Saki's Interlopers vs. Callaghan's "All the Years of Her Life" In the story The Interlopers, Saki writes about two families who have been fighting for generations. He writes about how the "intruders" prevent them from rivaling each other and ultimately lead to them becoming friends only minutes before they are eaten by wolves. He does this using dramatic irony. Through the words of the character he tells us what the two will do once they return to the city now that they are friends. This leads you to believe that the feud is over and that everything is fine. The author then, however, lets the characters be eaten by wolves; contrary to the resolution which could be inferred from the explanation and/or foreshadowing of the resolution. Saki's purpose in writing this story was probably to convey that you shouldn't hold long grudges, especially without knowing the reason, otherwise it might be too late to apologize. His unorthodox writing style achieves its purpose, however. The characters in his story finally reconcile, but then they are eaten and no longer have the opportunity to tell their families the news. If you could continue the story, you could probably assume that the families then continued to argue. Morley Callaghan's story All the Years of His Life, on the other hand, contrasts greatly with The Interlopers in this area. In the story All the Years of His Life, Callaghan writes about a young boy who works at a thrift store and one day gets caught stealing merchandise. To... middle of paper... humiliate yourself to solve the problem. I thought Intrusi was a well written story, the plot was good. He liked the author's purpose and how he chose to achieve his purpose. Dramatic irony teaches me (the reader) a moralistic lesson: Don't hold a grudge, because you don't know your fate and may never have the chance to apologize. All the Years of His Life, on the other hand, I thought it was a pretty boring story. It was well written, but lacked originality in the plot. The author did more than just foreshadow the ending, he basically just presented it to you on the table; enough to at least anticipate what would happen in the end. That's why it didn't catch my attention as a reader either.