The Beginning
What is the setting of the story?
the Carpathian Mountains (Central and Eastern Europe)
The men are pinioned by what?
a fallen beech tree
Name TWO types of figurative language in the following quote:
"...the whistling and skirling of wind..."
1. onomatopoeia - "whistling"
2. personification - the wind is whistling like a human
Why does Gradwitz seek reconciliation with Znaeym near the end of the story?
He wants to be his friend. He thinks the feud has been foolish.
How do the men work together at the end of the story?
They shout for help so their men will hear and come to their rescue.
Why does Gradwitz carry a rifle with him when he patrols the woods at night?
He hopes to come across his enemy, Georg Znaeym, to murder him.
Name the type of conflict & give evidence to tell how you know:
"'Good,' snarled Georg, 'good. We fight this quarrel out to the death, you and I and our foresters, with no cursed interlopers to come between us...'"
External conflict - The men are arguing with one another.
Who is the maurauder in the story & how do you know?
Georg Znaeym is because he is poaching game on Gradwitz's property.
How do Gradwitz and Znaeym think the people will react when they walk into town together as friends?
They believe "the whole region would stare and gabble" if they "rode into the market square together."
After the men made peace with one another, each prayed "a silent prayer." What were they praying about?
Each prayed that his men might be the first to arrive to give aid to his new friend.
What does Gradwitz accuse Znaeym of?
poaching (stealing game) from his land / hunting without permission
Name the type of conflict & give evidence to tell how you know:
"The descending twigs had slashed the skin of his [Gradwitz's] face, and he had to wink away some drops of blood from his eyelashes..."
External conflict - Gradwitz had physical scratches on his face from the tree falling on him.
How do the men show languor in the story?
They are pinned beneath the tree and are wounded and weak.
(Languor - weakness, weariness)
What does Gradwitz do that shows he is starting to change in his feelings toward Znaeym?
He offers his wine flask to Znaeym and says they should share a drink, even if one of them dies that night.
1. He invites him to stay with him at his home for a feast.
2. He invites him to hunt with him on his land.
How many generations has this land feud been going on?
3 generations
Name the type of conflict & give evidence to tell how you know:
"The two enemies stood glaring at one another for a long silent moment. Each had a rifle in his hand, each had hate in his heart and murder uppermost in his mind."
Internal conflict - The men are FEELING hatred toward one another and are THINKING about murder.
What type of figurative language is shown in the following quote?
"A fierce shriek of the storm had been answered by a splitting crash over their heads...."
Personification - The storm is shrieking as a person might do.
Name two different interlopers in the story. Explain HOW they are interlopers.
1. The wolves - they are intruding on the two men caught under the tree
2. Georg Znaeym & his men - they are poaching on Gradwitz's land
Who first spots the wolves?
Gradwitz
Describe the land that the men are feuding over. You must use a vocabulary word in your response.
It is a narrow strip of precipitous (steep) woodland.
Name the type of conflict & give evidence to tell how you know:
“But a man who has been brought up under the code of a restraining civilization cannot easily nerve himself to shoot down his neighbor in cold blood and without word spoken…”
Internal conflict - Each man has a DESIRE to hurt the other, yet he is struggling with the DECISION to act because it is against the law to murder.
What type of figurative language is used in the following quote?
"We have quarreled like devils all our lives over this stupid strip of forest...."
Simile - The men are being compared to devils with the way they have argued over the years (the key word "like" is used in the comparison)
Which passage reveals that the narrator is OMNISCIENT? Tell HOW you know!
(A) “Both men spoke with the bitterness of possible defeat, for each knew that it might be long before his men would seek him out.”
(B) “The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game.”
(C) “The two raised their voices in a prolonged hunting call.”
(A) “Both men spoke with the bitterness of possible defeat, for each knew that it might be long before his men would seek him out.”
The quote shows that the narrator knows what each man was thinking about.
How does the narrator create suspense for the reader??
He waits until the end of the story to reveal what is approaching the men