Rules ofthe Game

this was an interesting story. the setting of china town was able to excel the plot well. ibelieve that the mother was a very selfish person and an unselfish person to use her daughter's skills which she had taught her to gain faim.

The Rules of the game

I have a nuetral feeling toward the book. The story in my oppion did not have a obvious theme. I personaly enjoy the game of chess, minis the fact that i am really not that good at it. I all enjoyed that the story was set in chinatown. A lot of the stories that i have read have either been set in the city or in some kind of past story setting. I also liked the fact that Meimei was able to play in the chess tournaments. I my experiences when you compete in something like a sport you gain lot of skill and can learn other peoples straigies. One of the negitives of the story for me was the mother I did not like how harsh see was with her daughter but the mother was doing what she had to do.

The rules of the game

I thought that this story wasn't that amazing. I could not find a theme in the story and I didn't get the ending. I thought that the mom was extremely rude and self centered. All she did was show off her child to her friend and everyone in the community that they lived in. Also, the mom was extremely racist to Americans. The brothers of the girl had to do all of her chores. This short story did not match up with the type of reading I like to do.

The Game Plan

I didn't like this story because I personally don't like the game of chess and it does not intrest me but I liked how this little girl worked and practiced so much that she became a master at chess. I did not like that the mother was very strick with her and got angry when Meimei asked for her mom to stop telling everyone she was her daughter. She was trying to keep her mother from bragging and remain humble but the mother called her a stupid girl and did talk to her and did not let the rest of the family talk to her because she was a discrase to them.

The Rules of the Game

This story was interesting and the girl was great at chess and got all these rewards. But what about the brothers, they had to do all her work just because she was good at chess. They even had to sleep in the living room because they were "too loud." Also the mother was very weird in that she thought she was helping the girl when she really was just getting in the way. And then she would show her off like she was a trophy. Also at the begining the mother wanted them to throw out the chess board because the lady didn't want it so neither did they, but in the end she ended up pushing her daughter to become better and better at chess. Also i think that the daughter had a right to tell her mom that she did not want to be treated as some trophy. Furthermore the mom should not have gotten so mad at her. Overall i thought this story was confusing and without very much meaning.

Rules of the Game

I did not have a prefence of whether or not I liked the story. It was some what interesting but a bit boring. There wasn't much of a plot but it was still amusing to read. The mom made me mad. She favored the child for the child's talent while her other children were left out of the picture. There was at one point that I did respect the mother. It was when she said that her daughter should lose less pieces when playing. It showed that she wanted her daughter to work to be better and to be the best. The daughter on the other hand was not all that much interested in the compition and glory but just in the game. She hoped to face worthy opponents and to win but not to brag about it. The daughter stopped liking it as the mom turned it into more than just a game.

Rules of the Game

I didn't personally like this story. However, I feel that it sends a good message - don't let things go to your because it can change you. First off, Meimei was pretty selfish for stealing the chess board from her brother and becoming a pro at it. It was unfair that Meimei's mother gave her special treatment, like making her brothers do her chores and not having to finish dinner. Meimei's mother also took advantage of Meimei's talent. She paraded her daughter around bragging about her accomplishments. It was like she was jealous and tried to get famous from Meimei. This angered Meimei and she told her mother to become a pro herself. After running away for a while, Meimei came home to her mother who wanted to plat her in chess.

The Rules of the Game

I thought the story was interesting. It had a good theme of what fame does to people. In the beginning the mom was didn't care for chess at all and the household was fair. However, when Meimei got famous everything changed. She practicaly got whatever she wanted, the other brothers were burdened with her chores and her childhood was lost. The mom alos used her daughter for attention which was totally messed up. When the daughter finally admitted to the mothers obbsession with the mom flipped out and pretty much Shunned the daughter. This story shows what fame can do to families

Rules of the Game

The concept that I got from the story was that no matter how good you are at something it is difficult to succeed if you have no one on your side to cheer you on. Although I do not think it was write for Meimei to run away like she did, I did not like the mother. She acted like she knew more about the game of chess and that she was the reason Meimei was winning all these matches. Her mother did experience life more than Meimei but I feel like there were somethings she did not understand coming into America. I did not like how she acted like she was better than Americans. Like the only way to do something right is by doing it the Chinese way. I know that I would adjust to the place I am living in unlike her, who was just pushing away the American ways and thinking all she would ever be is Chinese. But she lives in America now and should respect how we do things even if they are different from the way she does things.

