Saki's "The Interlopers": Plot Analysis

Part I of Essay
Saki's novella, "The Interlopers", explores the intricacies of friendship and rivalry. The story takes place in a European forest one night during the winter. The setting of the story is analogous to the plot; the trees have to bind together for warmth to brave the fierce ....

Part II of Essay
.... The feeling of suspense flees, and a feeling of sorrow and pity for Georg and Ulrich fills one's heart. The reader feels immense sympathy for the situation: how many times in one's own life has a mere squabble gotten out of control and wrecked everything? The men lay, crippled beneath the tree in the cold and realize the foolishness of their ways. Ulrich says to Georg, "Neighbor, do as you please if your men come first. It was a fair compact. But as for me, I've changed my mind. If my men are the first to come you shall be the first to ....