Imagination is a catalyst for doing common good. Do you agree or disagree? Justify your answer with reference to the lesson ―The Open Window‖
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Yes, Imagination is indeed a catalyst for doing common good, but in case of Vera it was the opposite.
- Dreams and creative mind invigorate the inventiveness of an individual. Effective individuals have dreams and visionaries. They seem as though average people yet their traits and approach make them particular.
- Vera likewise had a creative mind yet as opposed to doing any great, she had engraved the brain of Framton, with her profoundly innovative frequented story.
- She was so persuading in her phantom and canine story that both the audience members had trusted her. Vera with her creative mind, added inventiveness and obligation to her ability.
No, imagination is not a catalyst for common good, if considering the story 'The Open Window' by H. H. Munro.
There are many reasons to support this stand. Vera's sense of imagination and creativity have to be considered here.
To begin with, the outcome of Vera's imagination did more harm than good. Vera's story of Mrs. Sappleton's presumably dead husband, brothers and dog was bad enough for Framton's delicate nerves, but it became even worse for him to handle when Mrs. Sappleton started speaking about them. Poor Framton got the shock of his life when the three men and the dog actually came home. The sight of them must have wreaked havoc on his nervous system. Vera dangerously played around with Framton's medical conditions.
Vera took the prank to the next level when she made up another story to explain Framton's strange behaviour. She did not show any remorse or guilt for having misbehaved with a guest. Instead, she enjoyed it and even took advantage of her aunt's trust. Thus, Vera, through her imagination, broke the trust of two unsuspecting people- Framton and Mrs.Sappleton. Such behaviour cannot possibly amount to any 'good'. It can only be labelled as selfish fun.
Thus, it is evident that though imagination can be put to constructive and destructive use, Vera chose to use it the wrong way and so, it did not bring about any 'common good'.