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ke8
ke8
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High School - 11th Grade

Who were the interlopers and why were they interlopers?

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Posted by ke8 on Saturday September 6, 2008 at 12:03 PM and tagged with characters, interlopers, the interlopers.

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  1. lizbv
    lizbv Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    The interlopers in the story are two men, Ulrich von Gradwitz and George Znaeym.  The two are involved in a feud that has spanned three generations, all resulting from a lawsuit Gradwitz' family placed against Znaeym for the land. The courts granted them the land, however the Gradwitz' family refused to give it up. The two families have been involved in a feud ever since.  The term "interloper" refers to a person who interferes in the business of others. The two are considered to be interlopers by the other as they both believe the other is trespassing on his land.

    However, the wolves at the end of the story are also technically interlopers since they are intruding on the two men caught under the tree.  Though in yet another view, one could say the two men are interlopers in the woods which are really owned by its animal inhabitants, namely the wolves.

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    Posted by lizbv on Saturday September 6, 2008 at 12:40 PM