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The Interlopers
When the narrator provides some exposition, it is clear that Georg and Ulrich have inherited this family quarrel. However, they have taken that inheritance and channeled it into their own mutual...
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The Interlopers
Georg and Ulrich hate each other so much that on the night the story takes place, they are actively hunting each other. But an interesting thing occurs when they meet face to face: They hesitate....
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The Interlopers
There are, indeed, protagonists and antagonists in Saki's "The Interlopers," although these roles change during the narrative. In the exposition and rising action of the plot of "The Interlopers,"...
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The Interlopers
Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym are pinned under the fallen beech trees, and they are badly injured. Ulrich von Gradwitz has one arm that is made numb because it is beneath him; his other hand...
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The Interlopers
When the author describes the history of the feud between the two families, he notes that Georg and Ulrich wish misfortune on one another. They have continued this inherited feud simply out of...
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One lesson that the narrative of "The Interlopers" presents is that people should not become mired in issues that are not essential to the quality of their lives. The plot of Saki's story revolves...
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You can find the names of the two feuding families very early in the short story “The Interlopers.” The two families are the von Gradwitz family and the Znaeym family. These two families have...
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Georg and Ulrich are sworn enemies. Their feud has been passed on to them by previous generations. Practically speaking, their feud continues to be a dispute over a piece of land. Ulrich's...
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Ulrich von Gradwitz's change of heart is motivated initially by his struggle against nature, which is an external conflict, and then by his conflict of conscience, an internal struggle. While von...
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Georg's and Ulrich's family have been fighting over a piece of land for generations. Ulrich's grandfather wins the land in a lawsuit, but Georg's family continued to poach upon it, regardless of...
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In Saki's "The Interlopers," the lawsuit over the possession of the narrow strip of very steep forest was won by the von Gradwitz family. Since this suit, the "dispossessed party," the Znaeyms,...
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Two deadly enemies, Georg Znaeym and Ulrich von Gradwitz, are out in the woodland for two different reasons: Znaeym continues to poach on the disputed land, and von Gradwitz hunts Znaeym and the...
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The Interlopers
Two things that make the ending surprising are its suddenness and tragic irony. Saki prepares the way for this ending by painting a picture early on of the wildness in the forest that night and by...
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The Interlopers
The feud between the families of the von Gradwitzes and Znaeyms began with a lawsuit in the days of the grandfathers of Ulrich and Georg, but the animosity and ill will between the two young men is...
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The Interlopers
Nature ends the lives of Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym rather than their killing each other, or becoming friends as described in the narrative, in order to produce the ironic twist at the...
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Ulrich von Gradwitz doesn't want any witnesses around when he kills Georg Znaeym. In other words, he aims to kill his rival if he catches him alone. Privately, Ulrich isn't interested in just...
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The story is told from a third-person omniscient point-of-view. From this vantage point, the author is able to use dramatic and situational irony to underline one of the main themes of his story:...
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Georg doesn't consider himself a poacher because he believes he has a claim on the disputed land. According to the story, the forest land in question is well-stocked with game, and it has been the...
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Ulrich von Gradwitz is unable to shoot his enemy when he suddenly encounters him because of the "code of a restraining civilization." This code prohibits shooting a neighbor in cold blood without...
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The main accomplishment of Ulrich von Gradwitz is that he is able to bring the feud between Georg Znaeym and himself to an end. Just as the two enemies come face to face in the forest, lightning...
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Saki uses figurative language in "The Interlopers" to expand meanings, generate imaginative ideas, depict scenes artistically, and intensify emotions. Here are some examples of this figurative...
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The Interlopers
Saki's short story “The Interlopers” is about two rival landowners who conflict with each other about a strip of forest land that separates their properties. The conflict has become a long...
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The Interlopers
Georg and Ulrich are fighting over a piece of land. Their ongoing feud goes back three generations. In order to settle the matter, Ulrich's grandfather took Georg's ancestors to court. The lawsuit...
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Once the tree topples onto them, Ulrich and Georg are held captive close to one another beneath the imprisoning branches. This forces them to confront their existential conditions and gives them...
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The Interlopers
The sequence of events (plot) might be similar if the story was told from the dual perspectives of Georg and Ulrich. However, if Saki had chosen this kind of narration, he might have used...
