Plot
This is the type of conflict at the beginning of "The Interlopers."
What is Man vs. Man?
This is the protagonist of the story.
Who is Ulrich?
This is the main setting of the story.
What is a forest?
This is the main theme of "The Interlopers."
What is the futility of feud or the destructiveness of hatred?
This is the narrative point of view in "The Interlopers."
What is 3rd person omniscient?
This event represents the climax of the story.
What is the tree falling on Ulrich and Georg?
This is the character who first suggests making peace.
Who is Ulrich?
This is the weather during the main events of the story.
What is stormy or windy?
This is the lesson learned by Ulrich and Georg.
What is that personal feuds are meaningless in the face of death or nature?
This literary device is used when the wolves appear at the end of the story.
What is irony?
This is the irony of the story's ending.
What is situational irony?
This is the character who is initially hesitant to make peace.
Who is Georg?
This is the time period when the story takes place.
What is likely the turn of the 20th century?
This is the significance of the wolves' arrival.
What is the insignificance of human conflict compared to the power of nature or fate?
This is how Saki creates suspense in the story.
What is by using foreshadowing and descriptive language?
These are the creatures that come at the end of the story.
What are wolves?
These characters are not human but play a significant role in the story's outcome.
Who are the wolves?
This is how the setting contributes to the story's mood.
What is creating tension and isolation?
This is how the theme of the story relates to its title.
What is that the wolves are the actual interlopers, interrupting the men's feud?
This is the way Saki uses dialogue to develop character relationships.
What is by showing their changing attitudes towards each other?
This is the cause of the conflict between Ulrich and Georg.
What is a land dispute?
These are the character traits of Ulrich and Georg before the tree falls.
What are vindictive and stubborn?
This is where the story is likely set.
What is somewhere in Eastern Europe?
This is how the story's resolution supports its theme.
What is that the natural world doesn't care about human conflicts?
This is the author's attitude, or tone, towards the feud between Ulrich and Georg, as suggested by the narrative.
What is critical or disparaging?