The+Interlopers

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers

Point of View: 3rd person (limited)

Protagonist: Ulrich von Gradwitz/Georg Znaeym

What type of character is the Protagonist? Dynamic, round

Antagonist: Georg Znaeym/Ulrich von Gradwitz

Describe the setting: In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians; late 1800s- early 1900s; tense

Type of Conflict: Man VS Man

Describe the main conflict: Ulrich and Georg are trying to kill each other as their families have for three generations. This is partly because of their competitive passion for hunting.

Describe the Climax of the Story: At the end of the story when Ulrich and Georg find out that their 'help' are wolves.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Ulrich changes over the story because he wants to become friends with his enemy Georg when they have been fighting against each other for three generations.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. Interlopers are people who basically trespass onto another region or territory. I believe the theme is that you don't have to fight about things like land and should talk it out and be friendly neighbors to each other. 'The Interlopers' relates to this because interlopers are not friendly to their neighbors and, in this case, face the consequences.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict illustrates the theme because it exactly shows how people can hurt themselves when they go against each other when there are other options, such as be friendly neighbors.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The main climax illustrates the theme because it shows what can happen when they don't even consider being friendly neighbors until they are about to face the consequences.

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: "...were running like driven things tonight..."

Metaphor: I can't find one.

Personification: "A fierce shriek of the storm..."

Symbol: The mass of beech tree is a symbol for the consequences of not being a friendly neighbor and fighting over land. It's also a symbol that you should not hunt in a storm.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): When the mass of beech tree falls on the two, it foreshadows that perhaps they won't live for very long.

Irony: They are both hunting and in the end, they basically, get hunted. They end the fued but no one will know.

Imagery: "All round them lay a thick-strewn wreckage of splintered branches and broken twigs." (this is the best piece of imagry i could find)

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme power relates to this story because 'The Interlopers' is about two families that want power from each other. Ulrich wants to kill Georg and Georg wants to kill Ulrich but both of them get pinned down by the same mass of beech tree. After waiting a while for their groups to arrive and help them, Ulrich has realized how foolish they have been these last three generations. This is an example of how the quest for power can make one think blindly of the peaceful way to settle battles.

__1. What is Ulrich hunting for? __ His enemy, Georg Znaeym. __2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? __ He became the head of his family. __3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? __ They hate each other because of their family roots. Their families have been fighting for this not-so-good piece of land for three generations and these two dont actually know each other very well-- they are just carrying on their family's fued. __4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. __ They are fighting for a piece of land that does not have much worth. Ulrich later says so to Georg as well. __5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? __ Because they are both humans and there would be a moment of hesitation before any human would shoot another //because// they are both humans.

__6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? __ His boots.

__7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? __ They lie about their men being close behind each of them.

__8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? __ Because he realized that they were both quite similar and were fighting over a useless piece of land.

__9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? __ An interloper is someone who, basically, tresspasses onto another region, territory, etc. Therefore, the title could be used to refer to Ulrich and Georg as interlopers.

__10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? __ I think they would want their men to come first because they would be able to help their former enemy and make things clear to the rest of the family.

__11. Describe the irony in this story. __ Both of them have decided to end the fued, but in the end, no one will no that they made piece.

__12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? __ It pinned them both down to show that they have both been wrong.

__13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? __ Yes because it leaves you with many of your own endings that you could think of yourself. It is also not literal which, I think, is a good strategy for ending a story.

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total: 13/15

Questions Completion Mark 4/5

total: 17/20