The Open Window

1. Mr. Nuttel is visiting the country in order to calm his nerves and relax. In the story, The Open Window, it said, “I know how it will be,’ his sister said when he was preparing to migrate to his rural retreat; ‘you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping.’” Although the author did not state Mr. Nuttel’s mental condition, Saki hinted to the readers of his disorder. For the reason the disorder caused him to be secluded from

Harshada Kulkarni English IV – Period 2 Mr. Brunson November 12, 2017 LITERARY ANALYSIS OUTLINE for” The Open Window” AUTHOR – H.H. Munro (Saki) I. SETTING - A. TIME – October • “…why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon…” (Saki 1) B. PLACE – A rectory in the countryside of Great Britain • “…sister was staying here, at the rectory, you know, some four years ago…” (Saki 1) II. CHARACTERS - A. Framton Nuttel 1. He is suffering from nervous problems

excellent example in deception. In the story “Open Window” the other uses deception as the theme of her story. First of all, The story begins as a guest Mr. Nuttall came to visit a family. The aunt was upstairs doing something and she would have been down shortly but the 15 year old niece kept him company. The window was open in front of the house and she explained to Mr. Nuttall why the window was opened. She told him that they leave the window open every night on that day because her uncle and

Throughout the story, “The Open Window”, there are many examples of irony. Irony can be funny, serious, or even scary. There are three types of irony; which are; situational, dramatic, and verbal. Situational is what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Dramatic is when the audience know more about something that is happening than the character does. Finally, verbal is the use of words meaning something different than what they actually mean. In the story, it says that Mrs. Sappleton’s

Deception in The Open Window) In the immortal words of J. Cole, “Fool me one time, shame on you. Fool me twice, can’t put the blame on you.” In other words, deception is a tool that is used repetitively, and it is a tool we should all be able to learn to fight against in the later stages of our lives. When deception enters our lives, we often fail to realize it. However, it is necessary to form a sense of awareness when it comes to the ways in which others deceive us. In The Open Window, it is very clear

An example of this is “Bob is smart, brave and honest,”. Another form of characterization is indirect characterization. This is when the author shows the character in action and lets the reader decide what kinds of people we are meeting. “The open Window”, by Saki, is a great example of characterization as the author develops the characters of Nuttel and Vera indirectly through their speech, how they look, and their thoughts and feelings. Saki

The author of "The Open Window" develops the points of view of the characters and those characters help develop a theme on the topic of deception. Deception is the act of deceiving someone and it is clearly portrayed in this short story. Three years ago, the aunt lost her husband. He and his brothers went out to go shooting and were non existent and never came back home. She always left the window open because of this tragedy. Mrs. Stapleton believed they would come back any day and she seemed

can empathize with his main character. In the short story, “The Open Window” Framton Nuttel, a troubled man, is fooled as a result of his nervous nature combined with fear which is further agitated by a young girl. Vera is the niece of Mrs. Sappleton, the lady who owns the house that Mr. Nuttel is visiting. The open window in the living room strikes up a conversation between Vera and Mr. Nuttel. She informs Mr. Nuttel that it stays open because one day Mrs. Sappleton’s husband and two brothers went

Both of the short stories “Like the Sun” and “ The Open Window” include lessons about deception that have a paradox and ironic sense to them. In the first story, it has three lessons about deception that are all equally ironic. In the second story, it only contains one main lesson of deception that show irony. In “Like the Sun” Sekhar tries to tell nothing but the truth for a whole day, even though it is said being truthful is worthier, it did not leave him with the best outcome. The first scenario

Thesis: Saki, author of "The Open Window," had a certain way of doing things. This short story was a very interesting read, and it was clear what happened by the end. Like Shakespeare's "Macbeth," this story included the theme of deception. The author used the character's point of views of what's happening to outline this theme. Support 1: The characters points of view is the most important details on how the theme of deception was developed. Framton was not present when the boys left on their trip