“The Most Dangerous Game”
By Richard Connell
Meet Richard Connell
 Born in 1893
 Died in 1949
 Connell’s father was a
newspaper owner
 This story was first
published in 1925, and
was made into a movie
in 1932
This story is set in the early 1920’s
on a small, lush island in the
Caribbean Sea:.
 Located north of the South American
country Venezuela, to the south of
Jamaica, and to the west of Costa Rica
 The climate is tropical
 Columbus was the
first European to enter
the Caribbean
Preview: Did you know…
 Long before the world became aware that
many species of animals were endangered,
hunting was considered a sport for “gentleman
and kings.”
 Hunters would hire guides to take them into
jungles to stalk, trap, and shoot big game.
 These adventures were primarily interested in
the “trophy” aspect of hunting; they usually
kept only the animals’ heads, which they hung
on walls in their trophy rooms.
Big Game Hunting
 Top: Nineteenth
Century Big Game
Hunter
 Bottom: The triumph
of hunters over a
large bear.
Enjoy “The Most Dangerous Game”
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During this chapter, focus on…
(write these terms in your notes)
Foreshadowing: intentional hints placed
within the story to make the reader try
and guess what will happen.
Characterization: the development of a
character based on his or her personality
and how he or she reacts to events in
the story.
Literary Term
Write this in your notes
 Imagery: Language used by an author
to create images in readers’ minds.
 Irony: The use of words to express
something other than (the opposite) of
the literal meaning.
 Simile: A comparison of two things
using like or as
Today’s Vocabulary:
Write this in your binder.
Label the list
“The Most Dangerous
Game”
1) Tangible: capable of being touched or
felt.
Example: “Love is not a tangible thing
because you cannot touch it.”
2) Indolence: laziness
Example: “Clarke’s indolence caused him
to become a couch-potato.”
Vocabulary
 Quarry: (N) an animal or bird being hunted or
pursued.
 Example: The quarry ran swiftly through the
forest.
 Discern: (V) to perceive by the sight or some
other sense or by the intellect; see,
recognize, or apprehend:
 Example: They discerned a sail on the
horizon.
More Vocabulary
1. Condone: (V) to excuse or overlook an
offense, usually a serious one, without
criticism.
2. Scruple: (N) an uneasy feeling or hesitancy
to act that arises from moral or ethical
considerations.
3. Diverting: (adj) amusing; entertaining
4. Deplorable: (adj) very bad, regrettable
5. Imperative: (adj) absolutely necessary
6. Zealous: (adj) eager, enthusiastic
Sources:
 Glencoe. Literature: The Reader’s Choice.
McGraw-Hill. Columbus, Ohio. 2000.
 http://www.east-
buc.k12.ia.us/00_01/BW/kg/kg.htm
 http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&cli
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