The most important symbol in "The Open Window" is the open window itself. When Vera tells Mr. Nuttel the story of the lost hunters, the open window comes to symbolize Mrs. Sappleton's sadness and heartbreak at the loss of her husband and younger brother. When the truth is later revealed, the open window no longer symbolizes anguish but now it symbolizes deception.
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"The open window" by Saki
1-THEMES
Appearance and Reality : Vera, the fifteen years old, appears to be a
very sweet girl while in fact she is very playful since she makes up stories
so well ,that even her own aunt falls for them. The reader also believes
Vera to an extent. The window is real whereas Vera's story is imaginative
through which Nuttel expected to see three ghosts coming through the
window, so when he saw the men coming towards the house, he fled.
Deception : Vera deceives Framton Nuttel with her story of her aunt's
brothers being lost in the marsh and never returning. She also deceives
her aunt by giving a reason as to why Nuttel rushed out of the house after
seeing the three men telling her aunt that he fears dogs.
Sanity and Insanity : This short story measures the sanity and insanity
of all the characters. Framton Nuttel is insane to believe Vera without
being more observant. He thinks that Mrs. Sappleton is insane but he is
insane for real.
2-Plot
Framton Nuttel is suffering from nerve disease for this reason his doctor
advised him to visit a rural area where he knows no one. His sister gives
him letters of introduction so he can meet people there.
He pays a visit to Mrs. Sappleton. While he waits for her, her 15-year-old
niece puts up with him. When she realizes Nuttel has never met her aunt
and knows nothing about her, she explains that it has been three years
since Mrs. Sappleton's "great tragedy," when her husband and brothers
went hunting and never returned, apparently engulfed by a bog. Mrs.
Sappleton keeps the large French window open every day, hoping for
their return.
When Mrs. Sappleton appears she seems careless to Nuttel, talking
instead about her husband's hunting trip and how she expects him home
any minute. Then the hunters appear in the distance, and Nuttel, horrified,
grabs his walking stick and exits suddenly. When the Sappleton's exclaim
over his sudden, impolite departure, the niece calmly explains that he was
probably frightened by the hunters' dog. She claims that Nuttel told her he
was once chased into a cemetery in India and held at bay by a pack of
aggressive dogs.
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Framton rushed out wildly because he was a “chill shock of nameless fear”. He was scared and shocked to see the three men. He thought they were dead, and seeing them walking towards the open window, he rushed out.
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