The theme in Saki’s, “The Interlopers” is better than Dahl’s, “The Lamb to Slaughter” because the theme is easier to understand. In the story “ The Interlopers” both characters start off the story with a very deep hatred for each other and this is very obvious. Saki says, “ The neighbor feud had grown into a personal one since Ulrich had come to be the head of the family; if there was a man whom he detested or wished ill to it was Georg Znaeym ( Saki 1)”. These two men have had a big family rivalry for a while now and without a doubt hate each other. This soon changes, when they are put in a life or death situation. Saki says, “ I never thought to have wanted to do other than hate you all my life, but I think I have change my mind about things
