The Open Window

A Review

“Women are like tricks by sight of hand, which to admire, we should not understand”

William Congreve (1670 – 1729)

Vera created a funny and superstitious atmosphere in the entire story. The story will be promising for readers fond of smart comedies, for Saki is best known as a writer of best known as a writer of short stories, many of which have fantastic setting and characters. They are distinguished by an urban wit and delicate, often biting irony.

The Open window is a befitting title to the story; it acts more than a character in the story. Here the story is very fast and French window has its own importance in the story. The window makes things complicated in the story. It makes the atmosphere in the story ghastly and interesting to the readers. The title ‘The Open Window’ shows the importance of the French window in the story.

The most prominent characters in the story are Mrs. Sappleton, Vera and Mr. Framton. Vera a young lady of fifteen the niece of Mrs. Sappleton is much tricky and interesting and could take the readers in hand, as the author describes “Romance at short notice was her specialty”. Mr. Framton, a gentleman with much psychic problems, is another prominent character. The sub characters are Mr. Sappleton, the spaniel and the two brothers. These sub characters make the story a brilliant comedy, and these masculine characters made the story ghastly in a comic way.

The falling action of the story is also a brilliant comedy. At last, in the climax of the story our writer Saki reveals what actually was going on throughout the story. Weather it was ghastly or simply a smart comedy, which only Saki could do it.

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Done By: BALAVISHNU

Of +2 Physical Science

IHRD Perissery.