ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The CLIMAX of the story “The Most Dangerous Game” is ____
A
when there is a final confrontation between Rainsford and Zaroff in the general’s bedroom.
B
the intense moment before Rainsford jumps off the cliff into the sea as General Zaroff and his pack of hunting dogs surround him.
C
when General Zaroff chases Rainsford through the jungle for several days with a pack of vicious dogs.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Climax: Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom. Resolution: Rainsford kills Zaroff. man vs man : Rainsford vs Whitney: disagree about whether or not the animals they hunt sense fear. Rainsford feels it is immoral to hunt humans whereas Zaroff think its sport.

Detailed explanation-2: -The climax is known as the turning point of the story. Well, the turning point in our story is when Zaroff is chasing Rainsford through the woods and Rainsford jumps off of a cliff. “Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Climax. Cornered, Rainsford jumps off a cliff, into the sea. He survives the fall and waits for Zaroff in his house.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the chase intensifies, Rainsford jumps off a cliff into the sea. Zaroff investigates and deduces that Rainsford is dead. He is disappointed that Rainsford would end the game by committing suicide.

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