The Plot – Basic Situation
- 1. Rainsford is on a yacht bound for the Amazon. (page 2)
- 2. Rainsford talks with Whitney about “ship-trap” island. (page 1)
- 3. The sea is the Caribbean Sea. (page 1)
- 4. We find out Rainsford is a big game hunter. (page 2)
- 5. Whitney muses on his thought of the “game.” (page 2)
Complications
- 1. Rainsford loses his balance and falls into the sea. (page 5)
- 2. Zaroff tells Rainsford that he is bored with hunting most animals. (page 14 and 16)
- 3. Zaroff tells Rainsford he hunts the most dangerous prey: man. (page 20)
- 4. Zaroff shows Rainsford how he traps ships with lights that indicate a channel. (page 21)
- 5. Zaroff asks Rainsford to join him in hunting his prey.
- 6. Rainsford refuses to join Zaroff in hunting.
- 7. Zaroff stands below Rainsford (who’s up a tree), smiles, and moves on. (page 31)
- 8. Rainsford builds a Malay man-catcher. (page 33)
- 9. Rainsford builds a Burmese Tiger Pit. (page 34)
- 10. Zaroff loses one of his best dogs. (page 35)
- 11. Zaroff uses the dogs to hunt Rainsford. (page 36)
- 12. Rainsford kills Ivan. (page 37)
- 13. Rainsford leaps off of a cliff into the sea. (page 37)
- 14. Zaroff thinks that Rainsford’s dead. (page 38)
Climax
- 1. Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom. (page 38-39)
Resolution
- 1. Rainsford has never slept in a more comfortable bed. (page 39)