The Open Window

afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death. 2.     Describe the setting in her room, which is the setting in the story. There stood, facing the open…

In the story Open Window by Saki the characters all have things about them that help in the theme of deception. The story has a funny aspect for the readers to enjoy the interaction of the characters. Deception has many prongs so not just the one deceiving takes part in the act. This story is a great way to show that all the characters take part in deception because of their total opposite personalities. The three characters in this story are Vera, Mrs. Sappleton, and Framton Nuttel, each one of…

“The Open Window” Vera is a very manipulative and deceitful young girl. I know this because of the way she acts and speaks to the other characters in the story. “In the meantime you must try and put up with me,” is a quote that Vera said in the story that shows how she is manipulative and deceitful. Another way you can infer this about Vera is she likes to lie and tell false stories. ‘The child was staring out through the open window with dazed horror in her eyes,’ is a quote that shows how…

politicians thrive on deception and try to get the public to believe what they are stating or implying is true to the core. Sadly, most of the time it is drastically beyond the boundaries of true and is significantly beyond the truth. The story of "Open Window" by Saki is the true meaning of deception and lying in a way. He uses characters personalities and actions to deceive other characters into believing what they say. Some of the ways Saki does this is by setting of the story, characters…

and contrast the paradox and irony for “Like the Sun” and “The Open Window”. The irony in “Like the Sun” is dramatic irony since the main character doesn’t tell anyone that he is going to only tell the truth for a day. The irony in it is that people say to always tell the truth but when the character tells the truth it ends up with bad consequences. Compared to the irony in “The Open Window” the type of irony is different. “The Open Window” is situational irony since the combination of the main…

Saki, the author, had a life rich in cultural variety and life experiences. This is why we find his short stories spontaneous and unpredictable. "The Open Window" is not the exception, it is important to read and understand the last sentence of this story. It is there that we understand the whole story and we notice that there were no real ghosts, which was the cause of Mr. Nuttel, the main character, to sprint out of the house. The big question unanswered in the story is Why did Vera made up…

the truth all the time. When a person is honest, it strengthens their relationship with others and lets people know that they have someone who will always tell them the truth instead of what they would want to hear. In short stories like “The Open Window’’ by Saki, “ the Cask of Amontillado’’ and” The Scarlet Ibis” the main characters told lies to either get revenge, for their own amusement or for their own reputation. If they were to have told the truth throughout the story they could have…

Throughout the story of The Open Window, Saki uses irony. Saki uses a few different types of irony in places all through the story; infact, Saki uses all three types of irony in this story. Saki uses verbal, situational, and dramatic irony in this story so that it keeps the reader interested and entertained throughout. One of the three ways that saki uses irony in this story is naming Mrs. Sappleton’s niece Vera. This is a form of verbal irony, which is the use of words to mean something…

In “The Open Window” by Saki, the moral decision being made is Vera deciding between telling the truth or using her specialty of romance at short notice. The author is trying to teach us that often times, humans defy good morals in order to create more excitement in their lives. This theory is evident throughout the story, specifically through Vera’s actions. An example of this is when she was making small talk with Mr. Nuttel. “‘[...] her husband and her two young brothers went off for their…

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…