Mr. Nuttel's Struggle In The Open Window

In the story “The Open Window”, a mischievous teen takes advantage of a mans gullability and has a little fun. The short story is filled with many plot twists. Deciphering these twists can be confusing, but isn’t impossible. Mr. Nuttel is a man of an unknown age that is for some reason moving to a rural environment without any knowledge of anyone who lives there. He has some sort of condition noticed when he states “ The doctors have ordered me complete rest, an absence of mental excitement, and avoidance of anything in the nature of violent physical exercise.” Although H.H. Munro never clearly states what he meant for Mr. Nuttel’s condition or draw back to be. I can only help to imagine Mr. Nuttel as a pale, fairly …show more content…
Nuttel enough to know that his nerves are a bit unsettled and that he knows absolutely no one from the area. It is at this point in the story where the little girl decides to reveal the “tragedy” She gives Mr. Nuttel her explanation as to why the window is open on such a warm October day. Getting nothing but a confused Mr. Nuttel, she continues to press on. She explains that three years prior to Mr. Nuttel being there, the aunts husband and two younger brothers along with their dog had gone off for their day shooting and never returned. It is at this point I feel the first twist is fully developed. The mood of the story has changed from a happy greeting moment to a moment of sadness due to the “tragedy” that has occured. After the story is finished the aunt finally joins the conversation with “ I hope Vera has been amusing you?” to which Mr. Nuttel responds “ She has been very interesting.” So, the teen girls name is revealed as being “Vera”. The second twist begins to occur when the aunt asks Mr. Nuttel if he minds the open window and then explains to him that her husband, two younger brothers, and their dog have gone snipe hunting in the marshes and how they should be returning any