The+Intelopers

 Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:__

 Point of View: Omniscient

 Protagonist: Urich von Gradwitz  What type of character is the Protagonist? A round and dynamic character, as he changes and becomes more forgiving and accepting of his neighbour near the end of the story.

 Antagonist: Georg Znarym, as well as nature.

 Describe the setting: A small forest serperating two properties on a windy, snowy night, about 1700-1900 AD.

 Type of Conflict:  Man vs man and man vs environment, because at the very beginning the conflict was between two men. Near the middle of the story, both men are not only against each other but also against a beech tree that fell on them.

 Describe the main conflict:  Two enemies set out one night to kill one another, because they are involved in a family feud over land. They'd been fighting for three generations and were both hoping to find and shoot one another other, but end up having a tree fall on them both. Each man claimed to have brought men with him, so it was in the hands of their men who would live and who would die.

 Describe the Climax of the Story:  The climax occurs at the very end of the story, when the two men believe that they see their men coming to rescue them. There is a feeling of relief, that turns to fear and then absolute horror as they realize that the men they see are actually wolves.

 How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?  Urich von Gradwitz becomes less hateful and opens his heart to his neighbour, and becomes friends with the man he most hated. In doing this, he becomes a more forgiving person.

 Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.  The title 'The Interlopers' describes the two men's relationship at the beginning of the story, because an 'interloper' means someone who is not wanted, or doesn't belong. The theme of the story is the irrational nature of hatred. Each man felt unreasonable hatred towards the other, and felt that that the other didn't belong on the land, they wanted one another dead. Both men were unwanted by each other, and they both felt that the other was an interloper. Both men were interlopers in the minds of one another.

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict helped to illustrate the theme because the main conflict was between two men, who both felt that the other was an interloper on his land, didn't belong and was unwanted. The theme of the story was the illogical nature of hatred, and both men felt hatred towards one another and that the other was an interloper on his land.

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax helped illustrate the theme because the climax occurred when the men saw a pack of wolves arrive, and they were stuck under a tree. The wolves were interlopers on the land that each man thought was his own. The two men had also just resolved their problems and stopped their unreasonable hatred for one another, but the wolves ended up eating them, and by doing that the wolves just un-did the peace that had just been made by the two men. Their families would never know of the reconciliation that had been made, so it was as if it had never happened, which was extremely ironic, but also helped to illustrate how unreasonable and illogical hatred is.

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

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> Simile: '...he looked across with something like a thorb of pity to where his enemy lay'

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> Metaphor: The metaphor of this story was not illustrated in so many words, but basically it was this; the tree that fell on the men brought them together, made them sort though their problems and forgive one another. This fallen tree played the role of a councellor or therapest to the men.

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> Personification: '..the wind tearing in fitful gusts through the naked branches and whistling round the tree trunks...'

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> Symbol: <span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> The wolves at the end symbolize death, because that's the ultimate fate of the two men.

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> Foreshadowing (give both elements): '...the 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, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came,'

'"Who are they?" asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other would gladly not have seen. "Wolves"'

The forshadowing is the illustration of unrest in the forest at the beginning of the story. The forest would have been at unrest because of the wolves' presence.

<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> Irony: The irony of the story was that although the men had patched up their relationship and ended a long feud between their families, both men most likely were killled by the wolves at the end, so their families would keep fighting. Another example of irony is that the men were killed, but not by each other like one would expect.

'Each had a rifle in his hand, each had hate in his heart and murder uppermost in his mind.'

''Who are they?" asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other would gladly not have seen. "Wolves"'

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<span style="display: block; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme is mystery, but the story theme was the illogic to human hatred. These themes coicide because it is a mystery as to why people hate each other, as it was also a mystery to as why the two men hated each other. It was not only a mystery to the reader, but also a mystery to the characters involved.

1. What is Ulrich hunting for? Ulrich was hoping to find and shoot Georg Znaeym, a man who's family he had been feuding with.

2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? Urich owned the property because of a famous lawsuit which took place in the days of his grandfather. The land was taken from the illegal possession of Georg Znaeym's ancestors and returned to the van Gradwitz's.

3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? Their families hated each other and quarrelled over a piece of land. They had been fighting for three generations, and both families believed that the land belonged to them.

4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. '...the 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, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came,'

This illustration of unrest in the forest hints towards the wolves that will later devour the men.

5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? They didn't shoot each other initially and there was a moment of hesitation, because although both men had always wanted to kill one another, neither could actually bring himself to do it.

6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? His heavy shooting boots.

7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? Each man told each other that he had brought men with him who were following close behind, which likely wasn't true.

8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? Ulrich finally realizes the stupidity to their relationship when the two are brought together under the same circumstance of having a tree fall on them. Ulrich begins to think that it wasn't worthwhile quarreling over such a small piece of land, and realizes that Georg is a person, too.

9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? The title of the story describes what the men felt about one another, that the other was an interloper on his land.

10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? Both men hope that their men will arrive first so that he can show honour and friendship to the other first.

11. Describe the irony in this story. The irony of this story is that, although the men reconciled near the end of the story, they both died at the end so their families would have continued the fued that had been going on for three generations already. It also gets a point across, that the nature of human hatred is illogical, as was the hatred both men felt towards the other. The hatred between their families would continue, neither having known about the reconciliation of the two men that night.

12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? The metaphor of the tree was this; the fallen tree played the role of a counceller or theapest. It brought the men together and made them sort out their problems and forgive one another.

13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not?===== Yes, the ending of the story was effective because it was vital to the theme, which was the illogical nature of hatred. After the men's reconciliation they both died, so their families would never know and continue fighting as if it had never happened at all. The ending made their whole reconciliation pointless, just as their hatred had been all those years. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Completion 5/5 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Effort 3.5/5 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Content 4/5

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">total 12.5/15

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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">total: 17/20