The Interlopers Analysis

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Within the short story “The Interlopers” author Saki has two characters, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, which are mortal enemies with a massive grudge, become trapped under a tree together in a life or death situation. After the tree falls, the men keeping quarrelling, telling each other about one man's hope that the other will die instead of just helping each other. Also, if the men would’ve grown up, and forgave each other earlier in their life instead of feeding their desire to kill one another, they wouldn’t have been out in the woods in the first place. Finally, at the end of the story, Ulrich understands that the men need to forgive each other to have a hope to survive, and end up sharing a drink and promising that once one's Ho, what a jest, Ulrich von Gradwitz snarled in his own stolen forest. That’s real justice for you.”’ (Saki, 86). Still, after both men are startled and trapped in a near death situation, they are still out for blood, wishing death upon the other man. For generations the feud has not died, but worsened. From toddler age to adulthood, the men have pictured nothing but death. If they would have been more forgiving, the men wouldn’t be out in the woods. Finally, on page 86, Ulrich asks Georg, “‘Could you reach this flask if I threw it over to you?”’ (Saki, 86). Although Georg refuses, Ulrich keeps trying to repair a never existent relationship. On page 87, Georg finally comes to his senses, “‘Ulrich von Gradwitz, I will be your friend.”’ The men share a drink, and make amends. However, the men were too late. At the end of the story, the men see figures in the distance. On page 88, Georg ends the story with the single word, ‘“Wolves.” (Saki, 88). Although wolves eat the men, they were given hope and repaired a generations old feud all because one man had the courage to forgive his

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