The+Interlopers

=  ﻿ ﻿ Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers =

Point of View: Third Person, since the author is telling the story to the readers. By a limited omiscent narrator Protagonist: The protagonist in this story was Ulrich von Gradwitz, since he was the one who owned the land and led the drunk to Georg. What type of character is the Protagonist? Ulrich von Gradwitz is a round and dynamic character. At the begining of the story he had wanted to kill Georg, but after them meetface to face he had changed his mind, and he wanted to stoped the feud between the two families, so he changed throughout the story. He has quite a few different character traits, so that he is a round character too. Antagonist: In the beginating of the story the antagonist was Georg Znaeym, because he was opposing Ulrich. But as the story changes the antagonist changed to nature, since both Ulrich and Geory were no longer fighting each other, they were togother going up against the storm and the hungry and frigtening wolves. Describe the setting The story taking place during the winter late 1800s in a forest eastern spurs of the Carpathians in Romania during a storm, because these days people wouldn't go out and hunt for other people to see if they were on their propertys. The overall mood of the story was ironic, since many ironic things had happened in the story. In the begining of the story, the mood is quiet intense, but it changes later on when Ulrich and Geory break the ice and decided to become friends. The mood is still kind of dark since they are still stuck under the tree, but it lifts a bit.

Type of Conflict: Man Vs Man & Man Vs Nature Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is Man Vs. Man and it is between Ulrich and Georg, they both think that their families own the piece of land, and that they see each other family as their intruder and they shouldn't be on it or anywhere near it. Their grandfathers started the feud first and it has lasted for three generations. They both went hunting for eachother to see if they are on the piece of land. When they end up finding eachother out in the forest, they both start fighting and arguing over the piece of property, and also how they each hate eachother and their families.

Describe the Climax of the Story When Ulrich and Georg become friends and start calling their men for help is like the turning point of the story and it built up to the climax of the story which is when Georg and Ulrich "...see figures coming through the wood...", since after that point nothing else happened other than the wolves are coming. How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Ulrich change over the course of the story by starting off as greedy and the only oe his mind is to kill his rival Georg, since he didn't want to share his property with anyone elso, other than his own family. Later when he was face to face with Georg he found that is hard to kill somebody than he thought it would be. Later on when they were both pinned down under the beech tree, they both realize that the family feud is pointless and is silly how their families hated each other for three generations. Ulrich's biggest change throughout the story is when he led a drunk to Georg, that is when he became less greedy and opened his heart to Georg, so they can finally end this between the two families. Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The "interlopers" means someone who becomes involved in a situation or place where they are not wanted. I think that the theme of the story is forgivness, and just leting things go. I think that it is forgiveness because they were both fighting over their grandfather's problem, but in the end they realized the feud is getting dumb and worked their problems out. The title and the theme relate to eachother, because they did not really want to be in the fight between their families, because there was already so much hatred, but in the end they both realized that the hatred is getting to far, and they try to end the feud. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict helped to illustrate the theme becasue Ulrich and Georg were fighting over a piece of forest that is useless and just becuase they were born into families that hated each other doesn't mean that they have to hate each other too. How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax of the story is when both men stopped fighting and became friends, which is why they agreed to shout for help together. It help to illustrate the theme because during the raising point to the climax, Ulrich and Georg both forgive eachother, and make an agreement, which is the theme of the story. So, it all ties in together. Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): Simile: a) "We have quarrelled like devils all our lives over this strip of forest, where the trees can't even stand upright in a breath of wind."  b)   Metaphor:  a) "...a fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a splitting crash over their heads."  Personification:  a) "Nature's own violence overwhelmed them both." b) "...the whistling and skirling of the wind and the restless beating of the branches for sight or sound of the marauders."  Symbol:  "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 had thundered down on them." The tree is a symbol for a therapist, because it trapped them under, so that Ulrich and Geory are forced to face each other and talks together about the problems.  Foreshadowing (give both elements):  The description of the story says that:  "For three generations, their families have quarrelled. And now, armed with rifles, Georg and Ulrich both vow to put an end to the long- standing feud. " which tells the reader that in the end of the story Georg and Ulrich some how agreed with each other and put a stop to the long-standing feud that started three generations ago.  "The feud might, perhaps, have died down or been compromised if the personal ill will of the two men had not stood in the way." "Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came." These two quotes gives the reader the idea that Ulrich and Georg will both end up meeting face to face somewhere and sometime in the story, and something is going to happen to both of them that changes the story and their life.

