The Interlopers By Chekhov Analysis

Human beings are not always the most forgiving, and can often hold grudges that last a lifetime. These grudges could be because of certain conflicts or disagreements. These conflicts can be emotional or psychological issues and can lead to major disagreements. This is shown in the short stories, “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan, which is a story of a young girl named Waverly who falls in love with chess and becomes sort of a local celebrity. The short story “The Interlopers” by Saki which is a story of two families in the middle of property feud. And finally “The Bet” by Anton Chekov which is a story of two men a Banker and Lawyer who make a two-million dollar bet on solitary confinement. These short stories all have different plots, but all have a similar themes showing the four main characters from …show more content…
“If only on this wild night, in this dark, lone spot, he might come across Georg Znaeym, man to man, with none to witness-- that was the wish that was uppermost in his thoughts. And as he stepped round of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought,” (Saki). Gradwitz is looking to kill Znaeym and they meet face to face on the property in which they have been disputing over for generations. The fact that Gradwitz is planning to kill Znaeym and the fact they have a long lasting feud shows they are paralyzed emotionally and psychologically. Emotionally they are paralyzed because they have such a hatred for each other that they want to kill each other they do not even consider friendship until trapped under a tree. Psychologically they are paralyzed because this feud and hatred has been passed down for generations, all their lives they are told they hate each other so much that Gradwitz is planning to kill