Personification In The Interlopers

The Interlopers: Constructing the Theme Some of the most impactful stories are ones that readers can relate to the deepest parts of the human mind. Through the relationships and characters, readers can further connect with the texts. Hector Hugh Munro, Pen Name, Saki, was known for being a master of dark wit. The Interlopers is a reflection of his mind. Despite both of the men finally healing their relationship in the end, the rest of the story contributes to how putting energy into hate will just come back to haunt them in the end. In Saki’s short story, “The Interlopers”, a large variety of literary elements contribute to and construct the major themes about how nature is indifferent towards humans and how hatred leads to tragedy. These include
The entirety of the story revolves around the traits of the main characters and their relationships with not only themselves but with nature as well. The author’s use of personification actively contributes to the theme through the traits of nature and being able to further explain the attributes of it. Personification allows the reader to compare nature’s destructiveness to the destructive nature of hate within the main characters, Ulrich and Georg. Somewhere this was used was when lightning struck and split the tree, causing it to fall onto the two rivals. Accordingly, it was described as “a deed of Nature's own violence.” (Saki, 4). Nature is unpredictable but will always reflect on humans with natural indifference. It is not good or bad for humanity. For example, on Earth right now, humans have contributed to the destruction of the environment. Consequently, nature has returned this sentiment of hate and warped into unpredictability in the form of events such as natural disasters. Because of the hatred they share for each other, nature has, in a way, punished them and shown them what all this hate gets them in the