The Rules of the Game

I really liked this excerpt short story. This is actually a small part of the story I just read for my book report: The Joy Luck Club. I think that this story had a very important lesson and showed the major struggles and benefits of Chinese American immigrants in the 1950s. It shows how one girl can acomplish something when she really tried hard and sacraficed to gain what she wanted. The mother was a little bit too pushy on her daughter, and this caused Waverly to resent her mother and not listen to her. This story was about a girl and her chess, but it was really a lot bigger than that. She liked having this ability and showing the world what she could do. But it all comes as a price to something else.

Rules of the Game

I mainly liked this story due to the fact that I enjoy playing chess. I did like how Meimei started to play chess at a young age and she voluntarily learned the game and "how it worked". She had advanced herself in this game and I liked how she worked very hard to do so. She had seen this game as a hobby and was willing to give away Life Savers, her Christmas present. After she learned the basic rules and techniques of chess and kept on winning against her brothers, she went to the park and played against Lau Po. Even though she lost to him many times and lost many Life Savers, she took this opportunity as an advantage. I liked this because many people would have given up, but she did not, so to me, she is the kind of person who learns from her mistakes. I can relate to this because when I had started playing chess, I did not understand the game at all, so I had given up. I give her credit because a young eight year old girl who plays chess and learns how to play it with such patience and maturity is very good.

I did not like it when Meimei's mother interfered with her playing chess. The mother had gotten too involved and it had made Meimei frustrated. The mother was proud of her daughter, and that was okay. She would boast about how her daughter was a prodigy. The mother would "show her off", but Meimei was embarrassed of that. The mother would not even listen to what she was telling her. Also, she did not tell her daughter once that she was proud of her being very talented in chess and that she had won every game in all of her tournaments. She said that how she won "Is luck". I accept that the mother would always criticize her on how many pieces she lost and push her, but she always expected better, even though she was trying her hardest.

I could relate to this because my parents always expect more from, even though I had done the best. They always push me to try to do better, go beyond the highest point. They would never be happy if I had gotten a 95 on a test; only if I got a 100.

Even though Meimei took part in chess tournaments, her mother should of also let her live like she used to. Because of this, her older brothers would do her chores. Also, her brothers had to sleep in the living room facing the streets because they were very noisy in the room where Meimei where she was practicing for chess.

I did not understand the last paragraph of this story. I was also confused about the last sentence and how it said "I closed my eyes and pondered my next move".

Rules of the Game

I don't have a set opinion for this story. I thought it was good in some cases and bad in others.

This story was enjoyable. It showed what one girl would do in order to achieve something she really wanted. At first she just played chess for enjoyment, sacrificing her Lifesavers in order for a turn at the game. She also took the time to play with other opponents at the park and the courtyard. I also thought Meimei was very clever for her age. She knew how her mother thought. If Meimei begged to play in the tournaments then her mother wouldn't allow it. However if she said she wouldn't have a chance at winning her mother automatically would allow her to go. This is typical Asian parenting. They are always having their kids go and achieve higher and higher no matter what the circumstances. I can relate to this having an Asian parent who always pushes me to do better even if I am already on top. Also when an Asian parent gets mad at you for disrespecting them, like Meimei, they don't ground you. They give you the 'silent treatment' and somehow the kid knows they did something wrong. I have also experienced this and I think it is worse than being grounded.

This story was also not as good. Once Meimei became 'famous' from chess she started neglecting chores. Also she had other people change for her well being. For example when she said she couldn't sleep next to a noisy room, her brother had to move his room to a different one. However Meimei was also at the age, around 9, where if kids want anything and they usually get it. In addition, I thought it was very sad that Meimei never went back to the park to play with the old man who taught her all the rules and secrets of chess. She should have at least thanked him.

The moral of this story is not to let fame get to your head. Meimei became really well known in chess but it also caused her to be a diva. She would never have to do any chores or finish her food. In the end her ending wasn't happy at all she ended up having her mom resent her and have her as an adversary.

Rules of the Game

I did not enjoy reading this story. I think it was rude that Meimei stole her brother's chess board. I don't think it was fair that her mother made her sons do all of the chores because Meimei was practicing chess. If it wasn't for Vincent's chess board, Meimei would still have been a normal girl. I think that Meimei's mother was wrong for taking the actions she did in public.I don't think she needed to boast about her daughter in the way she did. I understand that she wanted to let the public know who her daughter was but the way she was doing it was somewhat rude. Overall, I really didn't like this story.

