The+Interlopers

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers

Point of View: Third person, omniscient

Protagonist: Georg Znaeym, Ulrich Gradwitz

What type of character are the Protagonist?

They are Dynamic and Round.

Antagonist: Themselves (Georg Znaeym, Ulrich Gradwitz)

Describe the setting.

A forest full of wild game and is owned by the Gradwitz family. 1800's sometime in the winter because Ulrich thinks about how it was winter and Georg mentioned how the town would be in shock when they see Georg and Ulrich riding to town with each other. The atmosphere is quiet because it was in a forest in the night so there wasn't really anything to make any noise..

Type of Conflict:

Man vs Man

Describe the main conflict:

The main conflict after the tree falling on Georg and Ulrich. They talk to each other and eventually they become friends.

Describe the Climax of the Story:

The Climax of the story is when Georg and Ulrich decide to become friends. Which ends the three generation feud.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?

When Ulrich decides to get a drink of wine he calms down and has some pity on Georg so he offered him a drink of wine. After a small conversation they become friends.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The title The Interlopers is somewhat related to the theme Friendship because the two Interlopers Ulrich and Georg become friends at the end.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">When Georg and Ulrich talk to each other they slowly become friends which is the theme, friendship.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

The climax is when Ulrich and Georg become friends which is friendship. Ending a three generation long feud.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Simile: "The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running __like__ driven things tonight, and there was movement and unrest among...."

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Metaphor:

"And before the moment of hesitation had given way to action a deed __of__ Nature's own violence overwhelmed them both." It could of been "to action a deed like Nature's own violence"

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Personification: "..the trees can't even stand upright in a __breath__ of wind.<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">"

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Symbol: "Wolves." The wolves meant death because they were coming at Ulrich and Georg while they were stuck under a tree.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Foreshadowing (give both elements):

"Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came." Then Ulrich found Georg.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Irony: "Ulrich von Gradwitz, I will be your friend." The ironic part of this is that their family has been feuding for three generations and now they have decided to become friends.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Imagery: "The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game; the narrow strip of precipitous woodland that lay on its outskirt was not remarkable for the game it harbored or the shooting it afforded, but it was the most jealously guarded of all its owner's territorial possessions."

This sentence describes the forest well.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The class theme Mystery and Friendship doesn't have much in common. There is some mystery in friendship because even though you're friends with someone you still don't know everything about him which leads to mystery.

There is also mystery in which where the friendship is going.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">1. What is Ulrich hunting for?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">﻿1. Ulrich is hunting for Georg Znaeym.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">﻿2. Ulrich's grandfather had a lawsuit that wrested the land from illegal possession of a neighbouring family.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">﻿3. They hate each other because their family has been fighting for three generations. It started when the Von Gradwitz family took a piece of land from the Znaeym family.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">4. "Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came." Then Ulrich found Georg.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Helvetica; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">﻿5. They did not try to shoot each other because it is harder to kill someone than thinking about it.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">6. Ulrich's heavy shooting boots saved his feet from being crushed.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">7. They lied that they had men with them and that they were going to kill the other when they have found him.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">8. Ulrich decided to have a drink of wine and then calmed down and asked Georg if he wanted to have a drink of wine. After all of that they decided to become friends.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">9. The significance is that they are both an interloper in the other's eyes. A possible meaning of the title are two interlopers that are trespassing on each other's property.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">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="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">10. They hoped that their men will arrive first to show honourable attention to the enemy that had a become a friend.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">11. Describe the irony in this story.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">11. The irony is that they become friends and they call for help then wolves appear and kill them. Then no one knows that the quarrel is over and it will still continue.

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">12. The metaphor is "And before the moment of hesitation had given way to action a deed __of__ Nature's own violence overwhelmed them both."

<span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">13. Yes the ending of the story was effective because it looked like the story was about to come to a happy ending but it didn't. Wolves started running at them in the end without anyone to help them. They ended the feud but no one else but themselves knew, so the feud will continue.

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