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1. What is Ulrich hunting for? Ulrich was hunting for a human enemy. 2. How did Ulrich come to own the property in question? Ulrich came to own the property in question by becoming the head of his family. 3. Why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other? How did it all start? Ulrich and Georg hate each other because Georg Zany 4. Identify the foreshadowing in the second paragraph. The Foreshadowing in the second paragraph starts around “A famous lawsuit…” and ends at the end of that sentence. 5. Why did they not try to shoot each other the moment they saw each other? They did not try and shoot each other the moment they saw each other because a lightning bolt struck a tree that fell on both Ulrich and Georg. 6. What save’s Ulrich’s feet from being crushed? Ulrich’s Heavy Shooting-boots had saved Ulrich’s feet from being crushed. 7. What lies do they tell each other after realizing they are both trapped under the tree? They both said they had men nearby ready to save them, before the other man’s men came by. 8. Why does Ulrich change his mind about killing Georg? Ulrich changes his mind about killing Georg because he was feeling sympathetic towards Georg about how exhausted and how much pain they were both experiencing. 9. What significance is there in the title of this story? What are some possible meanings of the title? Interloper means that one is interfering with affairs of others. It has significance to the story because Ulrich and Georg are interfering with each other’s affairs. 10. In the end of the story why do each of the men hope that their men will come first to rescue him? In the end each of the men hope their men will come first to rescue him because both men wanted to be the first to show honorable attention to the enemy, that now has become a friend. 11. Describe the irony in this story The two families who'd been in dispute over boundaries of the land; Ulrich and Georg. Ulrich and Georg were both out in the woods, and they were trapped by a fallen tree in the very forest they are hunting each other in. Then, just as they decide to let go of the decades old dispute about the right to the land, they just throw it all away and become friends. The irony is they were both hunting each other not wolves so now that they’re no longer fighting each other, the wolves are hunting Ulrich and Georg. 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? In my opinion, I believe that the ending of this story was not effective because it did not give nearly enough information to form a reasonable conclusion, except that the wolves hunted Ulrich and Georg, but there could also be another possibility, George and Ulrich could have shot the wolves if they both had the right position.

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Interlopers Point of View: The point of view is in third person. Protagonist: The protagonist in the beginning is Ulrich, but by the end both Ulrich and Georg are the Protagonists. What type of character is the Protagonist? The Protagonist is Round and Dynamic. Antagonist: The antagonist is nature and the hate they both had for each other. Describe the setting: The setting is in the Forest lands of Gradwitz in winter. It is windy and a thunderstorm is going to appear. Some snowfall also occurs so there is probably snow on the leaves and branches of trees. The mood is eerie and a very suspenseful freight. Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man vs. Nature Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is Ulrich and Georg is trying to kill each other Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is when Ulrich offers Georg the wine flask because both Ulrich and Georg had changed their minds about each other as enemies. How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? The protagonist changes over the course of the story because he no longer feels hate for his enemy and he realize that fighting isn’t beneficial to anyone’s favor. Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The relationship between the title and the theme is that we will interlope, or interfere, with other people’s lives, and no matter how much hate you feel for the other person you will Respect them. How does the main conflict help to illustrate 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: “…hollow storms during a storm-wind, were running like driven things tonight...” pg 190 Paragraph 1; Sentence 5 Metaphor: “But what a Heaven-sent draught it seemed.” Pg 192 Paragraph 3 Sentence 4 Personification: “A fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a spilling crash on their heads …” Symbol: An example of a symbol is when Ulrich offers Georg the wine. It symbolizes the new found piece between the two families. Foreshadowing (give both elements): At the beginning the narrator describes how the fighting began between the two families "...as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other." Irony: ““Who are they?” asked Georg quickly...”Wolves” The irony is that they both became friends, after years of dispute, before being eaten alive by wolves. Imagery: Hate; Cold; Quite; Exhaustion; Dread; Determination Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The theme of choices is a recurring one; it is a very important element of this story because the Choice that Ulrich made by offering the wine flask to Georg was also the climate of the story, Ulrich was offering peace, and Georg agreed to the roughly form friendship. Completion 5/5 Effort 4/5 Content 4.5/5

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Questions Completion Mark 5/5

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