Rules Of the Game

I didn't like this story. One of the reasons is I don't like chess, but it was selfish when Meimei's brother, got the chess board and then Meimei stole it for herself. Meimei became so talented at it and was entered in tournaments and won all of them, her mother took advantage of the fame. Her mother then was told that if she liked Meimei playing chess so much she should go and become a pro. This bothered her so much that she ripped free from her mother's grip and ran. Later that day when she came home she found her mother waiting for her. She wanted to play her own daughter in chess.

Rules of the Game

I very much liked "Rules of the Game". I agree with Meimei that the mother was announcing that she was her daughter out of pride. I think Meimei's mother did give her great advice. "Wise guy, he not go against the wind. In Chinese we say, Come from South, blow with wind --poom!-- North will follow. Strongest wind cannot be seen." Meimei's mother's advice can be applied to many situations, not just getting salted prunes. I think Meimei used her mother's advice while playing chess. Also the descriptions in the story such as the town and the shops are very elaborate and give a great sense of scenery.

The Rules of the Game (continued)

I also did not care for this story because of the way Meimei's mother treated her. I think that she was cruel and truly desired the talent of her daughter. She shouldn' t have taken the actions she did in public with Meimei and shouldn't have seriously considered the fact that Meimei said she should learn how to play chess herself. I thought the way the story ended was not the proper ending for a story like this. I felt it could have ended in a different more descriptive manner, as the entire plot was described in great detail.

The Rules of the Game

I personally did not care for this story. I thought that it was selfish when Meimei's brother, Vincent, got the chess board for Christmas and then Meimei basically stole it from him by becoming a pro at it. After Meimei became so talented at it and was entered in tournaments and won all of them, her mother decided to take advantage of her fame. She would grip Meimei's hand in public and announce to everyone that Meimei was her daughter and that she was an extremely talented chess player. She told her mother that if she liked Meimei playing chess so much she should go and become a pro at it herself. This action bothered Meimei so much as to lead her to rip free from her mother's grip and run, and run, and run. Later that day when Meimei came home she found her mother awaiting her skill. She was prepared to play Meimei in chess.

Rules of the Game

In the beginning of the story, Meimei had started to play chess out of her own enjoyment. She just started playing, willing to give up her Christmas present to her brother. At that age, children are very possessive, but she wasn't, which proves that chess was more important to her. She went to the park and stayed for hours learning new strategies from Lau Po.

Once her mother realized she had a talent, she had to utilize it. Her mother became too involved in the game that she drove her daughter away. She was proud of her in the wrong way. She boasted about her but didn't say to Meimei once that she did a good job. She just said "Is luck" like she didn't believe Meimei could really do it. Then, she said that you need to lose less pieces even if you do win. Her mother pushed and pushed her to be the best and this truly shows a stereotypical Asian parent. The children are always forced to do better than the others. Meimei was forced so much that she didn't go to the park after school and all she did was play chess because her mother didn't let her do anything else- not even chores.

In the end, the mother had won the battle, but not the war. Meimei had to imagine her next move, probably going to confront her mother.

The Bass, The River, and Shelia Mont

I think that this was a very good short story for many reasons. The characters were easy to connect with, and there was a message in the end. The narrator, first of all, was a little too young for Sheila, so it was kind of clear he wouldn't have a chance with her. And when he did finally ask her out and she went with him, Shelia completely left him for another guy. But even before that part in the story, the narrator is so caught up in his love for Shelia, he has to give away another one of his loves- that for fishing. Just as he catches one of the biggest bass he has ever, Shelia tells him she hates fishing, and so he lets the fish go. So, that night, because he was so caught up in both the things he loved, he lost both unfortunatly. After this whole experiance, though, the narrator realizes that he made a mistake, and that he will not do that again. I liked this story, because it was easy to relate to. Everyone makes mistakes, it is how you learn from them that truely matters.

The Bast, the River, and Sheila Mant

When I was reading this book I thought that Sheila Mant was too old for the narrator. ( She was 17 and he was 14) I also liked the message at the end of this story. I was don't change yourself to appeal to others, just be yourself. I thought it was a message that many people/ kids could relate to. The narrator should have just got the hints that Sheila was into Eric Castwell. When she said that he was going to take her home he should have gotten the hint. Overall this story could have used more descriptive words and not just ended with "I will never make that mistake again".

