Action, gore, naked man hunted by a lunatic with a big gun.
I read it in 8th grade classics and many times since. I've got a thing for the survival type stories- My Side of the Mountain, Swiss Family Robinson, Hatchet, etc. My brother, on the other hand, couldn't care less about reading. His books of choice: Captain Underpants, The Day My Butt Went Psycho, and video game manuals. So, I was quite excited when he told me his class was reading the book now.
Alex: Did you ever read Deathwatch? Me: Yeah! How are you liking it? Alex: It's pretty good, but we're only in the first chapter. Was there a typo in your book? Me: Yeah, probably. (It's a hobby of mine to pull out typos from what I'm reading. And shush to you who find typos in here.) But it's been a while and I can't remember what they are specifically. Why, did you find one? (I'm impressed that his grammar skills are that advanced.) Alex: Yeah. Do you remember what kind of gun he used? Me: What, the .22 Hornet or the .358 Magnum? (I'm happy because I remembered the names and the numbers, so I can sound somewhat educated in front of my gun aficionado brother.) Alex: Yeah, except there's no such thing as a .358. There's a .357, but no .358.
>.< I don't know if that's true or not, but should I be pleased? I mean, he is taking an interest in the story, right?
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Black Blade, my 10th grade lit teacher used "The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connell as an example of a terrible story. The plot is contrived, the characters are thin, and the whole thing is a bit racist.
Sorry to ruin it for you.
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quote:Originally posted by Dan_raven: Black Blade, my 10th grade lit teacher used "The Most Dangerous Game," by Richard Connell as an example of a terrible story. The plot is contrived, the characters are thin, and the whole thing is a bit racist.
Sorry to ruin it for you.
And how much more regard to you think I have for your 10th grade lit teacher's opinion then my own Dan?
Those who can't do, teach. How many famous short stories or any other type of literature has your teacher produced Dan? If he/she was so knowing about what makes a good story you'd think they'd have done it rather then simply jabbering on about it.
I don't think of The Most Dangerous Game as a literary masterpiece. But I did find it an exciting piece of fiction.
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We read that in 8th grade too. If I remember correctly, we made board games for it. Mine was some terribly complex thing that no one would actually want to play, but I got a free homework night coupon for it- out of pity, probably. My friends made a great one- the squares had stuff like "Zoroff stinks. You win!" on them. Another friend made a game that took up the whole library. We got the whole school to play with us. Ah...middle school. I think we went and saw a play of it too. Lots of strobe lights.
[EDIT] Sending death waves of doom to Pix. You'll get them in 4-6 weeks. [/Edit]
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