The+Interlopers

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: __The Interlopers___ By Saki (H.H. Munro)

**Point of View:** The point of view is limited 3rd person

**Protagonist:** The protagonist is Ulrich von Gradwitz

The protagonist is a round character
 * What type of character is the Protagonist? **

*Antagonist: Nature

**time:** Early winter, 1800`s **place:** Eastern Carpathian mountains, near Romania **mood:** The mood is anxious
 * Describe the setting: **

*Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man ***These two must match!**

**Describe the main conflict:** The main conflict is between two families, and was caused by one of the families suing the other over a track of woodland, while the other family never accepted the courts’ ruling, causing an enmity that lasts 3 generations.

**Describe the Climax of the Story:** The climax of the story is when Ulrich and George put aside their feud and became friends Be more specific

The protagonist changes over the course of the story by putting aside his vendetta with the Znaeym family after a tree pinned him down beside the head of the Znaeym family, George.
 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **

The title "The Interlopers" describes not being welcome. This could been on personal matters or on land. The theme is all about what people don't know about their surroundings or about others
 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **

The main conflict illustrates the theme because the two men don't really know each other at all. They have no reason to hate each other other than that a long time ago their grandfathers had a disagreement. They never let themselves get to know each other.
 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **

Neither Ulrich or George knew the tree would fall and trap them underneath. Or that both being trapped and in pain would end up with them getting to know each other and to realize they didn't really hate each other, but only hated eachother due to their upbringing
 * How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? **


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

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

**Metaphor:** "The two raised their voices in a prolonged hunting call."

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

**Symbol:** The tree trapping them is a symbol for a courtroom, because they are being held against their will, but peace is the end result.

**Foreshadowing (give both elements):** ** "... as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other." ** ** "A fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a splitting crash over their heads, and ere they could leap aside a mass of falling beech tree thundered down on them." **

**Irony:** After years of disagreement the two men decide to become friends but before anyone knows about it they are killed by wolves.

**Imagery:** "Listening through the whistling and swirling of the wind and the restless beating of branches."

In this story the two men really don't know each other. They are strangers except for the one thing that pulls them together and tears them apart - a long standing feud over the land.
 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. **


 * 1. What is Ulrich hunting for?**
 * He is hunting for a human enemy - George Znaeym **


 * 2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question?**
 * Back in his grandfather's time, there had been a lawsuit in which the land was taken from his neighbor's - the Znaeym's, because they owned it illegally. **


 * 3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start?**
 * It all started when the the Znaeym's land was given to the von Gradwitz because it was illegally owned. The two men hate each other because of that family feud which began years and years ago. **


 * 4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph.**
 * "... as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other." **


 * 5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other?**
 * They had grown up in a civilized community and it was not civil to shoot someone in cold blood. **


 * 6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed?**
 * H **is heavy hunting boots**.**


 * 7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree?**
 * They tell each other that their men are close behind and will be the first there to save them. **


 * 8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing George?**
 * His hatred was dying down and he decided that the feud was so pointless because it was just over a silly forest. **


 * 9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title?**
 * The title means that not only land is being intruded upon but also personal matters.**


 * 10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him?**
 * So that they can be the first to show honorable attention to the other. To prove that they were the one who started the friendship. **


 * 11. Describe the irony in this story.**
 * It's ironic that after years of argument, they finally decided to settle it, but they are killed by wolves before anyone can find out about it. **

The tree is like a massive cage that traps them.
 * 12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters?**


 * 13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not?**
 * I think this ending was effective because it adds a touch of irony and surprise that they were killed in the end.**

Completion5 /5 Effort 4/5 Content 3 /5

total /12/15

Questions Completion Mark 3/5

total15 /20