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Situational Irony
Style
Explanation and Analysis:
The style of “The Interlopers” is characteristic of a thriller in that it emphasizes darkness and violence through description, action, and dialogue. In one particularly tense moment, Ulrich and Georg meet in the forest. It is inevitable that the two should meet, and the story has been accelerating toward this duel. The narrative describes this encounter:
The two enemies stood glaring at one another for a long silent moment. Each had a rifle in his hand, each had hate in his heart and murder uppermost in his mind. The chance had come to give full play to the passions of a lifetime.
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