J. R. Johnson's Story 'The Bitter Hunt'

In a plot review of creative writing student J.R. Johnson’s story “The Bitter Hunt”, all five basic elements of Gustav Freitag’s Pyramid structure were present.
Situation: Three buddies have gone on a hunting and camping trip in the desert landscape that surrounds Tucson in Arizona. After three days and very little success, the blame begins to shift to Jeep traffic and the illegal immigrant “invasion” which has scarred the environment. The conflict is further affirmed by a Border Patrol Officer who stops one of the hunters and ask if they had “seen anyone suspicious.”
Complication: Desperate to have a successful hunt in spite of the illegals, the hunter is conscious of any and all movement around him in the landscape. Suddenly he spots