The+Interlopers


 * The interlopers** ** -Questions By Rachelle. **

1. What is Ulrich hunting for?

Ulrich is hunting for his neighbor, because he assumes that his neighbor, Grandwitz is on his land. "He waited for some wild beast of the woods to come within his range." A.K.A Grandwitz. 2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question?

Ulrich inherited his land from his dad, who inherited it from his grandfather. It was most likely on both of their land, and they both fought over it, both of them thought it was theirs. I however, have another theory, that Ulrich is rich since he "Lives in a castle," and Georg is a poorer "Petty landowner." Georg probably likes to hunt on the disputed land, because his marshy land isn't good enough, and he can't afford better land.

3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start?

Ulrich, and Georg hate each other. because their fathers, and grandfathers hated each other over the land, which is probably in the middle of both of their lands. Their grandfathers conflicted about the land, even though it was not worth a lot in the first place "". His grandfather tried to work it out in court which didn't work "", so then the fight became more personal, less about the land. Over the years, it began to be more of a competition/tradition between both of the families, who is better than whom.

4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph.

In the second paragraph, there is actually a lot of foreshadowing. The author describes Ulrich skulking through the forest trying to find somebody, "He waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision, and later his rifile." Then it gives some family history on the feud between the Grandwitz, and the Znaeyms, and about the family history of the fight. Then it says that Ulrich says, "The neighbor feud has grown into a personal one." From this information, you can tell that these are the two main characters, you can assume that Ulrich is hunting for his neighbor, and that their families do not have a great history together, the story also says that it has been going on for "three generations," so you assume it is probably still going on.

5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other?

Ulrich, and Georg didn't want to kill each other when they first saw each other, because it is not human nature to see somebody you don't like, and shoot them on the spot without a second thought. It is normal to hate somebody and fantasize about killing them, but it isn't normal to actually bring yourself to do it, after being raised in a society where you know that killing is a really wrong thing to do. Doing such would also be against a mentally stable persons morals. It says that in the text as well, "A restraining civilization cannot easily nerve himself to shoot down his neighbor in cold blood, without a word spoken except to an offense against his hearth, and honor." 6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed?

Ulrich's tough hiking boots save his feet from being crushed by the tree, when it falls down. "His heavy shooting boots had saved his feet from being crushed to pieces."

7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree?

Ulrich, and Georg tell each other lies about men coming to find them both, they both knew that nobody was coming to find them, and obviously that they hated each other, so they decided they wanted to intimidate each other. They both didn't want to seem weak to the other, that is basicly how some men are, they like to seem like the alpha, they wanted to show that they were still strong even when trapped. They wanted to show the other person who was better. The story actually says that "Ulrich banded together his foresters to watch the forest," but they were only watching the border, so he doesn't lie and say he has men, his lie is that their coming. Georg on the other hand i think is lying. If they have parties, both of them don't know their trapped, or in trouble anyway. 8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg?

Ulrich changes his mind about killing Georg, because he sees that they are both similar to each other, he notices how much pain they are both in, and realizes that their feud has caused this. He finally understands that they have "quarrelled like devils," over an unimportant piece of land "where the trees can't even stand upright," and that the fight has nearly cost them their lives. Ulrich is probably thinking they are going to die, and that the boundry dispute is not important anymore, he becomes more focused on trying to get help for both of them. Fighting can be very stressful on ones nerves, so if i were him i would want peace too, friendship is a very important, and rewarding thing. Another thing is that if they are about to die, i would assume that he would want to with a peaceful mind.

9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title?

The meaning of interlopers, means people who interfere with affairs. In this story the interlopers are the wolves. and the tree. Ulrich, and Georg try to end the conflict, by attempting to start physically fighting it out, possibly to the death. Their about to attack each other, when the tree interlopes the fight. They become pinned down, unable to fight, and are forced to talk. At first, they try to intimidate each other, and talk fiercely, then they start to talk logicly. They make up, but then unfortunatly. nobody will ever know they did, not even their children, so the fight will continue on. The wolves interlope with the make up.

10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him?

In the end of the story, each character wants their men to come first, because of the "honorable attention, to the enemy that had become a friend." Each of them wanted to show off, and do a nice thing for their new friend. Plus they both want to be rescued, would they not?

11. Describe the irony in this story.

The irony in this story, is that even though they make up, nobody will ever know they did, since they will be eaten by wolves anyway. It is also ironic to me that when they start to fight, they say "no cursed interlopers to come between us," and then the trees, and the wolves intercept with their fight. The trees stop them from physically fighting, so they have to talk it out, so instead of fighting, they eventually make up with each other. Then the wolves come, and kill them both, so their families won't ever actually find out that they did make up, and to stop feuding.

