The+Interlopers

Point of View: third person omniscient.

Protagonist: Ulrich von Gradwitz.

What type of character is the Protagonist? The protagonist is a dynamic and a round character.

Antagonist: Georg Znaeym.

Describe the setting

The setting was a winter night, in a forest somewhere around the eastern spurs of the Carpathians. The story was probably between the 1800 to the early 1900 because they had rifles, but it couldn't been that recent because they had "their own men" who were suppose to go and rescue them. The mood of the story was anxious at first when Ulrich held the rifle and waited in the forest but when they made up and became friends the atmosphere became happy.

Type of Conflict: Man vs Man, Man vs Environment. At the start the conflict was more Man vs Man because the two main characters had hated each other for a long time, then later when the tree fell on them the environment became the obstacle, and the environment became more of an obstacle after they realized wolves were coming.

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict was man vs. environment because the environment, the tree and the wolves, was what led them to their death.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story was when they realized it was not their men who had came to rescued them but instead, wolves. Anything before that couldn't be considered the climax because new information - the wolves coming to attack them - was revealed at the end.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? He had hated and despised Georg at first, but changed to becoming more forgiving and wanting to be friends with Georg. At the end of the story he became hopeful that his man would come to rescue him but the feeling soon changed into fear after the realization that they were wolves.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. Like the title, Georg trespassed onto Ulrich's land and even after generations of fighting they still put it behind them forgave each other which was the theme in my opinion.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict, which was against the environment because of the tree, made Ulrich realize there are more important things in life than a fight over possession of a land and then he took the first step and forgave Georg.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax was when they saw wolves coming to them which ties into what the story implied before about more important things in life than fighting over land. But the realization was too late and after they forgave each other what Ulrich was thinking about did came true - they spent so much time fighting instead of surviving and now it's too late to work together.

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): Simile: "The roebuck, were running like driven things tonight".

Metaphor: "Relief at being alive and exasperation at his captive plight brought a strange medley of pious thank-offerings and sharp curses to Ulrich's lips. "

Personification: "The descending twigs slashed the skin of his face".

Symbol:The tree forcing down on them symbolized that you shouldn't spent your time fighting but instead work together with your enemy to overcome your biggest obstacle.

Irony: Situation irony when finally they became friends and realized it was too late because wolves were coming and now the truce between their families will forever remain unknown.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): At the beginning of the story Ulrich patrolled the forest in quest of a "human enemy" which suggested the antagonist is a human and has been his enemy before the story set place and might be in the forest. After Georg was revealed to be in the forest the readers understood who the human enemy was.

Imagery: "Each had a rifle in his hand, each hate in his heart and murder on his uppermost mind".

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme, power, was what they were fighting over the whole time about who has the power over each other and ownership of the land.

1. What is Ulrich hunting for? He was hunting for Georg because "he patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy"

2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? There was a famous lawsuit that stated the land had to be taken away from his neighbors because they owned it illegally and it was given to Ulrich's family.

3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? It lasted for three generation between their families and started when Znaeym's land was given to the von Gradwitzs by a lawsuit.

4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. "there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came from." suggested that the disturbing element was someone or something in the forest that Ulrich knows and hates.

5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? Ulrich has been brought up under a restraining code of civilization and cannot easily nerve himself to shoot down his neighbor. And before a moment of hesitation had given away the tree fell on them preventing them from shooting each other.

6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? The heavy shooting boots that he was wearing.

7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? That their own men would come in minutes to rescue them and kill the other but in reality none of them was sure of their own story.

8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? Ulrich realized they have been fools fighting like devils all their lives and that there are better things in life than getting the better of a boundary dispute. So he wanted to make peace between him and Georg.

9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? The title suggested that there were hatred or revenge, or some kind of negative feelings that the main characters of the story feels because trespassing into another people's property is rude and wrong.

10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? They hoped that because they wanted to prove to the other person that they have truly became friends and it was the first step taken towards their friendship.

11. Describe the irony in this story. It was ironic that the truce they made after finally forgiving each other will forever remain a secret in the forest and the future generations of their families might continue to fight.

12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? "Relief at being alive and exasperation at his captive plight brought a strange medley of pious thank-offerings and sharp curses to Ulrich's lips. " This was how Ulrich felt when the tree pinned down on them.

13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? Yes, the ending was surprising and when they both made up the mood was happy but then comes this huge shocking turning point. The ending made the readers think about what was happening and made them assume what would happen next. I think it was a good way to end the story because an effective ending to a story should leave the readers thinking.

Completion: 5/5 Effort: 5/5 Content: 4/5

total: 14/15

Questions Completion Mark 5/5

total: 19/20