The+Interlopers

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: __The Interlopers__

Point of View: Third person

Protagonist: Ulrich von Gradwitz What type of character is the Protagonist? Round and Dynamic

Antagonist: Georg Znaeym

Describe the setting The setting is in a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathian. I'm guessing that it takes place in the recent past. The mood is tense and agitated.

Type of Conflict: man vs. man

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is two men that hate each other because they are fighting over a strip of land.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax is when the storm hits.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? The protagonist changes his whole view of the antagonist, and asks if he wants to be friends.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The title and the theme are kind of related, as the theme is about how some people hate each other for unrealistic reasons. The story is titled "The Interlopers", which means "trespassers" or people who intrude on other people's land. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict directly illustrates the theme because the conflict is man vs. man and the theme is about hatred. Hatred is a human emotion, thus it relates perfectly.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax is when the storm hits. That's when the two men realize that hating each other is ridiculous.

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: "The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running like driven things tonight...."

Metaphor: Unfotunately, I could not find one in this story. There probably was one though that I completely overlooked. Personification: "A fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a splitting crash over their heads, and ere they could leap aside a mass of falling beech tree had thundered down on them."

Symbol: " The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running like driven things tonight, and there was movement and unrest among the creatures that were wont to sleep through the dark hours. Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came." this is a symbol that something bad is about to happen, a storm of sorts.

Foreshadowing (give both elements):

" The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running like driven things tonight, and there was movement and unrest among the creatures that were wont to sleep through the dark hours. Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came." this is foreshadowing the fact that a storm is about to hit. Also, in this story, the protagonist recognizes the foreshadowing.

Irony: How the two men were out to kill each other, and will end up dying together.

Imagery: "The descending twigs had slashed the skin of his face, and he had to wink away some drops of blood from his eyelashes..."

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme is humanity. The relationship between this story and humanity is a strong one. This story is about hate which doesn't really fit the description of humanity, but in the end humanity comes through and the two men decide to become friends.

Completion 4.5/5 Effort 4/5 Content 4/5 total 12.5/15