The Open Window: A Review

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.