the+interlopers

__** Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The interlopers **__

The point of view is 1st person, from the view of Ulrich von Gradwitz
 * Point of View: **

The protagonist is Ulrich von Gradwitz
 * Protagonist: **

a dynamic round character
 * What type of character is the Protagonist? **

nature/Georg Znaeym
 * Antagonist: **

a quiet community in the Carpathian mountains in Romania full of hate and jealousy over legal rights in the 1600's+
 * Describe the setting **

man v. man/man v. nature
 * Type of Conflict: **

the main conflict is the 2 men's relationship with each other.
 * Describe the main conflict: **

i would say that the climax is the surprise ending when they discover wolves have found them
 * Describe the Climax of the Story: **

he changes from being angry at his neighbor to friends with him
 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **

the theme is the relation ship between the 2 men and it ties in with the title because if the men had been at home instead of guarding their land they could have lived
 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **

it really illustrates that having a bad relationship with someone can lead to consequences
 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **


 * How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? **
 * it illustrates the theme with the irony that even though they became friends they still were going to die **

Your theme responses are a little vague.
 * Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): **

"... were running like driven things tonight"
 * Simile: **

"... the pestilential wind
 * Metaphor: **

"a fierce shriek of the storm"
 * Personification: **

Symbol:


 * Foreshadowing (give both elements): **

"they each prayed that misfortune would fall on each other" this foreshadowed that a tree (misfortune) would fall on them

the fact that they make up and become friends just before they die
 * Irony: **

"on this wind scourged winter night"
 * Imagery: **

this story relates to the class theme because it shows how powerful a ad relationship can be and it also shows how powerful hate can be.
 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. **

he is hunting for Georg he came to own the property because his grandfather passed it down to him after he fought a legal battle to own it because their families had always hated each other so they grew into it "they each prayed that misfortune would fall on each other" this foreshadowed that a tree (misfortune) would fall on them because they were restrained by the rules of civilization his boots that they are on each others land and that they will be saved by their men because they became friends i think the title explains that the intrude on each others land so they could kill the other the irony is that the become friends right before the wolves kill them it relates to the odd couple yes because it really makes the reader wonder
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. What is Ulrich hunting for? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 6. What saves Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 11. Describe the irony in this story. **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? **

Completion: 4/5 Effort: 3/5 Content: 3/5

total: 10/15

Questions Completion Mark 3/5

total: 13/20

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