I thought this book was very interesting but it was a little short. I feel that it could have used more detail. Overall j did not like this story ver.

I found it interesting that the girl even gave him the time of day with the age difference and how lovly she looked. It did not surprise me that all the older men really liked her for what she looked like. It also did not surpise me that she did not lift a fingure to help paddle the boat. I said something about her character that she would make one person do all the work while she sat back tro see the view. If I was in her place i would help the boy because he got the courage to ask me out.

Bass

This story was very interesting. First i dont see why the kid thought he had any chance with the girl who was 3 years older then him. Second, i would have taken the bass over the girl with out a doubt because the bass would last forever while women are fleeting. i would recomend this story to very few people because to me it was pointless. a struggle over a girl or a bass.

The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant

This story is a good representative of "teenage love" so to speak. For example, teenagers (or the main character) fall in "love" with someone for no good reason and they do stupid things such as letting go the biggest bass of their life, for them. I didn't like it when Sheila and the narrator were on the boat and she mentioned one of the guys from the rowing team. This showed to me that she doesn't like the narrator, rather, she likes the boy she mentioned. This was later proved when she went home in the rower's corvette rather than with the narrator. I did, however, find it humorous that when the narrator was trying to catch the bass, Sheila was going on about random events in her life, and the narrator did a good job of keeping her content.

The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

I personally didn't like this story. The main character gave up the chance to catch a huge bass just because Sheila thought fishing was dumb. He clearly loved fishing, even stating that he bought the fishing rod everywhere. Sheila didn't seem interested in him at all. She didn't even look at him when he was asking her out. The main character should have taken this in consideration about his opinion about her. This story shows that you shouldn't change yourself for anyone. The main character is an avid fisher and gave up a huge catch just because the girl he liked didn't like fishing, who didn't even end up liking him. He even admitted he would never make a mistake like that ever again.

The bass, the river, and Sheila Mont

I really liked this story because it had a good message and that was you shouldn't pretend to be something that your not just to impress someone else. Sheila thought that fishing was dumb and boring but the main character loved fishing and he stated that he fished almost every single day that summer. He pretended that he didn't like fishing just so Sheila would like him. In the story it says that he tried hiding the fishing rod and even considered dumping it overboard just for her. On the canoe he accidently caught the biggest bass of his life, he kept trying to decide if he should quickly real it in or just forget about it because of Sheila's opinion. In the end he cut the line and let the fish go, he thought he made the right choice because he liked Sheila so much at that moment. When they got to the fair he realized she wasn't the wonderful girl he thought she was and was upset that he let that huge fish just swim away because of her. I think that he should have just realed the fish in anyways even if she thought it was stupid. If she really liked him she wouldn't have cared if he fished or not but she didn't care about him at all she was only after Eric.

The bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

Okay story. I felt as if it was dragged on for too long though. The narrator did have a conflict though which is what gave the story interest to me. I did not like it nearly as much as the two stories previous to this one.

The bass, the river, and Sheila Mant

The story was quite bad in my opinion. He made a really bad decision by choosing the girl who he barely knew and who would betray him later over the fish of a life time that would haunt him the rest of the summer. He cared too much about sheila's opinion when he should stuck to his own hobbies. She was too old for him anyway.

The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

The story wasn't really good in my opinion. He should have never gave up on the fish. He should fo ignored what the girl might have thought and just went for the fish. She probably wouldn't even have cared. He must have been so upset when she left him for Erik anyway. He should have realized that she like Erik before they even left. The book didn't have any action and didn't seem like there was much of anything to learn from it.

The Interlopers

I thought the story was good. It was short but had a surprising ending. I wasn't expecting the wolves at all. Its nice thought that even though they fought all their lives they became friends during their final hour. But I didn't like how quickly it happened. they went from worst enemies to best friends in a few seconds. This should have been streched out. The author should have talked about the character thoughts and feelings as well. It was overall good though.

