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Similarities Between The Interlopers And Two Friends
Euripides a tragedian of classical Athens, once said, “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” Georg and Ulrich were enemies, but decided to put their disputes behind and become friends. Monsieur and Morrisot were always friends but faced a tragic misfortune. Both stories have similar endings and meanings. The Interlopers and Two Friends have similar messages about life and death, but their characters differ in respects.
In The Interlopers, Georg and Ulrich were enemies because of a land dispute. They met each other when they were both hunting on a stormy winter night, when a tree fell trapping both of them. They decided to bury the hatchet and become friends. It was all for nothing though because wolves came and ate them. An act of nature killed them.
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They would go fishing every Sunday. Monsieur Sauvage and Morrisot went into a bar and came out intoxicated and suddenly wanted to fish again. When they were fishing they were caught by Prussians, and were thought to be spies, later they were shot dead. An act of war killed them.
Both Georg and Ulrich from The Interlopers and Marrisot and Sauvage from Two Friends are similar in many ways. They all died in an unexpected way, neither of them saw it coming. Although Georg and Ulrich friendship was cut short, both characters in both stories died friends, together. The two characters in each story had a drink or two of an alcoholic beverage. In conclusion, The Interlopers and Two Friends have similar messages about life and death, but their characters differ in respects. Georg and Ulrich were sworn enemies until they were forced to come together by unfortunate circumstances. Monsieur and Morrisot, who were close friends met their demise from what they enjoyed most. The stories were similar because they all died friends, and died in an unexpected

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