The+Interlopers

=Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers= = = =Point of View: 3rd Person.= = = =Protagonist: Ulrich von Gradwitz.= = = =What type of character is the Protagonist? He is flat but also dynamic.= = = =Antagonist: Georg Znaeym.= = = =Describe the setting: It is winter in the eastern spurs of the Carpathians at night.= = = =Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man.= = = =Describe the main conflict: Ulrich trying to catch his arch enemy in the forest when they are both trapped under a fallen tree. They realize that they should be friends and work together to get out of the situation at hand.= = = =Describe the Climax of the Story: Trying to call for help but attracting wolves instead.= = = =How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Ulrich realizes that they don’t have to fight but could be friends instead.= = = =Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. It refers to what the protagonist and antagonist think of each other at the beginning of the story.= = = =How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? It shows that it is better to work together than to fight and argue.= = = =How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? It demonstrates that bad thing happen if you fight instead compromising.= = = =Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):= = = =Simile: “As boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood, as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other.”= = = =Metaphor: “a mass of falling beech tree had thundered down on them.”= = = =Personification: “the restless beating of the branches for sight or sound of the marauders.”, “through the naked branches”.= = = =Symbol: “Could you reach this flask if I threw it over to you?” This is a symbol of good intent.= = = =Foreshadowing (give both elements): “if there was a man in the world whom he detested and wished ill to it was Georg Znaeym,” “as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought.”= = = =Irony: “If only on this wild night, in this dark, lone spot, he might come across Georg Znaemy, man to man,”= = = =Imagery: “In the cold, gloomy forest, with the wing tearing in fitful gusts”= = = =Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The story connects with the theme choices because Ulrich has to decide either to become friends with Georg or to stay enemies.= = = =Questions 1-13= = 1. What is Ulrich hunting for? He was hunting for a human enemy, hopefully Georg Znaemy. = = 2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? Through a lawsuit back in his grandfathers time .= = 3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? They hate each other because Ulrich's family took a strip of land from Georg's in a lawsuit. = = 4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph." “if there was a man in the world whom he detested and wished ill to it was Georg Znaeym,”.= = 5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? They didn't shoot each other instantly because the were both brought up under a code of a restraining civilization and could nerve themselves to shoot down their neighbor in cold blood.= = 7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? That was caught in his own stolen forest and that when Ulrich's men found them Georg would be caught poaching. = = 8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? He changes his mind because he sees that fighting each other is stupid and that they should work together to get out of the current situation. = = 9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? It shows a characters outlook on another character. That there are trespassers or intruders in the story. = = 10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? So that the can be the first to show that there enemy has become a friend. = = 11. Describe the irony in this story. I shows how pointless fighting is and that the protagonist and the antagonist run into each other, alone in the forest. = = 12. What metaphor can you find in relation to the tree pinning down the two characters? “a mass of falling beech tree had thundered down on them.”= = 13. Is the ending of this story effective? Why or why not? I think it is a good way to introduce another part, but not a good ending for a single short story. = Completion 5/5 Effort: 3/5 Content: 3.5/5 total: 11.5/15

Questions Completion Mark 4/5

total 15.5/20