Conrad Gagnon
Honors English 9 Yellows
10 October 12
In the author Saki's short stories "The Interlopers" and "The Open Window", both stories have a dark and chilling tone, with an ironic and somewhat grizzly ending. In "The Open Window", Saki clinches the story with the phrase "Romance at short notice was her speciality." The whole story about the men dying from the bog, and the aunt being in a delusional and pitiful state of denial was merely a ruse to get Mr. Nuttel out of the house. In a similar manner, "The Interlopers" ends with a terribly chilling phrase— "Wolves." In this ironic and macabre twist of fate, Ulrich and Georg's new found friendship is cut short, as they are presumably eaten alive by wolves, helpless and trapped under the weight of the tree. Both stories have an ironic ending and a beautifully dark tone, displaying the symbolism of the darkness of life, truth, and the fickle hands of fate.
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