THE MOST

DANGEROUS

GAME

Foreshadowing

“It will be light enough in Rio," promised Whitney. "We should

make it in a few days. I hope the jaguar guns have come from

Purdey's. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon.

Great sport, hunting."

"The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford.

"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."

"Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game

hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?"

"Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney.

"Bah! They've no understanding."

"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear

of pain and the fear of death."

"Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This hot weather is making you

soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes--

the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters. Do

you think we've passed that island yet?"

“It will be light enough in Rio," promised

Whitney. "We should make it in a few days. I

hope the jaguar guns have come from

Purdey's. We should have some good hunting

up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting."

"The best sport in the world," agreed

Rainsford.

"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for

the jaguar."

"Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford.

"You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher.

Who cares how a jaguar feels?"

"Perhaps the jaguar does," observed

Whitney.

"Bah! They've no understanding."

"Even so, I rather think they understand one

thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of

death."

"Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This hot

weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a

realist. The world is made up of two classes--

the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and

I are hunters. Do you think we've passed that

island yet?"

There are clues given

by Connell regarding

the development of the

rest of the story. Look

at the dialogue

between

Whitney

Rainsford

What do they say

about

Hunting Death

“It will be light enough in Rio," promised

Whitney. "We should make it in a few days. I

hope the jaguar guns have come from

Purdey's. We should have some good hunting

up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting."

"The best sport in the world," agreed

Rainsford.

"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for

the jaguar."

"Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford.

"You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher.

Who cares how a jaguar feels?"

"Perhaps the jaguar does," observed

Whitney.

"Bah! They've no understanding."

"Even so, I rather think they understand one

thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of

death."

"Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This hot

weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a

realist. The world is made up of two classes--

the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and

I are hunters. Do you think we've passed that

island yet?"

There are clues given by

Connell regarding the

development of the rest of

the story. Look at the

dialogue between

Whitney

Rainsford

What do they say about

Hunting Death

What about the phrase

underlined?

How important do you

think it will be for the story?

The Most Dangerous GameMeaning:

1 [count] a : a physical or mental activity or contest that has rules and that people do for pleasure ▪ a card

game ▪ party games ▪ word games ▪ computer games ▪ Baseball is my favorite game.

b : a particular occurrence of a game ▪ Do you want to play a game (of tennis/cards)? ▪ She scored a goal

to tie the game. ▪ They won/lost the game.

2 games [plural] a : playful activities ▪ children playing at their games

b or Games : an organized series of athletic contests ; specifically : the Olympics ▪ Let the Games begin.

3 a [singular] : the way someone plays in a sport ▪ They are known to play a very rough game. ▪ She

needs to improve her game if she wants to win.

b [count] : a skill that is used in playing a particular game or sport ▪ a football team with a strong running /

passing game

4 [count] a : an activity that is being compared to a game or contest ▪ He's a loser in the game of love. ▪

the game of life ▪ the mating game

b : a type of work : a business or profession ▪ She's spent the last 30 years in the newspaper game. ▪ the

money game ▪ the fight game

5 [count] : something that is not meant to be taken seriously ▪ Politics for her is just a game. ▪ Was our

entire relationship just a game to you?

6 [count] : a usually dishonest or unfair plan for doing something ▪ I've seen through your little game and I

know what you're really after! ▪ What's his game? Okay, the game is up. We know you forged the letters.

7 [noncount] : animals that are hunted ▪ wild game ▪ small game —often used before another noun ▪ a

game bird/fish ▪ a game preserve [=an area of land in which hunting and fishing are carefully controlled]

Big game [noncount] : large animals (such as elephants and tigers) that are hunted for sport ▪ They

traveled to Africa to hunt big game. ▪ a big-game hunter