The resolution of the story comes when Rainsford presumably kills General Zaroff. This is likely what happened, because Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed.
This ending perfectly fits the story. In fact, this ending confirms what Rainsford said from the beginning of the story, that there are only two classes in the the world - the hunter and the huntee.
"Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees.
When Rainsford had to face general Zaroff, Rainsford was put in the position of the hunted. When Rainsford had a change of plan and decided that the only way he would survive this "game," he became the hunter. Therefore, Rainsford was right unwittingly when he said that all people fall into either the category of the hunter or huntee. From this perceptive, the ending of the story corroborates the beginning of the story. These ideas form a literary inclusio.
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