Irony: In the beginning of the story Ulrich and Georg has a serious hate for each other. Then later when they were trapped under the tree, they broke the ice and become friend. But nobody is going to know about it, since they are just going to be eaten by those hungry wolves. This is the biggest irony in the story. Also when the shoot out for help, but only the walves came is also a Irony, since their people didn't come, the only came is the wolves and the wolves are not going to help them at all, the only thing they are going to do is just eat Ulrich and Georg and makes thing worse, because the hate is probably going continuing on between the two family since there is no one to put a stop to it. Imagery: a) "In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians, a man stood one winter night watching and listening, as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision, and, later, of his rifle."   b) "The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game; the narrow strip of precipitous woodland that lay on the outskirt was not remarkable for the game it harboured..." Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story Everything Ulrich and Georg did in the story, they had a chose to not do it, but both men chosen to go alone with feud, instead of putting a stop to it. They decide to go along to the forest to hunt down each other, and they end up trapped under a tree, if they didn’t go, noun of the things would happen. They had the choice of just end the feud peacefully, but they didn’t want to they want to shoot each other, but instead they are just eaten by the wolves. They chose everything that happened to them, since life is just a bunch of choices, you got be careful what you choice for.

=Questions:= 1. What is Ulrich hunting for? Ulrich is hunting for his neighbour Georg, which also has to be his enemy, to see if he was on his land again. 2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question?

Just because Ulrich is the head of the family, he had inherited the property from his father, who had inherited it from his grandfather

3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start?

Ulrich and Georg hate each other because of a long standing family feud. It all started three generations ago, with their grandfathers. They have been raised to hate each other, just beacuse that Ulrich's familt won the piece of land in a lawsuit and Goerg's family have been poaching the land ever since. 4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph.

"The feud might, perhaps, have died down or been compromise if the personal ill will of the two men had not stood in the way." this quote tells me that at the end of the story they might make a change or a compromise when we are least expect it. "Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came." this quote gives me a little warn that Ulrich and Goerg may come face to face with each other and something is going to happen between them.

5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? They did not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other because is easy to imagine that your are actually going to kill someone, but once they actually had the chance they found it is hard to kill. "...a man who has been brought up under the code of a restraining civilization cannot easily nerve himself to shoot down his neighbour in cold blood an without a word of honour spoken, except for an offence against his hearth and honour." 6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? Ulrich's heavy shooting boots saved Ulrich's feet from being crushed. 7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? When they realized that they are both trapped under the tree, both men told each other that they have their men behind them and their men will release them and kill the other man that is trapped under the tree. They say that their men are close behind even thought both parties were far away and they are no where near.

8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? Ulrich changed his mind about killing Georg because he thought about ending the feud, since it was going on for generations and he realizes that he were they wasting their time at something useless. 9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? The significance in the title of this story is that both men see the other as an intruder. I personally think the title "The Interlopers" are talking about the wolves, since at the end Ulrich and Georg agreed to put an end to the feud and become friends, but the wolves interloped their conflicat for them, so now no one will ever know about the agreement and the feud will continuing. It could also meanings that both men consider each other a intruder in their lives.

10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? In the end of the story, each of men hope that their men will come first to rescue him"...so that he might be the first to show honorable attention to the enemy that had become a friend." 11. Describe the irony in this story.  In the beginning of the story Ulrich and Georg has a serious hate for each other. Then later when they were trapped under the tree, they broke the ice and become friend. But nobody is going to know about it, since they are just going to be eaten by those hungry wolves. This is the biggest irony in the story. Also when the shoot out for help, but only the walves came is also a Irony, since their people didn't come, the only came is the wolves and the wolves are not going to help them at all, the only thing they are going to do is just eat Ulrich and Georg and makes thing worse, because the hate is probably going continuing on between the two family since there is no one to put a stop to it.

12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? <span style="color: #2ed69c; display: block; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The metaphor is: "...a fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a splitting crash over their heads..."

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? I think the ending of this story is effective, because it is a really surprise ending which made the story more interesting to read. In the end Ulrich and Geory has become friends but nobody will ever know since they are probably going eaten by the wolves. They learned a lesson when they realized that the wolves were coming, they arrive as ememies and died as friends Completion 5/5 Effort 5/5 Content 5/5

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Questions Completion Mark 5/5

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