- Analyze the title of a work of literary fiction
- Compare and contrast two characters in a work of literary fiction
Read & Interact:
- Read "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell on pages 67-85 in your text.
- As you read, take notes in the Transaction Guide, which is a modified dialectical journal. These notes will be the basis of our discussion on Thursday.
Reflection:
As a comment to this post, answer the following questions:
1. Discuss the two meanings of the title of this short story.
3. Discuss the characterizations of Rainsford and General Zaroff. Which one is more fully characterized?
Are both characters plausible?
5. Compare the discussion between Whitney and Rainsford and the after-dinner conversation between
Rainsford and Zaroff. In these discussions, is Rainsford more like Whitney or Zaroff? How does he differ
from Zaroff? How does the end of the story resolve that difference?
8. Would you describe this story as commercial fiction or literary fiction? Support your answer.