<p>Elements of Fiction “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell Plot: In five sentences, write the plot of the story. What happens in the story?</p><p>Setting: Where and when does the story take place?</p><p>Character: a. Who is the protagonist of the story? What kind of journey is he/she on?</p><p> b. Who is the antagonist of the story? What kind of obstacle does he/she pose to the antagonist?</p><p>Point-of-view: In what point of view is the story written? Write a passage from the text that reveals the point of view:</p><p>Conflict: Give an example of each of the following kinds of conflict from the story: a. Human v. Nature: b. Human v. Human c. Human v. Society d. Human v. Self</p><p>Theme: a. What topics or ideas is the story about? b. What does the author seem to be saying about those subjects? Defining Characterization</p><p>Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.</p><p>Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization. </p><p>Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is.</p><p>Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”</p><p>Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”</p><p>Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization:</p><p>Speech What does the character say? How does the character speak? </p><p>Thoughts What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings?</p><p>Effect on How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? others What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people?</p><p>Actions What does the character do? How does the character behave?</p><p>Appearance What does the character look like? How does the character dress?</p><p>TIP: Use the mnemonic device of STEAL to remember the five types of indirect characterization</p><p> from http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson800/Characterization.pdf Sainger Rainsford in “The Most Dangerous Game”</p><p>Passage Page What inferences can you number make about what kind of person Rainsford is based on this passage? </p><p>Speech</p><p>Thoughts </p><p>Effect on others</p><p>Actions</p><p>Appearance</p><p>Overall, what kind of person is Rainsford? What words best describe him? General Zaroff in “The Most Dangerous Game”</p><p>Passage Page What inferences can you number make about what kind of person General Zaroff is based on this passage? </p><p>Speech</p><p>Thoughts </p><p>Effect on others</p><p>Actions</p><p>Appearance</p><p>Overall, what kind of person is General Zaroff? What words best describe him? Give an example of a flat character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”</p><p>Give an example of a round character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”</p><p>Give an example of a static character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”</p><p>Give an example of a dynamic character in “The Most Dangerous Game.”</p><p>What is the big question Rainsford has to decide in the story?</p><p>How does he decide it?</p><p>How do you know?</p>