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What is the setting of "The Interlopers"?
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Carpathian Mountains in central Europe Late 1800's or early 1900's.
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What is the main conflict in the story?
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Man versus man Ulrich and Georg are feuding and it causes them to be out in the woods where they become trapped by a tree.
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How do Ulrich and Georg know one another?
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They have had a conflict going on since childhood and both families are feuding.
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Why are the families feuding?
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They are fighting over a piece of property. Both feel their family owns it. Ulrich's family won possession of the property in the court.
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Man versus nature is a powerful conflict in the story. Why did Saki include the tree and the wolves?
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He included these elements to show that nature is more powerful than man.
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What is the meaning of the title?
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The importance of the title has to do with trespassing. An interloper is a trespasser and having the wolves end the story suggests that the men were the real trespassers. The wolves are the ones who have possession.
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What is the theme of the story? Give reasons your answer.
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The theme is related to feuds. One message could be that feuds all have the potential to end such as Ulrich and Georg agreeing to stop fighting. Another message is that feuds kill as the men wouldn't have been alone in the forest if they weren't feuding.
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