“The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, clearly follows Freytag’s Pyramid of plot structure in a short story. The exposition begins on a boat with the introduction of Sanger Rainsford. He falls overboard, forcing him to swim to a nearby island. Rainsford happens upon a large mansion, and is introduced to General Zaroff and his companion Ivan. Although not directly stated, the reader can infer that General Zaroff hunts humans through the quote, “‘there is one that can.’ ‘But you can't mean--’ gasped Rainsford” (Connell). Rainsford disagrees with the General’s notion, which ultimately results in Rainsford being hunted himself. At this point in the story, the rising action is established. Rainsford creates a fox hunt trail in which Zaroff