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FILM FILM VERSION VERSION OF “THE OF “THE MOST MOST DANGERODANGEROUS GAME”.US GAME”.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born In New York. (October 17, 1893 –
November 22, 1949) Began his career at a young age when he did
some time in jail for his father Became fascinating writer at the age of 10 He graduated from Harvard in 1915. His works include – Apes and Angels(1924) Mad Lover(1927) The Most dangerous Game
The story is about : Hunter vs. the hunted
Strong vs. the weak
Man vs. man Killing and murder“ survival of the fittest”.
CHARACTERSCHARACTERSSanger Rainsford,Sanger Rainsford, -Renowned Hunter
- Skilled
- Clever
- Proud of his profession - Keen observer
General Zaroff,General Zaroff, - Ex-army man - Hospitable - Fearless - Desires for more - In-human & Insane - Over confident - Skilled
Ivan,Ivan, Zaroff's Russian servant, body guard and hunting
partner. Ivan is a giant, he is deaf, mute, and unintelligent.
Whitney,Whitney, Rainsford's friend who appears briefly in the
introduction, wondering what it would be like if he were the hunted instead of the hunter.
SUMMARYSUMMARYRainsford and Whitney, head towards Amazon
rain forestWhitney mentions about the Ship Trap islandRainsford ignores what Whitney has to sayConsiders hunting as the best sportIgnores the feeling of the huntedWhitney mentions about the fear of pain and fear
of death
Later Rainsford goes for the sleepWakes up hearing the 3 shots of
gunLeaps on the rail to see what has
happenedLost his balance and fell off the
shipSwims and lands on the islandFollows the sound he hearsFollows the trail of the hunting
bootsSights an enormous building
Opens the iron gate and finds a gigantic creature (Ivan) standing with a revolver
Ivan- Deaf and DumbAnother man enters ‘General
Zaroff’- a Russian nobleAppears to be a generous hostLoves hunting but is bored by
killing animalsHe says, ‘ There is no greater bore
than perfection’
But he has found a new animal to huntThat animal has courage, is cunning and able to
reasonRainsford confused about which animal is
General Zaroff talking aboutGeneral then says that he has chosen to hunt
humansThis makes it Most Dangerous Game
o Rainsford shocked and amazed with what he has heard
He is confused as to know where does these men come from
The General simply mentions that the island is the Ship Trap Island…..
The general had dozens of trapped pupils, collection of heads and hounds
Rainsford asked him what he would do if in case he refused to play the game
General persuaded him by saying that if he caught him within three days the general would kill him , if not the general would be defeated
General himself would use only a small caliber pistol
General suggests him to avoid the "Death Swamp”
Ivan bought a supply of food, hunting clothes and a knife
He was given moccasins and a three hours start
He set to the woods and assured to maintain a distance between himself and Zaroff.
Taking care not to leave the slightest mark, he climbed the tree
The First Day
The Second Day
The general came searching with an automatic pistol
The general went away with a smile as he turned back
Rainsford made, what the general called a "Malay man-catcher" to trap the general
But only the generals shoulders got hurtThat night he set to prepare another trap
" the Burmese tiger pit"One of the General’s best hounds got
killed
The Third Day•Rainsford was awakened by the sound of the hounds•A trick Rainsford learnt in Uganda came up on his mind•Through this trick he managed to kill Ivan•That night general Zaroff had a great dinner but two slight annoyance disturbed him•He saw Rainsford behind the curtains in his room•At last, Rainsford managed to kill Zaroff and get rid of his terror
INTERPRETATIINTERPRETATIONON
fear of death and the fear of pain is the same in case of both human beings and animals.
‘A wearer only knows where the shoe pinches.’
makes us feel how inhuman it is to hunt animals just for the sake of fun and hence it should be discourage.