“The Interlopers”Saki

SakiO Pseudonym/pen name for H. H.

MuneoO 1870-1916O Wrote humorous stories that poked

fun at upper-class British societyO Stories have carefully constructed

plots that often feature a practical joke or a surprise ending. Could require making inferences!

ThemeO Centers around the subject of feuds

and conflictO Feud – a bitter, long-standing fight

that often occurs between families. Usually begins with an insult or injury that the people involved feel must be avenged, resulting in a never-ending cycle.

ThemeO Act of avenging – vengeance that

then prompts a responseO Where have we seen long-standing

feuds and the act of avenging??

ConflictsO Causes or reasonsO Two characters hate each other in

the story because of a land dispute that goes three generations back (long-standing feud).

O Cause: land dispute Effect: life-long feud

ConflictsO Famous American feud: the Hatfields

vs. the McCoysO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C

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O What were they fighting over?O Did it matter?O Was the conflict/feuding justified?O Which side won?

InterlopersO Prefix: “inter” – between or amongO Root word: “loper” – to run or leap

alongO Original meaning: “to interfere with

another’s trading rights or privileges”

O More general meaning: “to intrude in the affairs of others”

ConnectionO Have you ever “intruded upon the

affairs of others” or been called out for getting involved with something that doesn’t pertain to you?

ConnectionO Have you ever been in a fight with

someone or hated someone for such a long time, that you have forgotten what originally caused that fighting or hatred?

ConnectionO Is there ever a clear winner and a

clear loser in feuds? Why or why not?