The Interloper

The short story “The Interlopers” by Saki demonstrates the ironic aura of man vs. nature, and man vs. man. Hector Hugh Munro, pen named Saki, was one of the most popular short story writers during the pre-World War I British literature era. He wrote many stories and is often referred to as a highly under rated author for British literature. His war experiences were apparent in the novellas that he wrote, and often gave readers a gloomy, disturbed feeling. Other stories by Saki include: “Gabriel-Ernest”, “The Toys of Peace”, and “The Storyteller”. These short stories specifically illustrate horror, and the advantage of living life outside of the box. The three predominant literary techniques in Saki’s “The Interlopers”

“ The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees,” stated Rainsford in the famous short story, The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell. Connell’s story is a fictional story about man hunting man. His piece of literature was made into a movie later on, and in the movie Rainsford made a very similar statement. However, there were changes made between the short story and movie. The similarities and differences become clear in both the plot and resolution. Although the the literary work and motion picture have much in common, they are also quite different.

Thesis statement: The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin has a unique and intelligent concept, but is defeated by lack of story building and a rushed, badly constructed ending. The Interlopers by Saki has a much more basic premise, but uses natural storytelling elements to create seamless story progression and a more powerful message.

In literature, characters are used to portray the existence of duality. Romeo, from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a prime example of a character who ponders the duality between love and hate. He feels as if his “love” for Rosaline (a nun in training) is physically harming him, saying, “Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.”

The interlopers is a story where 2 main characters fight over a family feud and they eventually come to terms with each other. They hated each other since they were little children. When both men met each other in the woods a thunder struck a tree near them and trap them both. One of the men realized it was a waste of time and energy trying to fight with the other man and tried to make friends with him. They come to a agreement to be friends and not enemies and wait for their men to come and save them. As they wait for one of their groups of men to save them they see in the distance wolves are heading towards

One of the worst sayings in the entire English language is “opposites attract”. It is a cheap and “easy-way-out” excuse that uses the science of magnetism and energy to explain human emotions like love, and frankly, it is false. In romance, it is nearly impossible to be attracted to someone in a way that is not surface beauty if two people are just too different. Things like political views, food preferences, even sleeping patterns can be detrimental if they are too different. In saying that, it is easy to deduce that most people are not fond of the person they consider their “opposite”, and the same goes for characters in film or literature. For instance, in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there are many examples of pairs that may seem like

Two total different looking men, with the same character. The two men, Zaroff and Ulrich, both hunted on their own land. Zaroff and Ulrich were on a hunt to kill any humans. The tough fight they fought sadly did not end well. Now, they have both left this

In every story there was some kind of conflict. In the “Sniper’’ there was two snipers and they

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, two men engage in a battle of hiding and seek where the winner walks away with his life. Rainsford is an American hunter who doesn’t care for fear in the animals he hunts, but this soon changes when he becomes the hunted animal, stranded on the island. Rainsford meets a man, known as General Zaroff, who seems civilized at first, but actually, he hunts people for sport. To survive being hunted, Rainsford must keep his head straight and overcome his fear for three days. Fear is a mountain that an individual must overcome to change the outcome of an environment.

The story “The Most Dangerous Game” begins by introducing two characters; Whitney and Rainsford. We automatically find out that they are on a yacht talking of an island named “Ship-Trap Island”, a place that sailors dread and avoid. The two men, Whitney and Rainsford falls off the yacht after the sound of gun shots steal his attention. Rainsford swims toward the gunshots then hears the screeching sound of an animal. Finally, Rainsford reaches the rocky shore and falls asleep. When Rainsford awakens he sets out to find food but ends up finding an empty rifle cartridge and human footprints. Rainsford follows the footprints and runs into hunters Ivan and General Zaroff.

Why do we engage in war? Is there ever a significant outcome?Just like the Korean War, the story Interlopers by Saki, share similar themes and outcomes. In the Interlopers, the author Saki conveys a theme of don’t waste your life on engaging in hatred cause death will follow, using the literary techniques of situational irony, imagery, and foreshadowing.

“They’re Soviet.” said Ulrich, Georg replys, “Out here in these lands?” Ulrich readies his rifle, expecting a fight. The russians then yell words that Ulrich and Georg couldn’t understand. “Are they going to free us?” Georg asked. “They seem to want to.” replied Ulrich. The russian men begin to push against the tree, rolling it off them and help them up. After they help the two, the russian men kick them back onto the ground, holding them at gunpoint. Finally, the two men’s soldiers appear from both ends of the forest and take aim at each side and the russians. The russians, surprised by the other’s approach, aim at both sides and position themselves behind one another. The two yell to their men not to shoot each other, but at the russian men. The russians take Ulrich and Georg and aim at the two, threatening to shoot them if they don’t drop their weapons. Ulrichs signs to his men to drop the weapons but Georg denies. The russian men then take aim at Georg’s men and fire at them, each of his soldiers dropping one by one. Georg then swings his fist at one of the russian men but is shot by another, Ulrich witnessing

       Shakespeare does this through the characters of Hero and Claudio. Claudio suddenly becomes very enamored with Hero when returning from the war. Rather we should say that he has become quite

Both had to rely on each other now, for support that their father could no longer give them. Reference to the cold war, As Vincent Canby, from The New York Times states, “ it is a movie that says that guns do not kill people, but people who kill people, without going that one step further to acknowledge that it is people with guns who kill people”(Canby 19).

Albert Camus creates a series of characters in The Stranger whose personality traits and motivations mirror those that are overlooked by the average man. Camus develops various characters and scenarios that are considered rude and unpleasant, but because it has become common, society accepts it as norms. Camus incorporates atrocious personality traits of the characters, variety, consistency, and everyone’s fate through the creation of the characters.