There are no true flashbacks in Richard Connell's classic
short story, "The Most Dangerous Game." The entire story is told sequentially from the
time that Rainsford falls off the boat until he returns to the island to exact his
revenge upon General Zaroff. Both of the main characters think back about earlier
times--mostly about prior hunts--but these reflections are not true
flashbacks.
The very last line of the story could be
considered a flash-forward, however. After Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his
daring return, he bows and accepts his fate as the newly-hunted prey. The author then
skips forward in time for the final line without describing the new hunt. Instead,
Connell allows the reader to imagine the result for himself before his ending
line:
He had never
slept in a better bed, Rainsford
decided.
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