Question

Vera though a young girl of fifteen, is a very mature and intelligent person. Justify this statement from the poem: The open window

Answer 1

Explanation:

Vera is calm, cool, poised, relaxed and sophisticated for her age. The main purpose for presenting the character this way is for the sake of contrast. When the three hunters appear outside the house, all heading towards the open window with their guns, Vera's apparent loss of her self-possession is all the more effective. It is also believable, because we know that Vera is not really as self-possessed as she is trying to appear.

The child was staring out