“The Interlopers” and “The Story of an Hour” might only be two short stories, but they still grab the reader’s attention and don't let go. These interesting tales have ups and downs with shocking resolutions. While “The Story of an Hour”, written by Kate Chopin, and “The Interlopers”, written by Saki, have multiple differences, they have a few similarities as well. One similarity is that both stories foreshadow their ironic endings. In “The Story of an Hour”, it says “There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully”(Chopin, line 29). Also with “The Interlopers”, the tale professes “as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other,”(Saki, line 27). A devastating resemblance is that both fictions end with tragic
