Most Dangerous Game

The Freytag’s Pyramid's example of a plot includes an exposition, an inciting incident, a rising action, complication, then on to the climax, ended with the falling action, resolution, and denouncment.

To compare "The Most Dangerous Game" to this Pyramid, The inital exposition is shown in the first converstation that the short story opens on. Wherein Whittney and Rainsford discuss the value of human life compared to an animals, the exposition is Rainsford's outlook on life and his statment that "animals cannot process pain or fear". The next part to the Pyramid would be the inciting incident. An inciting incident is something that interests the reader to continue reading. So then, as the reader, the inciting incident would be when the powerful ocean waves throws Rainsford overboard. At this point, no matter opinion of the story, the reader must continue reading.
Although the rising action could be confused with the climax or inciting incident, considering it falls right between them both. However the rising action can happen more than once, the highlighted rising action would be when Rainsford meets General Zaroff. The reason for this is because every sailor assumes the deserted island to be dangerous, but the initial impression is the opisite of that opinion. Next on the pyramid example is the complication. The complication is the point right before the climax of the story, or the 'build up' to the most interesting part. The complication in this story is when Rainsford wants to leave the island but Zaroff refuses to let him leave, then General Zaroff invites Rainsford to play "The Most Dangerous Game" wherein humans hunt