The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

I thought this story was interesting. By this I mean that it was a good read. I thought it was funny how the boy had to deal with the bass and Sheila didn't even realize it. It showed Sheila's true colors. It illustrated that just because someone is looks pretty, etc., that doesn't mean that they are a kind person on the inside. The boy just assumed from watching Sheila lounge at her cove, that she was everything he could want. After she got into the boat, and she said she thought fishing was boring, the bass bit the line. The boy struggled with the fish, and Sheila didn't even notice. It showed how clueless she really was. Finally, when the boy cuts the line and they get to the fair/band, Sheila decides to only talk to the boy for a while, and then decides she is going to go home in Eric Caswell's Corvette. Sheila's true colors were revealed to the boy. I thought the story was entertaining and I'm glad I read it.

The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

The narrator in the story was a bit to obsessive for a fourteen year old crushing on a seventeen year old. Personally I think he wasted too much time on her, and in reality it was pretty much just her looks that appealed to him so greatly. He did go on about her "grace" and her "aura", but when they actually talk he usually has no idea what she is talking about or they is the major conflict of interests like her dislike of fishing. It bothered me that he cut the fish loose, I am glad that in the end he makes a point of saying he never made that mistake again. I think teens should be aware that their strong feelings of infatuation aren't meant to last at this age. It was a good lesson for the narrator to learn though but he really should have figured it out sooner. Also clearly the narrator did not have much common sense if he thought he still had a chance/would actually be good with Sheila after he notices the twenty year olds also pining for her.

The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant

To Sheila Mant, the main character was a tool.

She never seemed to like him and only went on a date with him because she had nothing better to do and to get closer to Eric. After all, she never noticed the main character and they were neighbors the whole summer. I find it hard to believe she even knew his name. She is self-centered as well. The entire date she was talking about herself and he didn't even ask her questions. She was embarrassed to be in a canoe with him instead of taking a car.

The main character should not have given up the largest bass he had ever caught to please a girl that couldn't care less about him. Fishing is more important than a person if that is what he really loved. He should have told her that he loved fishing even though she detested it. In relationships, people can't be afraid to share with their significant other. If they really liked each other, then they would be able to share things about themselves without caring what the other person thought.

The mistake he made wasn't caring about Sheila, but letting the bass go.

The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

This short story was really enjoyable, but I couldn't see the connection between the bass and Sheila. I was kind of confused when they were in the canoe. I thought that Sheila Mant was his dream date. I didn't know why he would be more interested in catching bass even though his passion was for fishing. Although,I was kind of confused when they were in the canoe. It was really funny that they ended up have a connection at the end. I really enjoyed this because the sensory connections and details throughout it.

The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

I enjoyed reading The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant. While I was reading it, I didn't see the connection of the bass and Sheila Mant. I was kind of confused when they were in the canoe. I thought that Sheila Mant was his dream date and I had no idea why he would be more interested in catching the bass even though he loved fishing. I still love how the old bass and Sheila Mant ended up being a huge connection in his life. I also love how the author used specific details because I could picture the whole story in my mind. I really enjoyed this story because of the many connections that were made throughout.

The Interlopers

I felt that this story had a very fitting end for the over all plot. The idea that someone keeps a feeling for revenge and hate towards someone over what ancester did seems quite unreasonable. I am happy that this kind of situation where you hate someone for something an ancester did is not a normal occuriance because we would always be at war. The Phrase "you are not your parents"seems like the phrase that the 2 main characters would have benefitted greatly from because they would both more than likely be alive.

I would have to agree with Lauren B on what she said about how people who can not over look a fight between members of the past should not carry guns. I feel that if you are going to be that unreasonable do something what will not put others into danger like cooking. I also felt that because they were hunters that being finished of by what you hunt because for your lack of intelligence is a very fitting way to end the characters and the story.

The Interlopers -- Drake Allegrini

After reading the Interlopers, I must say that great sadness filled my heart. What should happen to two men who have feuded all their lives whilst walking in the forest, armed and ready to shoot down the other? Nature answers this question for us. The men are both taken captive by the wisdom of nature, pinned down by trees and helpless, the men realize that sometimes life is too short to feud, this is a major theme of the story, as one will see later in this post. One man offers the other wine, a symbol of their realization that feuding for your entire life is pointless. When the other man rejects this symbolic bridge, the two feud for a little more, and then the magic of nature happens. The two men overcome their feud, and become friends, imagining the great good they could bring to the land if they should stop feuding. This is what should have happened a long time ago, and this message is what society should be based upon today: that feuding is unnecessary, as more good comes from not feuding than to feud. What joy struck my soul when I found out that this feud between these two men (which has gone back generations) has finally ceased. Then came the grievous part. After yelling and screaming for help, the men finally see figures coming. I use the term figures because the creatures were not humans, rather vicious, hungry creatures that would mute this metaphorical trumpet of friendship for all eternity and reiterate to us the theme of this story (life is too short to feud), and these creatures are known as wolves.