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Ulrich comes from a line of wealthy landowners. As his ancestors did, he guards his land zealously and has a particular animosity towards Georg Znaeym. Georg comes from a line of small landowners....
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When the lightning during the storm strikes in the contested forest, the huge birch tree that is struck by lightning pins Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym beneath its fallen branches. Held...
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Because of the impending storm, the roebuck are running, whereas they normally would be bedded down. And, since the deer are running, the wolves may be hunting. These wolves may well be "the...
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The von Gradwitz family won the ownership of the contested land in the narrative of "The Interlopers." However, the judgment of the court that ...wrested it from the illegal possession of a...
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Ulrich's and Georg's families have been fighting for generations. When they meet in the forest, each man has notions of killing the other. Saki builds the suspense when he has both of them hesitate...
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Based upon the little information that provides "backstory" (what happened before the events of the story) in "The Interlopers," the debate argument Ulrich Gradwitz could best use to state a claim...
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The Interlopers
In the opening paragraph, Ulrich is patrolling his lands while looking for Georg. Essentially, he is hunting Georg as if he (Georg) were a "beast." Both men are so caught up in their feud that they...
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In “The Interlopers,” we know for certain that Ulrich von Gradwitz has come out into the forest on this stormy night because he hates Georg Znaeym. We are not specifically told why Znaeym has...
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The Interlopers
This story certainly employs an omniscient narrator. So, the reader does get a clear idea about both Georg's and Ulrich's feelings towards one another. The narrator gives the details of the...
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The Interlopers
In this story, Saki uses a third person omniscient narrator. This is the "all knowing" narrator. He is able to give the reader any information about the setting, plot, external world, and also the...
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Ulrich is out patrolling his land, hoping to find Georg and perhaps catch him in the act of poaching. He and Georg meet and confront one another. Each man threatens the other. They seem poised for...
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The Interlopers
The term "interlopers" has many applications in this story. Ulrich feels that Georg is interloping on his land. Georg thinks Ulrich is interloping on land that he (Georg) should have access to....
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Since this is a personal opinion or reaction question, I'll feel free to state my opinion or reaction, which is that I sympathize with Ulrich von Gradwitz. There are basically three reasons for why...
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"The Interlopers" begins with suspense as "a man stood ... watching and listening," waiting for a "beast" to come within range of his rifle. The middle has suspense as Ulrich and Georg come "face...
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The Interlopers
One message that Saki may be sending to the reader about Mother Nature is that she is opportunistic, and she can override any decisions that man can make just on her whims. When Ulrich Gradwitz...
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The Interlopers
The setting plays a key role in this story. The feud between the two families is over a narrow piece of land. So, part of the setting itself is the subject of the feud. This is a piece of land that...
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Ulrich is hoping to find Georg, so when the two encounter each other "man to man" and "face to face" in the forest, it is Georg who has inadvertently run into Ulrich.Ulrich "jealously guarded" that...
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Yes, Ulrich does in fact hope to come across Georg Znaeym in the forest. Saki makes this point when he reveals Ulrich's thoughts in the words: "If only on this wild night, in this dark, lone spot,...
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Ulrich's grandfather sued George's ancestors because they had illegally possessed a strip of land on Ulrich's grandfather's property. Ulrich's grandfather won the lawsuit, meaning George's...
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The Interlopers
The short answer to your question can be found by reading the very first sentence in the story: “In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Karpathians, a man stood one...
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The Interlopers
The ironic reversal for which the reader is unprepared in "The Interlopers" is the appearance of the wolves, an occurrence which neither Georg and Ulrich have anticipated. The reader expects one of...
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The ending of the story is ironic because Ulrich and Georg call for help and think that their men are coming to help them, but they can’t see clearly. They are relieved at first, but the reader...
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When they first confront each other in the forest, Georg and Ulrich expect to fight to the death. Each harbors the desire to kill the other. Due to the long-simmering feud between both families,...
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The Interlopers
In "The Interlopers," Ulrich von Gradwitz's grandfather won the lawsuit over a contested piece of land. Prior to the von Gradwitz's victory, Georg Znaeym's family had control over the land. This...