The Interlopers Essay Examples

Saki (/Hector Hugh Munro)

Satire, Thriller, Literary fiction

1969

“The Interlopers” is a short story about a feud between neighboring landowners Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym. Ulrich and Georg are engaged in a feud that dates all the way back to their grandfathers, who had a nasty dispute over a piece of land between their properties.

The main themes in “The Interlopers” are man versus nature, honor culture, and class conflict. Man versus nature: In their ceaseless feuding over land, Ulrich and Georg fail to recognize that their true enemy is nature itself.

Nature, Hunting, Darkness

"The Interlopers" characters consist of Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym. Ulrich is the most recent heir to the Gradwitz land and Georg is the "tireless game-snatcher and raider".