the+interlopers

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers


 * Point of View: **Third person


 * Protagonist: **Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym
 * What type of character is the Protagonist? **Round and dynamic


 * Antagonist: **Each other and nature

**Describe the setting:** The location was in a forest somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians. It occurs between the 1800's and 1900's. The mood is intense and lonely at the same time.

**Type of Conflict:** Man VS man and Man VS nature

**Describe the main conflict:** At first, the type of conflict was man vs man. The two men were enemies trying to win over the piece of land. They each had a group of back up men but Georg and Ulrich were alone and lost. Throughout the story though, they have to go against nature and they learn that in order to live, they have to work things out and that the way they were acting was stupid.


 * Describe the Climax of the Story: **The climax starts when the tree falls on both of them and they get injured. Another climax is when the wolves come.

They both change in the same way. They get tired of fighting over a piece of land for years and so they work things out and become friends.
 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **

The word Interloper means intruding into other people's region, field, or trade without a license. I think one of them was trespassing one's piece of land. But at the end they learned to work it out.
 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **


 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **

I think the theme of the story is that friendship is really important. It can save lives, and win against nature. When Georg and Ulrich solved their problems, they had a better chance of surviving. I think if the wolves hadn't come, they would of made it.

I think without the climax, they wouldn't have resolved everything and created the theme.
 * How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? **


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


 * Simile: **Were running like driven things tonight.


 * Metaphor: **The two raised their voices in a prolonged hunting call.


 * Personification: **Screeching of the wind.


 * Symbol: **I think the tree trapping them symbolizes fate because they finally had a chance to talk about their feelings and work it out.

As though he waited for some beast of the woods to come.
 * Foreshadowing (give both elements): **


 * Irony: **They finally make up and become friends but the wolves come before they get out, so their families never would've known.


 * Imagery: **Listening through the whistling and skirling of the wind and the restless beating of the branches.

I think humanity has a good relationship with this story. Humanity means being different and having you're own ideas. It also means working together and being smart. If each person has different thinking skills and you work with one another, we'd be able to go far. Invent new things, go where no human has ever gone before, and discover new things. But its hard to work together sometimes when there's envy, competitiveness, and rewards. But Georg and Ulrich were able to put that aside, partially because their lives were at stake but also because they were getting tired of fighting and competing. So once Georg and Ulrich became friends hey had more motivation, more power. They had twice the strength, brain, and food. They would've lived if it weren't for the wolves. But this is a good lesson for readers. It's amazing what we can do with the power of more people working together. You just have to learn to trust.
 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. **

COmpletion 5/5 Effort 5/5 Content 4/5

Total 14/15