Without the setting in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, there would be no plot in the story. For instance, with an isolated island there is no liberation, and there is no rescue. The island is surrounded by water with no other places located within swimming range. There are sharp, jagged rocks deep within the vast ocean surrounding Rainsford, therefore, swimming anywhere has a high risk of injury. “Ship Trap Island” got it’s name from stories of boats hitting the large rocks and sinking, so no sailor wants to go to the island. On the boat before he falls off, Rainsford listens intently as his friend Whitney tells him “‘Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don’t know why’”(1). Since no one comes to the island, there is no
