Imagine that Rainsford’s friend, Whitney, has formed a search party that lands on the island. Find a point in the plot of the story where Whitney’s arrival might take place and describe the possible consequences.

Assuming Rainsford and the general began a physical struggle in the last few lines if Whitney had entered the bedroom at that moment the outcomes are endless whitney could have possibly assisted Rainsford in the struggle and successfully beat the general or whitney could have distracted Rainsford giving the general time to unholster a weapon and end Rainsfords life. There is also a slight possibility that Whitney would have assisted the general seeing it that Rainsford assaulted the general