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n’t view hunting animals as murder. ? He says animals don’t understand fear. ? He says that Zaroff is a murderer because he hunts people. Connell uses Indirect Characterization to develop Rainsford 1. Rainsford is an excellent hunter 2. Rainsford has written a book about hunting. 3. Rainsford recognizes the cartridge that he picks up as that of a twentytwo caliber gun. 4. Rainsford sets traps for Zaroff. 5. Rainsford is the only person to survive the game with Zaroff. Zaroff is motivated by the desire to be challenged in the hunt ?Animals had ceased to challenge him. ?Rainsford had presented the best challenge yet. Rainsford is motivated by the desire to stay alive ?If Zaroff catches him he will be killed. Rainsford is a dynamic character ?At the beginning he believes that animals don’t feel any fear. ?Once he is hunted and feels fear he says he knows how animals feel. ?When he confronts Zaroff at the end Rainsford tells Zaroff that he is still a beast at bay he has adopted an animal mentality. ? Ivan: ? The deaf and dumb assistant to General Zaroff. He is extremely large and seems to enjoy torturing and murdering helpless captives. ? He dies as the result of one of Rainsford’s traps. Connell’s tone is straightforward and nonjudgmental ?Connell doesn’t show bias toward Rainsford or Zaroff. ?He doesn’t judge Zaroff’s game or Rainsford’s opinion of hunted animals. ?He doesn’t ment on the events of the story. ?He chooses a third person limited point of view and remains within that context. VI. Writing Style amp。 Devices The mood is suspenseful ?Name of the island ShipTrap ?all the references to darkness ?the chase VI. Writing Style amp。 Devices Oxymoron He was deliciously tired. (Para. 39) a pressed paradox, formed by the conjoining of two contrasting, contradictory or incongruous terms To be continued on the next page. Here “deliciously” and “tired” are two contradictory ideas. The author uses the two together in order to convey the idea that although the General is very tired, he has enjoyed himself in playing the game with Rainsford and his illness “boredom” has been driven away. VI. Writing Style amp。 Devices Oxymoron There are mainly five ways to form an oxymoron. 1. Adj. + N. . cruel kindness, a living death 2. Adj. + Adj. . soursweet memories, cold pleasant manner, the poor magnificent bungler 3. Adv. + Adj. . falsely true, mercifully fatal To be continued on the next page. Oxymoron There are mainly five ways to form an oxymoron. 4. V. + Adv. . shine darkly, hasten slowly 5. N. + N. . a lovehate relationship, the sound of silence The end of Writing Device. VII. Discussion What is the theme of the text? The end of Group Discussion. Universal Theme In order to fully understand others, we must first walk in their shoes. Violence and Cruelty Appearance and Reality VIII. Homework ? 1. Sum up the story in your own words. (no more than 300 words.) ? 2. Write out your understanding and appreciation of the two poems on page 25758. ? 3. What do you think of online games? Do you think that they are dangerous? Why do people play online games?