The+Interlopers

**The Interlopers Literary Devices **
//**Point of View**//: Third Person //**Protagonist:**// Ulrich von Gradwitz, Georg Znaeym //**What type of character is the Protagonist?**// round/dynamic //**Antagonist:**// Ulrich von Gradwitz, Gerog Znaeym //**Describe the setting:**// late 1500s/early 1600s, Eastern Carpathian Mountains, winter, forested area, vengeful mood. //**Type of Conflict:**// person vs. person //**Describe the main conflict:**// The main conflict in "The Interlopers" is between the families of Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym. For three generations, the families have feuded over a small, swampy, unusable piece of land that has passed between both families for periods of time. From birth, Ulrich and Georg have been taught by their parents to hate the other. The two have grown up, and are going to meet in the forest to resolve the conflict by killing one or the other. Ulrich and Georg have deep hate in their hearts for the other, and want to finish off the other once and for all and have the strip of land given to the rightful owner. //**Describe the Climax of the Story:**// The climax of "The Interlopers" is when Ulrich and Georg come a resolution while being trapped by the fallen tree. After many long years of arguing over an insignificant peice of land, they can see the error of their ways and be companions. It has been a lengthy journey to reach the point where the two can //**How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?**// ﻿Ulrich and Georg change over the course of the story to resolve their conflict peacefully and become friends. In the beginning, the two have strong hostility towards each other, but as the series of events in the story unfold, the two come to see the stupidity in the feud of their grandparents. Once they have agreed to become friends, they work together to try to get out of the forest by calling upon their men. Each promises to have their men rescue the other if theirs come first. They imagine how things will be when they are free from the crushing force of the tree, and are hopeful for the future. //**Describe the relationship between the title and the theme:**// The title "The Interlopers" and the theme of how unatural hatred is are linked by conflict. An interloper is someone who interferes in matters where they are not concerned. An interloper might interfere in a situation with a theme of unatural hatred. Hatred goes against human nature to forgive, share and help one another. This emotion is selfish and revengeful. The only reason interlopers are around is beacuse of hatred. The interlopers in this story would have helped to increase the hostility between Ulrich and Georg had they come to assist either before they resolved the conflict peacefully. To resolve the dispute, the interlopers had to keep themselves out of the situation and allowed ulrich and Georg to think about their past actions and those of their past relatives to come to an agreement. //**How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?**// <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The main conflict of Ulrich and Georg's family feud helps to illustrate the theme of unatural hatred by showing how wrong the two of them were, and portraying the true kindness in each of them. The conflict between Ulrich and Georg has been passed down from generation to generation, and Ulrcih and Georg might not be able to even remeber why. In the act of becoming friends, they realize that their hatred was indeed unatural. In desperate times, the two long-standing enemies found their "good side" and were able to help one another out the best they could. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?**// <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The climax of Ulrich and Georg becoming friends illustrates the theme by showing to the reader that there is good in everyone, and when times get tough, even the strongest of enemies will come together to figure a way out. As Ulrich and Georg's relationship transforms into friendship, the decency of each character is shown as they work together to try and make their way out of a difficult situation. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):**// <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Simile:**// N/A <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Metaphor:**// <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The tree which crushed Ulrich and Georg is a metaphor for conflict resolution in this story. If the tree had not fallen, who knows what might have happened to Georg or Ulrich when they fought. By being stuck under the tree together, they have time to recognize the foolishness of their ways and become friends. "How the whole region would stare and gabble if we rode into the market-square together." said Georg. The act of the tree landing on top of the two enemies helps to solidify a friendship that would have ended their feud had the two escaped death. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Personification:**// <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">pg. 193, par. 4 "...branches...whistling round the tree trunks..." The author creates the scene of branches making a whistle noise while moving around the trunks of the trees in many circles. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Symbol:**// The wolves are a symbol for death in "The Interlopers". When Ulrich realizes the men he sees are actually wolves, he also comes to the conclusion that he and Georg will not survive. The author leaves the reader hanging with the image of wolves approaching Georg and Ulrich, and one can only conclude that their fate is death. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Foreshadowing (give both elements):**// pg. 191, par. 5 "Are you sure that your men will find much to release?" pg. 194, par. "Are they your men?..... No..... wolves". The author hints that neither Ulrich nor Georg's men will find them in the forest. Instead, they are discovered by wolves on the hunt for food. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Irony:**// On the last page of this story (pg. 194) the two adversaries join their voices to call for help and escape the forest to become friends and end a long-standing feud. The two characters think that their calls have been heard and their men are coming to save them. Unfortunately, their calls have attracted wolves, likely hungry for a meal. The calls Ulrich and Georg have sent for help have been answered by the fate of death. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Imagery:**// pg. 191, par. 1 "The descending twigs had slashed the skin of his face, and he had to wink away some drops of blood from his eyelashes before he could take in a general view of the disaster." When one reads this, the image of a face covered in wounds and seeping blood comes to find. The grave situation that Georg and Ulrich are in is understandable to the reader when it is described that Ulrich cannot see because of the large amount of blood drying over his eyes. In one's mind, Ulrich is a complete, wounded mess after the tree falls on him when he encounters Georg. <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//**Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story:**// <span style="color: #830ad1; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The themes of choices and unatural hatred are connected interchangeably. If one makes the choice to dislike someone, it can lead to hatred. In time one might forget about the choice that brought the result of hatred. One's choices can also be based upon a hatred one already has; for example, if one were selecting a partner for a project. One might not want ot be partners with someone he/she dislikes, though the two end up being put together. In such situations, one could choose to work inefficiently and hand in an unsatisfactory project based upon their partner. If hatred is eliminated, one can make choices more logically, objectively and beneficially to oneself. **<span style="color: #1d8be7; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Interlopers ** <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">1. What is Ulrich hunting for? Ulrich is hunting for his life-long enemy, Georg Znaeym in the woods. When he finds him, he hopes to do away with him and regain his land after three generations of feuding between the two families. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? Ulrich came to own the property in question from his father who inherited it from his father. The property was taken from a neighbouring family and there had been bad blood between the two ancestors which was passed down to the generations afterwards. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? Ulrich and Georg hate each other because of the feud their grandparents had over the useless strip of land. This all began when Ulrich's grandfather stole the land away. The Znaeym family believed the land was rightfully theirs, and the von Gradwitz family believed that because it had been in their possession for so long, it was theirs. Ulrich and Georg had been taught to hate the other's family since they were young. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. In the second paragraph, Ulrich is on the prowl for theives of his land. He states that Georg is a "raider of the disputed border forest". Ulrich is likelu looking for the raider of his forest, Georg. This forshadowing hints that Georg or members of his family might be on his land, either trying to shoot game or reclaim his family's land. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? Ulrich and Georg did not try to shoot each other the moment they saw the other because they believe they are civilized. It would go against their honour and pride to simply succeed in ending the feud in on shot. They continue on the feud, deeply set in the ways of their relatives, not wanting to end the clash between the two families. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? Ulrich's feet are saved by the heavy shooting-boots he is wearing while in pursuit of Georg. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? Georg and Ulrich lie to each other about their men coming to save them from under the tree. Perhaps they originally had men with them, but it is not likely that they asked their men to follow them when their ultimate goal was to kill the other. Ulrich also says that he told his men to follow in ten minutes, seven which have supposedly passed. Ulrich tries to scare Georg with the thought of his men arriving first and leaving Georg to die. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? Ulrich changes his mind about killing Georg when he sees the foolishness of their squabble. At the same moments he realizes this, Ulrich sees that Georg is going through the same difficulties as him when they are stuck under the tree. Ulrich's true compassion comes out and he decides not only to change his maind about killing Georg, but to do what it will take to get him out first and become friends after they escape. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? The title of "The Interlopers" signified when Ulrich's family pried where they should not have, their actions lead to grave consequences. "The Interlopers" might also describe the men who were meant to interfere with the tree crushing Ulrich and Georg, but never came. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? Georg and Ulrich hope that their men will come first not to rescue themselves, but to help the other. Each wants to show that they are willing to be friends and past the feud. By having thier men come first and save the other, it would validate the friendship between the two and give pride to the one who helped get them out from under the tree. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">11. Describe the irony in this story. The irony in this story begins with Ulrcih going out to find Georg and kill him. Once the two meet and circumstances lead them to be trapped together for a while, reason they are out in the woods is abandoned, and the two resolve their differences. This monumental moment would change how the two families act towards each other, and would make the region where the live a more peaceful place. Once they have made this decision, it never reaches home because Ulrich and Georg never do. The feud had been resolved, but no one would ever know about it and continue on until who knows when. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? The tree acts as a mediator who makes the two enemies stop for a moment to think about the reason behind their bickering. The tree grounds the two physically and mentally and are forced to figue out the reasoning and resolution for the useless fights over insignificant land. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> ﻿ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">﻿ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The ending of this story is effective because it shows how things might have been for the families of Georg and Ulrich if they had successfully escaped. Though the reader can conclude that the two would have been eaten by the wolves, the author provides an opportunity for the reader to imagine the unwritten ending however they want. Because the ending is so abrupt, the reader does not expect it and it adds an air of sadness to what looked like a positive outcome. Though many stories try to have a happy ending, that is not always how real life plays out. In such a desperate situation, the author gives the reader joy when expressing how Georg and Ulrich will be friends and everything will work out. In reality and in the story, the two men have been out in the woods for a while and it is probably evening or night. Their groups will have given up the hope of finding them and they will die of either their lack of nutrition, the environment or the things living in the environment. Life is not fair, and that comes across in this ending. It would have been fairytale perfect for Georg and Ulrich to walk off into the sunset having finally resolved the feud of three generations, but life wil not necessarily play out that way, as with Ulrich and Georg. <span style="color: #1d8be7; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Completion 5/5 Effort 5/5 Content 5/5

total 15/15

Questions Completion Mark5 /5

total 20/20