” He is the bad guy in the story. He creates all the problems. __Dynamic Character__: A character that changes during the story in some way that affect the plot. Sanger Rainsford is the dynamic character of the story. He goes from in the beginning believing hunting is good, and he likes General Zaroff, then he finds out what it is like to be the “hunted,” and he completely changes his view. This is why he is the dynamic character. __Foil__: A foil character is the exact opposite of another character in the story. General Zaroff is completely then foil character. He is the opposite of Rainsford, and he is the antagonist. He is all about hunting humans, and all Rainsford is thinking is he is crazy ad sick to be doing this. It was such a vile thing to Rainsford, but in Zaroff’s mind it was completely rational. __Setting__: Setting is where the story takes place, the time, duration, and who is in it. But mainly it is where it is happening. The setting is a very small island in the Caribbean. The island is inhabited by few people, and not very many animals. It is mostly jungles on this island. It is a dangerous place to be for anyone. It has marshes, dense jungles, and worst of all, Zaroff is there. __Suspense__: Suspense is the exciting part of the story. It is the hanging moment that keeps you guessing and on your toes. The story is very suspenseful from the beginning to the end. It starts with a man overboard and then goes into a hunt involving human prey. It is a very upbeat book to the last second, when Zaroff gets what he deserves. __Symbol__: A symbol is a person, place, or thing that represents some element in the story. Danger is the symbol. The whole story revolves around danger. From Rainsford going overboard, to getting chased by Zaroff, and then killing his hunter. __Theme__: A theme is the main idea of te story. It often has a lesson to it and it is very important. I’m not sure of the theme, but I do think that by the end of the story, Rainsford has become another Zaroff because he too has killed a human. So, maybe a theme could be, you don’t know what you would do to survive until you were in that situation where it is necessary.