Question

read the excerpt from a students essay. in \the most dangerous game,\ rainsford must face not only zaroff, but he must confront his own assumptions about life. rainsford finds himself engaged in an internal as he comes to terms with the ideas raised by whitney - that the world is not made of hunters and the hunted. these distinct lines that rainsford had created for himself begin to blur. as rainsford scurries like an animal through the dense jungle, closely pursued by his hunter, he also realizes that fear and pain are not exclusively felt by humans. which literary term best fills in the blank? characterization mood conflict irony

Explanation:

The text describes Rainsford's internal struggle and his conflict with Zaroff. He has to face not only the external threat from Zaroff but also his own internal conflict regarding his views on hunting and the nature of the hunted. This aligns with the literary element of conflict.

Answer:

conflict