“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace” (Jonathan Lockwood Huie). The subject of peace is discussed in “The Interlopers” by Saki. In the short story, two sworn enemies, Gradwitz and Znaeym, have a face off in the forest when a large tree breaks and crashes on the men leaving them helpless. At the brink of death, Gradwitz offers a peace treaty by offering him some wine. They call out for help and tranquility, but realize it is too late for both of them. This story proves that peace often occurs at the edge of death. This is shown through Ulrich Von Gradwitz peace treaty, Georg Znaeym’s acception for survival or friendship, and the two men working together before their untimely…show more content… For example, when the tree had fell on them, they both tried to struggle free before giving up because they had thought that their men were coming for them. “ Both had now given up the useless struggle to free themselves from the mass of wood that held them down”(Saki 4). Gradwitz and Znaeym tried to struggle free because the sooner one got free, he would kill the other.Additionally, they had tried to shout for help, which did not end up to be a good idea. “ Let's shout for help, in this lull our voices may carry a little way”(Saki 5). Shouting for help did not end up to be a good idea because the shouting attracted the wolves which led to their unfortunate deaths.In the end, their untimely death was a result of their teamwork and shouting.
In conclusion, “The Interlopers” by Saki proves that sometimes peace often occurs before death. In the final analysis, this is revealed through Ulrich Von Gradwitz’s peace treaty, Georg Znaeym acception for survival or friendship, and before getting killed by the wolves. At some point, people will realize that peace should be acquired before the brink of death. And sometimes fate has death planned out for everybody. So in the end, because you deserve peace, forgive others not because they deserve
