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joannemm
joannemm
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High School - 9th Grade

In "The Interlopers", why is Ulrich so angry at Georg for traspassing on a small worthless piece of land?

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Posted by joannemm on Saturday November 29, 2008 at 1:43 PM and tagged with analysis, details, short story, summary characters, the interlopers.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    "The characters in ‘‘The Interlopers,’’ Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, have been enemies since birth."  The ownership of that strip of land has been disputed for a very long time.  Gradwitz parents and grandparents hated the Znaeyms and vice versa.  It was not so much that Ulrich was mad about someone hunting on his land, it was the fact that it was Georg Znaeym who was hunting, and it Georg was hunting on this land because his family felt they owned the land. "the original court settlement, which ostensibly ended the dispute, members of both families have participated in "poaching affrays and similar scandals.’’ Instead of dissipating over the years, the feud has strengthened throughout the lifetime of Ulrich and Georg, two generations removed from the original disputants. Saki does not reveal why the enmity has strengthened, merely alluding to the ‘‘personal ill-will’’ that exists between the men."

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    http://www.enotes.com/interlopers/characters
    http://www.enotes.com/interlopers/summary
    http://www.enotes.com/interlopers/themes

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Sunday November 30, 2008 at 6:37 PM