https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x Han Pham Chloe Do en-us 2022-09-27 19:38:51 UTC 2025-11-29 14:34:34 UTC hello@padlet.com hgpham102 https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2316267823 "Ever nearer drew the hounds... Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leapt far out into the sea..." (Cornell 34).]]> 2022-09-27 19:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2316267823 cpdo101 https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2316269167 Rainsford was being chased by General Zaroff's hounds and his only escape was to jump off the cliff; into the sea. This was the crisis/climax because the dogs on his heels would be able to easily kill him. This forced Rainsford into making the decision to jump off of the cliff into the sea; however, it was also not guaranteed that Rainsford would survive the jump. ]]> 2022-09-27 19:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2316269167 hgpham102 https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2318153918 "He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable. For a moment he stood there, thinking. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp" (Cornell 33).]]> 2022-09-28 19:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2318153918 hgpham102 https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2318159592 Context: Rainsford was fleeing from General Zaroff's hounds, and he was trying to think of ways to survive.

Explanation: This quote is the climax/crisis because it was where he thought of an idea that could change the flow of the story and situation. This idea is an exciting decision of Rainsford that can save him or cause his end.]]> 2022-09-28 19:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hgpham102/f5wyxbtstnv2we2x/wish/2318159592