The setting of Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” is absolutely essential for the story’s plot to advance. For instance, the island’s isolation contributes General Zaroff success within his hunts. Without such isolation surrounding the island, Zaroff’s prey can easily escape.
Furthermore, the rocks surrounding Ship-Trap Island is fundamental to the story’s setting, as, without them, the plot cannot make sense. These large boulders that surround the island provide privacy, but also attracts and traps possible prey for the general. Whether Zaroff wishes to attract or repel people to his island, he can do so with help from his channel lights. He describes his plan to Rainsford, “‘They indicate a channel . . . where there’s none; giant
