The Most Dangerous Game Plot Structure

Exposition

• Setting:
• Caribbean Sea
• Ship Trap Island
• Large home (owned by General Zaroff)
• Characters:
• Rainsford- a famous big game hunter
• General Zaroff- lives on the island
• Story:
• Rainsford falls overboard but survives by swimming to the island.
• General Zaroff takes Rainsforn in and provides him with food, clothes, and a place to sleep.

Inciting Incident

• Rainsford learns that he will be hunted by General Zaroff.
• If he is still alive after three days, he will be allowed to leave.

Rising Action(s)

Rising Action

• Rainsford sets traps for the General.
• Ivan, the General's dogs, and the General himself all become victims in some way to Rainsford's traps.
• Both men come in contact with each other many times throughout the rising action, but Rainsford eludes the General each time.
• When Rainsford is cornered, he jumps off a cliff and into the sea.
• General Zaroff believes Rainsford is dead and returns home.

Climax

Climax

• That night, Rainsford appears in General Zaroff's room.
• Rainsford confronts General Zaroff.

The driving conflict

-General Zaroff hunting Rainsford-

has been resolved

Falling Action(s)

Falling Action

• Rainsford and General Zaroff fight.

"The general made one of his deepest bows. 'I see,' he said. 'splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the houds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On gaurd, Rainsford"" (22).

Resolution

• Rainsford kills General Zaroff.

"He had never sleept in a better bed, Rainsford decided" (22).