Summary Of An Hour And The Interlopers
Comparison and contrast essay: The Story of an Hour and The Interlopers Suspense, drama, irony, foreshadowing. The Interlopers and The Story of an Hour are two short stories filled to the brim with all of these and more. It is wondrous to watch as plots unfold and authors bring the readers to the edge of their seats. Accordingly, with these the reader will begin to relax, getting comfortable with the concepts and the characters. Then, as they begin to feel satisfied, when they can see that the climax of the story is nigh, they begin to feel uneasy. Why? Because they are reading the work of an experienced author and not the result of a middle schooler with ADHD. Expect the unexpected, especially when reading classics. In The Tale
of an Hour the author narrates the internal struggle of a middle aged woman who has just received the news that her husband is dead. She very thoughtful for the majority of the tale, however, in The Interlopers much of the text is dialogue, compared to the previously mentioned story. The narrator does utilize a few thoughts during the narration, nonetheless it definitely is nowhere near as much as in The Tale of an Hour. You will notice that in the first sentence of both stories, there is foreshadowing. First of, in The Interlopers, the actions of Ulrich von Gradwitz (the main protagonist) are described as ‘hunting an animal’. Coincidentally, the last word of this story is “Wolves!”. It is the same with the first sentence of The Story of an Hour. There, the narrator opens the whole story by stating that Mrs. Mallard has heart troubles, which she later dies from. In The Story of an Hour, family plays a decent-sized role in the plot. They are kind and supportive in their roles, trying to be gentle to the grieving wife while breaking her the tough news. However, in The Interlopers, the family(s) of the two main protagonists are only mentioned in context to the family feud, thus giving the reader a narrower very of them. These are just a few examples of the differences and similarities that have been found between these two (shall we say… epic?) tales written by authors with a knowledgeable understanding of what will shock a reader into remembering what they read. They would definitely say that you should expect the unexpected, though only in their work.
of an Hour the author narrates the internal struggle of a middle aged woman who has just received the news that her husband is dead. She very thoughtful for the majority of the tale, however, in The Interlopers much of the text is dialogue, compared to the previously mentioned story. The narrator does utilize a few thoughts during the narration, nonetheless it definitely is nowhere near as much as in The Tale of an Hour. You will notice that in the first sentence of both stories, there is foreshadowing. First of, in The Interlopers, the actions of Ulrich von Gradwitz (the main protagonist) are described as ‘hunting an animal’. Coincidentally, the last word of this story is “Wolves!”. It is the same with the first sentence of The Story of an Hour. There, the narrator opens the whole story by stating that Mrs. Mallard has heart troubles, which she later dies from. In The Story of an Hour, family plays a decent-sized role in the plot. They are kind and supportive in their roles, trying to be gentle to the grieving wife while breaking her the tough news. However, in The Interlopers, the family(s) of the two main protagonists are only mentioned in context to the family feud, thus giving the reader a narrower very of them. These are just a few examples of the differences and similarities that have been found between these two (shall we say… epic?) tales written by authors with a knowledgeable understanding of what will shock a reader into remembering what they read. They would definitely say that you should expect the unexpected, though only in their work.