Subject and Theme in “The Interlopers” This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
You will identify and evaluate the subject and themes revealed in the “The Interlopers.”

Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity and type in your response. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.

Activity
You read Saki’s short story “The Interlopers.” You also learned the ways in which subjects and themes differ and the techniques that authors use to express theme. In the next task, you will use these skills to evaluate “The Interlopers.”

Part A
Consider what you have learned about subject and theme in literature. What is the subject, and what is one central theme in this story? How does the author introduce and develop this theme throughout the text?