1. The Most Dangerous Game
By Richard Connell

2. The Most Dangerous Game

3. The Most Dangerous Game
Characters, Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff have experienced the dangers and thrills of hunting “big game”.
Big game hunting was a popular sport of the wealthy class during the early 1900s.
People had the desire, money, and time to travel the world and seek challenging animals to hunt.
The plot is centered on key conflicts or struggles that exists between people, people and nature, and people and society.
Big game – elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and rhinoceroses
Sanger – notable individuals are given surname Sanger

4. Pre-reading Survey
Animals have feelings and emotions.

5. Pre-reading Survey
Hunting is evil and unfair.

6. Pre-reading Survey
Strength is more important than intelligence.

7. Pre-reading Survey
Bringing a rifle to a sword fight is unfair.

8. Conflicts Internal Conflicts External Conflicts Zaroff Rainsford
person vs. person
person vs. nature
person vs. obstacle
*Skip 5-6 lines for each character (Zaroff and Rainsford) and conflict. You need at least 5 examples per character/conflict.

9. Ship-Trap Island Map
missing: compass, key/legend

10. The Most Dangerous Game
1. a. What are your views on hunting? b. Does it matter if it’s for sport or survival? c. Do you or your relatives hunt? 2. Based on the title, The Most Dangerous Game and our conversation about the word game, what do you think this story will be about?

11. The Most Dangerous Game
3. What is game as it relates to hunting – give TWO possible answers and describe what would make each the most dangerous. (For example: game = sport; game = prey) 4. a. What is a trap? b. Are all traps physical?