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Tag: The Interlopers

The Interlopers by Saki: Analysis

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by JL Admin

Adam Frost points out in a retrospective essay on Saki’s career appearing in Contemporary Review, that the author’s first published story, “Dogged,” ends in a “reversal [that] is typical of Saki”; in that story, the “owner becomes pet and vice versa.” Saki would repeat such use of a surprise ending throughout his career as a…

The Interlopers by Saki: Setting

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by JL Admin

World War I  In the late 1800s and early 1900s rivalries between European powers began to intensify. Imperialist states were fighting over land in Asia and Africa, ethnic groups were struggling for self-control, and nations were competing to build larger and more powerful military forces. In addition the region had developed a system of alliances…

The Interlopers by Saki: Literary Devices

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by JL Admin

Point of View  “The Interlopers” is written from the third-person omniscient point of view, meaning the narrator sees and knows all. This point of view allows the narrator to present the history of the disputed land, explain how the similar personalities of Georg and Ulrich have brought the feud to a murderous brink, and explain…

The Interlopers by Saki: Themes

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by JL Admin

Enmity  Ulrich and Georg are enemies who have brought a family feud over a piece of forestland to a murderous point. Since the original court settlement, which ostensibly ended the dispute, members of both families have participated in ‘ ‘poaching affrays and similar scandals.” Instead of dissipating over the years, the feud has strengthened throughout…

The Interlopers by Saki: Summary

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by JL Admin

The characters in “The Interlopers,” Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, have been enemies since birth. Their grandfathers feuded over a piece of forestland. While the courts ruled in the Gradwitz family’s favor, the Znaeym family has never accepted this ruling. Throughout the course of Ulrich and Georg’s lifetime, the feud has grown into a…

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