He managed to escape General Zaroff. It is found in Zaroff's bedroom where both men have no weapons except their bare fists. Rainsford struggled with the relationship between the hunter and the hunter throughout the entire story. He has also struggled with what he believes is right and wrong. The example where he reaches a conclusion about right and wrong would be after the battle in the bedroom. “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided” (236). This is when we know that Rainsford has overpowered the evil madman. He killed General Zaroff, which he knows was wrong, but he also understands that if he hadn't killed the general, he wouldn't have survived. The general would do everything in his power to ensure that Rainsford did not leave the island and exploit his secret. Ultimately, Rainsford must live with the knowledge that he killed another human being. Rainsford also learned the close bond shared between a hunter and a hunter. Anyone can argue whether this change was good or bad. Personally I assume his perspective has changed for the good. He has experienced the ugly truth up close and personal and has now been on both sides of the brutal