It is clear to see that I predict the future being grim for our friends. Obviously, two mere mortals caught beneath a fallen tree, immobile and weak, are no match for the wolf, strengthened with hunger, mobile, and agile. Furthermore, our friends will eventually be discovered by their men. Using the basics of human nature and the feuding in this book, one can tell that the men will blame the men of the other hunter. This will cause the feud to escalate, as now it's been taken to a more personal level. "My leader has been killed, and I believe your leader, whom I already dislike, is at fault for it," is what at least one man will think when they've discovered their leader killed.

Regarding the other stories we have read, I believe that the ending scheme in all of these stories is very similar if not identical. The author invokes your imagination to determine what happens. Sometimes, he/she does a better job of this than the other authors. However, all in all, this is an effective way of ending your stories if you can invoke even the tiniest amount of curiosity in the reader. This curiosity will make it practically necessary for you to finish the story in your head, on your own. And because it's a customized ending, you'll always enjoy the end of the book or get more out of the theme.

The more I think about this book, the more I have to say about it. The title, The Interlopers, means more than just the interlopers who were expected to interfere with their feud in the beginning. The true interlopers, the ones who wouldn't interfere with their friendship or so they thought, were in fact the wolves, who did end up interloping (or interfering) in their friendship. Thus, the wolves are the interlopers.

The Interlopers

After reading this selection, I guess I can say that it was a good short story. The literature was a little challenging to understand, and I had to reread the selection about 3 times to fully understand what it was saying. But after I did understand, I thought that this story was fairly well written. I think it was very intersting to learn that these two families that hated each other for land, could somehow make up in the end. Unfortunatly, it was under suppresed circumstances, being which the two men were trapped under a tree that had fallen. I think that it was very brave and very hard for one of the men to come out and say that he no longer wished to be enemies, rather settle their differences and become friends- something very unheard of. The other sad part was, as soon as they decided to not be enemies, they are eaten by wolves- or so you think. See, all three of these short stories we have read so far had a very vaugue ending that made YOU as the reader decided what happened. The endings of all three of these stories, as well, are suspensful, because they all end with something either going terribly wrong, or good.

I think that this story had a message too. The message, I think, is that you should not hold grudges and hate, rather make up your differences right away, because you might not have the chance or time you think. These men decided to make up their differences while stuck in the woods, alone. And now that they are about to be eaten by wolves, no one knows that they decided not to be enimies any longer, rather freinds.

The Interlopers

Overall it was an interesting story. Like the most dangerous game, the story had a hunting theme but is was of a territory fight over who could use the land for hunting. They both seemed cocky in the begining about who would be saved but the closer they got to death they started to realize the this feud could kill them and was quite pointless. It is a shame however that there ideas could not have been spread to their men. i predict that since their ideas did not get out and they were both found dead, each side will blame the other side even more fo the deaths of their leaders and the war will continue for a much longer time.

Interlopers

An interesting read. I liked how they went from cursing each other and threatening to kill each other in one minute to being best friends at the next. It was sad (i need to show some emotion) how at the end because they will be eaten by wolves the fact that they became friends will never be made public and the families will continue this feud for many more generations. This story was one i would recommend because of how it portrays men's feelings when they get stuck in hopeless situations. they become friends to get through the situation with less friction.

The Interlopers

I enjoyed reading the plot the author had when he wrote "The Interlopers", but I found it a little hard to stay focused juts because the topic was not appealing to me. It was about two men that are not fond of each other, and to me that seems a bit boring. The Interlopers was a short story about two men that have been battling out a family feud for many years, which is a plot that you see in television shows very often, it is very easy for you to predict the ending of a storyline like that. But this story did have a little twist; Georg and Ulrich settling their differences and becoming friends was what I predicred would happen, but then: the twist, before their friendship could be announced to both families and the town the unexpected happened. Wolves were coming for them. Since the story ended like that we do not know if Georg and Ulrich actually died, but how could they escape from a pack of wolves?

