The+Interlopers

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1. What is Ulrich hunting for? He was hunting for a human enemy.

2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? He came to own the property from a lawsuit that took the land from illegal possession and gave it to his family

3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? The Znaeym family were the illegal owners of the land before the Grandwitz family took ownership. The Znaeym family still believes they have the right to hunt and steal from the land, so the two heads of the family, Ulrich and Georg.

4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. "Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came.

5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? They did not shoot each other immediately because a man who has been brought up under the code of a restraining civilization can not easily nerve himself to shoot down his neighbor in cold blood and without a word spoken, except for an offense against his hearth and honor.

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

7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? They lie about having men that will come quickly and release himself and kill the other.

8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? He changed his mind because he felt empathy for Georg, they were both trying to kill each other and there are better things in life to do than to quarrel with each other.

9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? Interloper can mean to intrude into a region without permission from the owner, like what Georg is doing. It can also mean that Georg and Ulrich are entering each other's eyes, seeing their side of the story and getting involved with their affairs.

10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? At the end of the story each man wanted his men to come first so he would be the first to show honorable attention to the enemy that had become a friend.

11. Describe the irony in this story. The hunters who were hunting got hunted (by wolves).

12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? The tree can be a metaphor for a common ground for the two of them, after that they realized more common things they had between each other.

13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? It was effective because it shows what can happen with war, even a small one. It also shows even how even mortal enemies can show empathy for one another.

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers

 Point of View: Omnicient

 Protagonist: Ulrich von Ulwitz  What type of character is the Protagonist? Round and dynamic.

 Antagonist: George Znaeym

 Describe the setting: Time= Mid 1900's, Setting= The Eastern Spurs of the Carpathians, Mood= Cold, isolated, dark, gloomy,

 Type of Conflict: Man/Man, Man/Environment

 Describe the main conflict: Ulrich and Georg get trapped under the tree.

 Describe the Climax of the Story: When the two men decide to call out for help.

 How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? At first Ulrich shows hatred for Georg, causing him to be malicious, but in the end Ulrich's personality changes to empathic and less war-bent as does his opinion of Georg.

 Describe the relationship between the title and the theme: The title, "The Interlopers" can be interpreted as two things. One, it can mean to trespass onto land illegally, like what Georg is doing. The second means to be caught up in someone else's affairs, which Ulrich and Georg do when they are trapped under the tree. They also understand and show empathy, which I believe is the theme of this story.

 How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? When the tree falls over, it traps the two of them underneath it, causing both of them pain, so you could say the tree was common ground for the empathy to follow, both of them feel the pain of the tree, so afterwards more and more simiarities between each other were discovered.

 How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? When they shouted out for their men, they wanted them to see the new friend he had made, instead of killing him. This was achieved through empathy of one another.

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

 Simile: "The Roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm wind, were running like driven things tonight,"

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Metaphor: The tree can be a metaphor for a common ground that the two men started to share empathy for one another about.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Personification: "...peering through the tree trunks and listening through the __whistling__ and skirling of the wind..."

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Symbol: The fallen tree, yet again can be used as a symbol for empathy. It bonde the two men underneath through the power of understanding.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Foreshadowing (give both elements): "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 the creatures that were wont to sleep through the dark hours." This foreshawdows the appearence of the wolves at the end of the story, because the Roebuck are most likely running from the wolves.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Irony: The hunters who were hunting eachother got hunted (by wolves).

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Imagery: "Each had a rifle in his hand, each had hate in his heart and murder uppermost in his mind."

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.: These two men, nothing in common and fueled by rage and murder, were succumbed by the similarities between each other. For the first time, they understood each other and they put aside their differences and became friends, no matter their past, and that is the sheer, raw power of empathy.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; padding: 0px;"> Completion 5/5 Effort 4/5 Content 4/5

total 13 /15

Questions Completion Mark 5/5

total 18/20