12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters?

I think that the tree pinning down the two characters represents the hostility of nature, how the tree is the protagonist and how their fight is a small thing in comparison. The tree at the same time forces them to talk it out, and acts as an interloper, something that they don't want, don't have, but need.

13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not?'

I think the ending of the story is effective, they got what they had coming. They are both nice people, but should know better than to fight. I think it might teach their families a lesson, that the family feud had caused this, and that it is not a good thing to continue on doing. I think this acts as a moral to it. The ending is very mysterious however, information is withheld, but i think that it gives the reader some fun, in trying to figure out what happens. Another thing to take into consideration is that they are interloping in the wolves territory, which they both think they own.


 * Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers **

Point of View: Third person, slighty omniscient as well. Protagonist: The protagonist of this story is Ulrich. The story is described more from his point of view, and he is the character first introduced into the story. He is also the one who thought of the idea of making up with Georg. But in Georg's view, he is probably the protagonist, and in an even different view on things, the wolves are the protagonists, you can't claim an entire forest as your own, there has to be other animals living in it as well, and you don't have the right to go and shoot them down, because the earth is a shared place. What type of character is the Protagonist? The protagonist is a round, and dynamic type of person, if it is Ulrich, or Georg, if it is the wolves more flat. Antagonist:

The story suggests that the antagonist in this story, is Georg, because he is the one fighting with Ulrich, however this is from Ulrichs point of view, and Georg is the other main character, so it is only one of their views. In Ulrichs view, Georg is a "Tireless game snatcher, and raider of disputed border-forest." I think the overall main antagonist is the wolves, or you could say the tree, so i think the antagonist is Georg, for Ulrich, but the wolves/tree for both of them. Each of them view the other as the antagonists, so i am sure that it is the trees/wolves, since they cause trouble to both characters. But in the wolves view, both of them are the antagonists, because they are in the forest, claiming that it is their own, it is not because it has many other animal inhabitants.

Describe the setting:

The story takes place in Romania, guessing from their names, which are obviously not really american, or anything like that. Their names are very foriegn, "Ulrich Von Grandwitz," and "Georg Znaeym". Another thing is that the "Carpathian mountains," are in Romania, and are mentioned in the description of the story. I think the time of the story is maybe around the early 1900s or something, maybe even before that. In modern times shooting is not allowed in random areas like forests, just designated shooting areas. Your also not allowed to hunt randomly, unless something attacks you. In more detail, they are in a forest, land owned by one of them, i think on the border of two of their plots of land. They are on the land they are fighting over, which is not very valuable. The mood of the story, is suspenseful, tense, and a little bit eerie. The forests are always symbols of mystery, the unknown, they are naturally eerie to us, because you can't see what is coming up next, especially because it is a "dark forest". In the story it also says it takes place on a "...winter night...", the night also represents an element of eerieness, and the unknown. It is suspenseful because, in the beginning Ulrich is un easy, he is slightly afraid he will find Georg. Ulrich knows he is looking for Georg, but doesn't know what will happen if he does find him. Some parts of the story are tense, like when Ulrich, and Georg meet, they are stunned, and indecisive about what to do, "The two enemies stood glaring at one another for a long silent moment."

Type of Conflict:

The type of conflict going on in this story is, man vs. man, or you could even say in some parts man vs. nature. In most of the story, Ulrich is fighting with Georg over the property. They haven't really physicly fighted yet, but they do verbally. The whole story is based around their hate for each other, and family history of their family hating his family. Like I said it could be called man vs. nature, but in this story it happens only slightly. Near the end, and in the middle the tree falls on them, and then they describe seeing some wolves. The tree is a good, and a bad thing, it makes them make up, but it also pins them there until somebody can find them. The wolves will later eat them, so they are not a very good thing... It could be said that they are protagonists, to both the characters in this story.

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is between Ulrich, and Georg, over this piece of disputed land, they both think its theirs, but it is probably on both their land, border-land. The land they fight over, is origally one of their grandfathers, they inherited it. Their dispute has been going on their whole lives. There is also some self conflict near the beginning, about what to do when they meet each other by the tree, i would also be very scared about getting eaten and all that, so there would be self conflict there too.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is when Ulrich, and Georg makeup, it is the high point, everything changes from then on. This also leads to the falling action of the story, where they soon find out none of their men come, and that they are trapped with wolves coming after them. This moment also changes the story of the characters, and their personal story as well. Personal story as in your life, or something you do, etc.

