the+interlopers

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The interlopers

Point of View: 3rd person

Protagonist: Ulrich

What type of character is the Protagonist? round dynamic

Antagonist: Georg

Describe the setting It takes place in the woods on a piece of land that 2 families have been fighting for. for 3 generations

Type of Conflict: man vs. man man vs. environment

Describe the main conflict: man vs. environment because when the tree falls on them it causes so many diffrent things to happen.

Describe the Climax of the Story: When ulrich gets out his wine flask

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? The protagonist changes because, he ends up becomeing friends with george.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. I think the theme of this story is friendship. it relates to the title the interlopers because theese people are at the wrong place at the wrong time and because of it they do become great friends

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict (man vs. environment) it illustraes the theme because this tree falls on them causeing them to be stuck. because of that they end up becomeing friends because they are forced to spend time together

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? \ The climax, when he gets out his wineflask illustrates the theme because he ends up offering george some wine which starts the base of them becomeing friends.

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

Simile: The title of the story is as ironic of the story as the tree falling on them. The simile must be a quote (an actual line) from the story.

Metaphor: The title of the story is ironic T his question is about metaphor not irony!

Personification: The tree is like a magic frienship tree

Symbol: the wineflask is like a symbol of there friendship.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): Ulrich askes george if he wants some wine. it either shows that he will accept it and better things will happen or he will mock it and bad things will happen

Irony: It's ironic that in the end they talked it out and weren't enemies anymore but they wovles came. the wolves came and i guess they will eat Ulrich and Georg so they wouldn't be able to tell other people that they are not enemies anymore and wont' continue to fight.

Imagery: The tall trees swaying in the wind

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Its a mystery that they are friends because they ended up eating alive by wolves so this rivalry will continue haveing no idea that the hatchet was buried.

Interlopers-Questions

1. What is Ulrich hunting for? Ulrich was hunting for Georg.

2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? Ulrich owned the property because a famous lawsuit took place in the times of his grandfather. The land was taken fomr the illegal possession Georg Znaeym's ancestors and reaturned it back to the Gradwitz.

3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? Ulrich and Georg hate each other because for three generations they have been fighting over the land.

4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. The foreshadowing in the second paragraph was: 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 the moment they saw each other because it wasn't easy to shoot down his neighbor in cold blood without word spoken.

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? The lie was that they said they brou7ght men with them and the followed close behind so they will find them easily which was not really true.

8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg because during they were stuck under the tree and they started talking about why they were fighting over a piece of land.

9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? Teh significance in the title of this story is that, the name, The Interlopers, means a person who is present in a place or a situation where they do not belong intruder which in this story it means that one character doesn't belong to this piece of land that belongs to another.

10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? They want their men will come first to rescue him because he wants to be saved an kill Georg.

11. Describe the irony in this story. The ironic in the story is saying that a the end, they bot because friends and decided not to fight for a stupid piece of land and when their men come, they wont be killed. After a while the wolves came. That was the end, but you can imagine what would be next which is them getting eaten by wolves. that way if they died they would not be able to tell others that they aren't fighting over the piece of land anymore.

12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? The metaphor of the tree pinning down two characters was, that it brough tthe two men to sort out their problems and forgive each other.

13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not?==== Yes, it was very effective because at the end wolves came and it means they will be eaten by wolves even thought it doesn't say and it eans that they wouldn't be able to tell others that they aren't fighting over the piece of land anymore.

Completion 5/5 Effort 3.5/5 Content 3.5/5

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Questions Completion Mark 4/5

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