Comparing Interlopers at the Knap and Turned
The two stories seem to be quite different at first. "Turned" starts
with the sobbing of two women for two completely different conditions.
One is rich and the other is poor. While "Interlopers at the Knap"
starts with the journey of a young man with his two companions to the
Knap where a marriage is going to take place. So the start is quite
opposite. One is sad and the other is pleasant.
But as we go through the story more further the two stories seem to be
sharing many themes. These themes are going to be explored in this
essay of mine.
COMMON THEMES:
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The most basic and common themes which give the tendency for the two
stories being based on the same thought are as follows: -
(I) LOVE: -
Like almost every story "love" plays the central role in both of these
stories.
In "Turned" Mr.Marroner and Mrs.Marroner love each other very much. We
know this from the following quotes:-
"A longer love … a deeper one", "perfect confidence they had so long
enjoyed", "My dear wife!"
They loved each other because they had been married for a long time
and were very comfortable with each other.
In "Interlopers at the Knap" Charles Darton and Helena loved each
other. We know this from these quotations: -
"Her hand was held by her companion, Charles Darton, upon whose fine
figure the pale stranger's eyes were fixed … his were fixed upon her",
"Helena …seemed scarcely so much effected by it as to feel anyone's
presence in addition to Mr. Darton's",
"Listening to her voice like a man in a dream", "the heart of Charles
was subject to overflowing"
Charles Darton and Helena had met a long time ago and had felt in love
with each other. Charles had proposed Helena but she refused to marry
him because she had promised another person before she met him. So
Helena married that person and Charles was left alone.
Both stories feature a father figure who creates the action and attempts to play God.
case. When you take the time to analyze both story, you come to find that both have the same
Often, when a story is told, it follows the events of the protagonist. It is told in a way that justifies the reasons and emotions behind the protagonist actions and reactions. While listening to the story being cited, one tends to forget about the other side of the story, about the antagonist motivations, about all the reasons that justify the antagonist actions.
Two different stories, one with unreliable character, the other with nonhuman personification of betrayal. One with a pending story the other with a compelling background and a lot of mixed emotion. Two different stories,
Infatuation causes Helena to lose all sense of dignity, as can be seen when in the woods, she desperately pleads with Demetrius to ?but treat me as your spaniel?. Here, Helena also becomes irrational, obsessed with pursuing Demetrius, though it is obvious that Demetrius is fixated on winning Hermia?s hand in marriage. Helena?s infatuation also causes her to see things from a skewed perspective, for she falsely believes that when she divulges Hermia?s plans for eloping with Lysander, Demetrius? love for Helena will rekindle. As the audience, we know that the most probable course of action for Demetrius upon hearing such news is to pursue Lysander and Hermia, or to report them to Theseus or Egeus. Clearly, infatuation has clouded Helena?s ability to think clearly, and she sees things in her own idealistic way.
This caused me to have to stretch the story and find ways to add length to it, just to meet the
and by the end of his tale and the novel, we have gradually learnt to
Finally, deception is mostly seen towards the end of the story. The readers picture the
In conclusion, it is hard to grasp the true meaning of the story unless the story is read a second time because of the author's style of writing.
... Their attitude and tone is something that can be contrasted in the two stories.
... the truth that results in great surprise at the end of each story when both main characters die.
Even though these two books may seem very different, they also share many similarities. Though they are not related through their plots, they definitely share some very important themes and resemblance of characters. Through these similarities, two different stories in completely different time frames and locations can be brought together in many instances.
stories as Mark, then why would it changed the details of it, since the meaning of the story is going to be the exact
of times that we felt the same way, whic gives the story meaning and depth. This is
The struggles both characters face demonstrate character development and contribute to the themes of the stories. Both short stories prove to be literally effective in that they disclose the main themes at the outset of each story. Although the themes may alter over the course of the stories, they are clearly defined in their respective introductions.