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

The Protagonist, Ulrich, changes over the course of the story a lot. I think he goes from a un developed flatish type of character, to a more dynamic one. In the beginning all he wants is to get revenge/rid of Georg, "As boys they thirsted for one another's blood." Then towards the middle Ulrich finds out more, and more that Georg is actually okay, how he is a person like anyone else, and how stupid the fight is. Eventually closer to the end both characters make up with each other, and they both learn valuable life lessons.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

The theme of this story is basicly interlopers, like the title. Ulrich, and Georg interlope with each other lives, the trees interlope with them, and the wolves then interlope with them, also in the story their familys having had this type of fight before them, and the family carrying on this tradition of hate, interlope with them trying to have their own lives, and trying to be happy, and their childrens lives as well. Lots of things in their lives are like this, which is why i think it is similar.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

The main conflict is between Ulrich and Georg, they are fighting over the land, one of the themes tou could say is relationships, so

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

The climax is when they make up, it helps to illustrates how peace can be found by simply talking out our differences, and finding the similarities, between our enemies and ourselves. It also shows that it doesn't really matter about your status in life (Georg is lower class, Ulrich is higher.) One of the themes is irony, it is ironic that the enemys become friends, and that the story goes from fight to friendship. Then getting eaten by wolves after is ironic as well. One of the themes is relationships, and life lessons as well.


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

Simile:

Some examples of Similes in this story are sentences like "....a man stood watching and listening, as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision...", and "we have quarrelled like devils our whole lives..." "The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running like driven things tonight..." The story didn't have a lot of Similes, i could only find three. Metaphor:

“ ... what a Heaven-sent draught it seemed!” "...a fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a splitting crash over their heads..." I found there were not too many metaphors in this story, but i tried hard to find a few. Personification:

Here are some examples of personification, ”Nature’s own violence overwhelmed them both.” "...a fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a splitting crash over their heads..." "The weary screeching of the wind.﻿" "Breath of wind." There was more personification in this story, because of it taking place outside.

Symbol: Some symbols used in the story are things like the tree, and the wolves. Some other symbols are how they are in the forest, and night time. The tree represents a counselor, making them work out their problems, the wolves are the interlopers, and i think punishers as well. The wolves help show the moral of the story. The tree also acts as an interloper, like the wolves. The forest, and night theme both add the the eerieness of the story, you could say the wolves do as well. The forest represents, hostility, it is harsh, and cold, it is mysterious, and unforgiving. The night represents the unknown, mystery, it adds to the atmosphere. All of these things make the story more interesting.

Foreshadowing (give both elements):

1. "Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came." This quotation shows some foreshadowing in Ulrichs point of view, Ulrich senses something is about to happen. 2. "Ulrich von Gradwitz found himself stretched on the ground, one arm numb beneath hem and the other held almost as helplessly in a tight tangle of forked branches..." This foreshadowing gives hints to the reader that something bad is going to happen, and is happening, if you read on you find you that they are both stuck under a tree.

Irony: The irony in this story is that even though the main characters, Ulrich, and Georg start out fighting, they make up, and the conflict between Ulrich, and Georg ends. Except nobody will ever find out, if they both die, since they have no witnesses. Since nobody knows, the feud will continue on with their sons, and other family members. Nobody will find out that the leaders of the familys, and fathers, Ulrich, and Georg have made a truce. Or know for sure what happened to them both, for sure, the future generations of families might assume that they killed each other, if both of them were never found, or if they did find them, bloody, and half eaten. (although it might show them the downside of fighting over a piece of worthless land.)

Imagery:

In the story there is some imagery. Here are some examples; "In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern side of the Carpathians, a man stood one winter night watching, and listening," "Amid the wild tangle of undergrowth, peering,through the tree-trunks, and listening through the whistling, and swirling of the wind, and the restless beating of the branches," Another one is, "In the cold, gloomy forest, with the wind tearing in the fitful gusts through the naked branches, and whistling round the tree-trunks, they lay." These are good examples of imagery, they give me a good description of the scene.

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story:

The class theme is mystery, in this story, there actually is a lot of mystery, at the end. In the end of the story, some information is withheld from the readers. Ulrich, and Georg actually make up, but then they see a shadow, it is wolves, then the story ends. Your not exactly sure if they do get killed, (they had guns did they not, and they could have been found my someone, some people might have heard as well), and your also not quite sure if anybody finds them, or what happens with their families. The fight could go on, it could stop, and your not really sure what the family would think either. Completion 5/5 Effort5/5 Content 5/5

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