Read The Excerpt From The Most Dangerous Game. The Dining Room To Which Ivan Conducted Him Was In Many Ways Remarkable. There Was A Medieval Magnificence About It; It Suggested A Baronial Hall Of Feudal Times With Its Oaken Panels, Its High Ceiling, Its V (2023)

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What was the dining room to which Ivan conducted? ›

The dining room to which Ivan conducted him was in many ways remarkable. There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat.

What conclusion can a reader draw about Rainsford based on a visualization of the excerpt? He is frightened.

How is this scene different in the film adaptation of "The Most Dangerous Game"? (D) General Zaroff avoids the trap Rainsford sets.

Ivan is an extremely large, powerful looking man, and he is deaf and mute. Zaroff employs him to assist in the manhunts and to intimidate those who resist being hunted with threats of torture, as Ivan was previously a professional torturer for the Russian Czar.

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The man who opens the door is Zaroff's servant, Ivan. The first thing Rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man Rainsford had ever seen--a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist. In his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at Rainsford's heart.

In the beginning of the story, Rainsford said, “Who cares how the jaguar feels?” Towards the end he said, “Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels.” This suggests that Rainsford has finally experienced a change of heart in his perception of animals.

On the island is a large chateau, which is inhabited only by a man named General Zaroff and his servant, Ivan. General Zaroff is also a hunter, but Rainsford eventually realizes that Zaroff hunts humans on his island-- and that Rainsford is intended to be his prey.

What conclusion can readers draw about the general based on a visualization of the excerpt? The general is insulted. Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connell.

The external conflict is man versus man, as General Zaroff relentlessly hunts Rainsford through the jungle. The internal conflict is man versus himself, shown in the story by Rainsford's experience of the hopelessness felt by exhausted prey animals, which gives him an entirely new perspective on the sport of hunting.

What is the point of view of the story The Most Dangerous Game? ›

Connell chooses to tell the story from a third-person limited point of view. For the majority of the story, the reader is inside the head of Rainsford, so the point of view is limited to him. The reader gets information on what Rainsford remembers, how he conserves his strength, and how he counts his strokes.

Two examples of suspense from the story are when Rainsford is on the afterdeck and he hears the three gun shots. The other example of suspense from the story is when Rainsford lands on the island and sees the palatial chateau.

Who kills Ivan in The Most Dangerous Game? On the third day of the hunt between Rainsford and Zaroff, Rainsford creates uses a flexible tree sapling, a grapevine, and the knife he was provided with to create a rig that will send the knife flying when it's triggered. Rainsford's knife kills Ivan.

The next day Rainsford creates a Burmese tiger pit, which kills one of Zaroff's hounds. He sacrifices his knife and ties it to a sapling to make another trap, which kills Ivan when he stumbles into it.

Ivan's health further deteriorates. In his pain and fear of death, Ivan “longed more than anything for someone to feel sorry for him, as for a sick child”.

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McDonald's foodservice was modeled after the automobile assembly line.