Short Story Analysis: 'The Most Dangerous Game', 'Gift of the Magi', and 'Doodle' Character and Theme Insights

Who is the author of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?

Richard Connell

What is the main conflict in 'The Most Dangerous Game'?

Rainsford vs. General Zaroff

Who is the protagonist in 'The Most Dangerous Game'?

Rainsford

Who is the antagonist in 'The Most Dangerous Game'?

General Zaroff

What point of view is 'The Most Dangerous Game' told from?

Third person limited

What is the theme of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?

Survival of the fittest

What literary device is used when Rainsford is compared to a mouse?

Metaphor

What is the mood of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?

Tense and mysterious

What is the surprise ending of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?

Zaroff died because of pride

When he was looking up the tree, Rainsford was hiding in what literary device is this?

Suspense

Who is the author of 'The Gift of the Magi'?

O. Henry

What is the main conflict in 'The Gift of the Magi'?

Man vs. Society

Who is the protagonist in 'The Gift of the Magi'?

Della

What is the theme of 'The Gift of the Magi'?

Sacrificial love

What does Della sell to buy Jim a gift?

Her hair

What does Jim sell to buy Della a gift?

His watch

What is the significance of the title 'The Gift of the Magi'?

It refers to the wise men who brought gifts, symbolizing selflessness

What is O Henry's real name?

William Sydney Porter

how old was the narrator when doodle was born?

6

What is the narrator's reaction to Doodle's birth?

He feels disappointed

What is wrong with Doodle?

He has special needs

How long does it take to teach Doodle to walk?

Six months

What does Doodle's reaction to Old Woman Swamp show about him?

He is imaginative and loves nature

What does the narrator feel proud of at the end of the story?

Teaching Doodle how to walk

What is an example of cruelty from the narrator towards Doodle?

He threatens to leave Doodle behind if he cannot walk

What does Doodle lie about?

Suing a man walking through the trees and says he's feeling fine when he was sick

Give me an example for a symbol

Tiny body, which was red

Where does the Scarlet Ibis come from?

Tropics of South America

What does an ibis look like?

Bright red bird with long legs, a curved bell and large wings size of a chicken

How does doodle respond to the Scarlet ibis and it's death? What does this say abt him

It shows that doodle is sensitive, and he is fascinated by the bird. He was sad when it died he feels for it.

Describe how doodle appears to be like the Scarlett Ibis at the end of the story

We helpless he looks like a dead Scarlett ibis

What did doodle want?

He wanted to make his brother proud

How to doodle die

He was exhausted while trying to keep up with his brother during the storm and was found under a bush

Why did doodle die?

He worked so hard

How would you like the Scarlett ibis?

They were both different from the others like outcast

How should the narrator have treated his brother?

with more care and kindness and acceptance

What is the setting in the cast of amontillado

Dusk in Italy carnival season at midnight 1800s

Who is the antagonist?

Montresor

Who is the protagonist?

Fortunato

Who who wrote the cast of amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

What point of view is it written in?

First person

My friend is an example of what literary device

Verbal irony in the cast of amontillado

"I shall not die of a cough." Is

Foreshadowing

I forgot your arms is a symbol of

Code of arms

God's foot crushing the serpents head is the equal to

Montresor killing Fortunato