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esbhani
esbhani
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High School - 9th Grade

How do George and Ulrich contribute to the tragic end of The Interlopers?

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Posted by esbhani on Thursday February 19, 2009 at 3:09 PM and tagged with characters, george, the interlopers, tragic end, ulrich.

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  1. egraham17 Teacher

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    They both contribute to their deaths through their own stubbornness. They continue a blood feud between their families, although they have no real idea how it started. They know it has to do with a claim to land, but it doesn't really seem wroth the viciousness with which they pursue each other.

    Georg's insistence on hunting on Ulrich's land, & Ulrich's insistence on tracking him lead to their eventual end. They could have helped each other, or attempted to reconcile, but at the end they were each still calling for their men to rescue only them. They rail against each other as enemies, never realizing that the real enemy would turn out to be themselves, and the world which surrounded them.

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    Posted by egraham17 on Wednesday December 2, 2009 at 12:08 AM