Please print out and read the following pdf:
http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/dangerous_game.pdf
If you saved your copy of “The Most Dangerous Game” from class, then you already have the first 3
pages.
While reading “The Most Dangerous Game,” I want you to use the following chart to
identify how the setting(s) within a story can create a mood. For example, the first scene
takes place upon a yacht, traveling in the “blackness” of night. The author uses this setting to
create an eerie mood.
 I have used the chart below to do the following: identify the setting, cite quotes that
illustrate the setting, and then describe the mood that is created by the setting. By
following my example, I want you to fill in the chart as you read the rest of the
story. There are multiple times that the narrator describes his surroundings, so pay
close attention.
 I have attached a list of “mood words” for you to use.
 On Sunday, please bring in “The Most Dangerous Game” pdf and your
chart.
** I know some of you have had difficulty with your interviews. In the next
week or two, please complete them and hand them in. We need time to shape
them into essays.
Where does the scene
take place?
Opening scene.
On a yacht.
Up on deck.
What are some quotes that
explain the setting?
What can we hear, see, smell,
taste or feel?
On a “dank tropical night that
was palpable as it pressed its
thick warm blackness in upon
the yacht.”
“off in the blackness”
What mood is
created in this
scene?
Eerie and suspicious
Positive Mood
energetic
light-hearted
Words
enlightened
loving
enthralled
mellow
excited
nostalgic
amused
awed
optimistic
bouncy
calm
cheerful
chipper
confident
contemplative
content
determined
dignified
dreamy
ecstatic
empowered
exhilarated
passionate
flirty
peaceful
giddy
playful
grateful
pleased
harmonious
refreshed
hopeful
rejuvenated
hyper
relaxed
idyllic
relieved
joyous
satiated
jubilant
satisfied
liberating
sentimental
silly
thoughtful
warm
surprised
touched
welcoming
sympathetic
trustful
thankful
vivacious
Negative Mood Words
aggravated
annoyed
anxious
apathetic
distressed
heartbroken
apprehensive
drained
hopeless
barren
dreary
hostile
brooding
embarrassed
indifferent
cold
enraged
infuriated
confining
envious
insidious
confused
exhausted
intimidated
cranky
fatalistic
irate
crushed
foreboding
irritated
cynical
frustrated
jealous
depressed
futile
lethargic
desolate
gloomy
lonely
disappointed
grumpy
melancholic
discontented
haunting
merciless
moody
pessimistic
suspenseful
morose
predatory
tense
nauseated
rejected
terrifying
nervous
restless
threatening
nightmarish
scared
uncomfortable
numb
serious
vengeful
overwhelmed
sick
violent
painful
somber
worried
pensive
stressed