All the stories we have been reading from our Literature books have all had an ending that leaves you questioning what may have happened, which I like but I believe these stories should have more of a climax and then a short falling action to really leave us thinking.

The Interlopers

I just finished reading the story and I think it was good overall. I can understand how the feud lasted through many generations, but someone should have been the "bigger person" and made a truce. Therefore, I was happy when Georg and Ulrich made up and became friends. It was unfortunate that the wolves were coming instead of they're men. No one would ever know about their reconciliation. Everyone would think the families still hate each other, and the feud would still continue. At first, I thought this story was going to be about hunting again but I was pleased it went in another direction.

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I thought that this was a good story. I really did enjoy. For me though, it was pretty short. I would have liked it if it were longer. I thought it was cool how they were enemies and then in the end they became allies. The ending was sad how wolves came and i'm guessing ate them, but i still enjoyed it.

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I have just finished reading the story and the ending bothered me. I was happy when they finally made up and were thinking about all the advantages of becoming friends but then when they were about to be saved (or so they thought) a pack of wolves came. The two groups will never know of the newly found friendship between them and they will continue to fight with each other. I think it is silly to fight over land, they are carring on the fued that the grandparents had years and years ago and even if they didn't get caught under a bunch of branches they should have been mature enough to make up and create friendship between the two groups.

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The Interlopers was uninteresting until the last line of the story.

As I started to read The Interlopers, I was disappointed because we had already read about a hunting story and this story just didn't have much depth. Everything was flat out on the page and it didn't make me analyze much. Also, the pacing was insufficient. The events just happened quickly without building anything up. Before the tree had fallen on Ulrich and Georg, I was curious to see if the two men were going to fight out their differences, but instead a tree fell on them, which was an interesting way to make them work out their differences, however, the way they worked it out, again, should have been paced better.

The theme, friendship, was overused but a good message. It was a shame that they had to die before they could bring their people together, because most likely, each side would have been fighting like Ulrich and Georg had.

"Wolves." This line wouldn't have amused me if it hadn't been the ending of the story. I didn't believe the story was a cliffhanger because the author most likely meant that the wolves had killed the men. It was also ironic because while trying to get help and save themselves, they killed themselves in the process. The wolves were summoned by their hunting calls and probably wouldn't have know the men were there if they hadn't done this. I had assumed that the men would die out there anyway but the wolves were a fascinating twist.

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I had just finished reading this story. At first, I was very confused at why both men were fighting. Then, I had soon found out that it was a fight about land. I did not like the fact that Ulrich and Georg were fighting due to the ancestor related issues between them, and how both families disliked each other and wanted the land. The fighting of the land, in my opinion, had nothing to do with them. They should not have been concerned at the most.

My favorite part of the story was at the end. It was mature of them to agree to be allies because they had no place in fighting for this piece of land. Also, at the end, both both men had thought that their men were arriving, but it was really the wolves. There is still a question to be answered at the end and that is that will the wolves kill the men and if they don't, will they start becoming friends after the incident?

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I finished reading the book last night. I thought it was okay. I state this because I really don't like books about hunting, etc. Although the main message was about friendship and forgiveness, it didn't really appeal to me. I did, although, like how it played out, I guess you could say. I liked how when it started it was about hunting, but then it transitioned into a story of trying to form a friendly realtionship, but they didn't want anyone to know it. I also liked in the end how when Ulrich and Georg thought that eachothers' enemies were coming, it was really the wolves. The end of the story left you hanging with the question: Would the wolves come and eat them so that no one would have to know about their secret friendship?

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I have just finished reading the interlopers. I thought this book was very good. At the beginning i thought that it would just be another one of those stories were two enemies are fighting and they make up. But I was so wrong. I assumed taht when he said he saw people it would be one of there people but it turned out it was wolves. This implies that they will be killed so no one will ever know that they made became friends and the fighting will continue. Overall this was a good book, kept me guessing and there was a huge twist at the end.

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I just finished reading The Interlopers. I can't believe Ulrich and Georg were fighting over something they weren't around for. I don't know why they would actually kill each other even though they can't be 100% why they hate each other. When they were dying and Ulrich saw the herd coming towards them, I thought it was going to end up being Ulrich's group and he was going to kill Georg. Their friendship didn't seem real because they were about to murder each other and all of a sudden they wanted to be best friends. I thought that one of them was going to pretend to be 'best friends' and actually end up killing the other. But overall, I enjoyed the story.