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ladydd3
ladydd3
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High School - 9th Grade

In "The Interlopers" what causes the beech tree to fall over?

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Posted by ladydd3 on Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 2:18 PM and tagged with beach tree, beech tree, plot, the interlopers.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Ulrich and Georg are roaming the disputed forest on a dark, stormy night.  Saki describes a "shriek of the storm" which brings down the tree on top of the two enemies as they stand glaring at one another. So, the tree is felled by lightning, and ironically, the basic subject (a tree from the disputed forest land) traps the men together.  They are forced to work with each other, but just as they reconcile their differences, they recognize that their shared fate of death is close at hand with the sound of the wolves.

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Friday October 30, 2009 at 8:00 PM