The+Interlopers

Short Stories - Literary __**Devices**__ Title:_The Interlopers_

Point of View: 3rd person omniscient Protagonist: The protagonist is both Georg Znaeym and Ulrich Gradwitz.

What type of character is the Protagonist? They are round characters. They are hunters and each are heads of their own family. They both hate each other, and are both like antagonists for each other. Antagonist: The antagonist is nature and also each protagonist is the antagonist to the other protagonist. Describe the setting The setting is a forest on Ulrich's land, a highly contested area. It's in the Carpathian mountains in Europe. The forest is swampy and is filled with large beech trees. It is night time and the only light comes from the moon. There is a snow storm raging on and the wind is strong enough to blow down huge branches. It's freezing cold and the hunters wear lots of warm clothing. It's hard to see in the storm and it's not really the ideal time to be hunting game. Type of Conflict: Man v. Man however it turns into Man v. Nature. Describe the main conflict: The two heads of rival families hate each other very much and are in the forest one night hunting each other down. However a large branch falls on them forcing them to reconcile and then, when they do reconcile the conflict becomes man v. nature because they are trapped and need to survive in the harsh weather. However nature does win in the end when a pack of wolves kill the two. Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is when the two protagonists who have been enemies their entire life decide to reconcile and be friends. How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? The two change because they go from being enemies to friends as well as going from alive to dead. Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. I personally see no relationship between the title "The Interlopers" and the theme of the story which I believe to be "forgiveness" because the protagonists learn to __forgive__ each other. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict helps to illustrate the theme because if it weren't for the conflict between the two protagonists they wouldn't be able to forgive each other and thus the theme could not be forgiveness. How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax is basically the theme because the climax is when the two protagonists forgive one another.

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

Simile: On page 1 the author writes: "The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running like driven things to-night", here the simile is when the author compares the roebuck running around to driven things to night by using the word like.

Metaphor: The tree pinning the two down is a metaphor for a court of law because it's bringing two people together to settle a dispute and in the end nature passes its judgement (by killing them).

Personification: On page 192 the author personifies the wind by saying: "and lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind". Here the "weary screeching" personifies the wind by giving it human traits.

Symbol: At the end when the wolves come to probably kill the two protagonists could be a symbol for nature taking revenge on the two hunters who had taken from nature all their lives.

Foreshadowing: At the beginning of the story the author talks about how the protagonist is hunting another man: "But the game for whose presence he kept so keen an outlook was none that figured in the sportsman's calendar as lawful and proper for the chase; Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy." which leads one to imagine that somewhere in the story someone might get attacked or killed. In the second paragraph when he talks about "The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running like driven things to-night, and there was movement and unrest among the creatures that were wont to sleep through the dark hours. Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest,"  it foreshadows something bad about to happen. Irony: The irony of the story is that they become friends just as it becomes completely useless: they still end up dying, and nobody will ever know that they decided to be friends so the feud will just continue.

Imagery: "In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Karpathians, 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. But the game for whose presence he kept so keen an outlook was none that figured in the sportsman's calendar as lawful and proper for the chase; Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy."

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The relationship between the class theme and the story is that all through the story someone or something is fighting for power. At the beginning and through to the climax the protagonists are battling for power, power over the land and power over one another. After the climax however, it becomes the two protagonists fighting against nature for power. In the end nature wins the fight for power which could be a symbol of nature's overall supremacy over humans. The story is about power and being able to let go of it, like at the climax when they agree to stop fighting. 1. What is Ulrich hunting for?  Ulrich is hunting for Georg Znaeym because he hates Znaeym for hunting on his lands.  2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Through a law suit against his neighbours who had taken it through illegal means. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ulrich hates Georg because Georg hunts on Ulrich's land because Georg believes that the land is right fully his. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> The foreshadowing in the second paragraph comes when the roebuck are uneasy and not resting in there hollows like usual, this foreshadows something bad about to happen. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? They were brought up under the code of a constraining civilization and to kill in cold blood and without a word spoken would be an offense to his honor. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">His shooting boots. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? That they both have people close by who will come soon and kill the other. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? Because he's in pain and his enemy is in pain and he can see how much pain Georg is in. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? The title might mean that the two men are interloping on nature by settling the dispute and that might be why nature kills them. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">So that they can prove to the other how good their intentions are and be able to help the other one. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 11. Describe the irony in this story. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The irony is that they become friends just as it becomes completely useless: they still end up dying. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? It could be a metaphor for a court of law because it's bringing two people together to settle a dispute and in the end nature passes its judgement (by killing them). <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? The ending of the story is effective to create irony and portraying that the two characters are going to die. It creates irony by inferring that the wolves will kill them which is ironic because then nobody will know that they reconciled and became friends and the fighting between the two families will continue on. It also is effective in not spelling out the ending but instead inferring it which is a sign of good writing. The ending was well played out making the reader think that there might be hope for the protagonists just until the end when it becomes clear hat they're going to die.

<span style="color: #da1e17; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Completion 5/5 <span style="color: #da1e17; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Effort 5/5 <span style="color: #da1e17; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Content 4/5

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<span style="color: #da1e17; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">revised total 19/20