17. Pg 39 “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” The resolution reveals the final outcome of events and ties up the loose ends of a story. How did Rainsford manage to escape his earlier predicament? What does he do to end his conflict w

Rainsford survived his cliff jump into the ocean. We already knew Rainsford was a strong swimmer so it was plausible that he could swim around the island to Zaroff's mansion. Rainsford, being the alpha male protagonist, wants to settle his score with Zaroff. He meets Zaroff in Zaroff's bedroom and they fight. Zaroff ends up losing and falling into his dogs that eat him. Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's comfortable bed.