The Open Window
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The Open Window is a classic short story by British author Saki (H.H. Munro), renowned for its witty narration and twist ending involving a mischievous girl and a nervous visitor.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author |
H. H. Munro
NERFINISHED
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Saki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception
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imagination versus reality ⓘ social anxiety ⓘ storytelling as manipulation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endingFeature |
Vera invents a second story to explain the visitor’s flight
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visitor flees in terror ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
ghostly return
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nervous breakdown ⓘ practical joke ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Story-Teller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
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short story ⓘ twist-ending fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
ⓘ
stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Mr. Sappleton
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Sappleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Framton Nuttel
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Vera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningSituation | Framton Nuttel visits Mrs. Sappleton with a letter of introduction ⓘ |
| hasTitleReference | open French window in the Sappleton house ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Beasts and Super-Beasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCommonlyAnthologizedIn | short story anthologies ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn | English literature courses ⓘ |
| keyPlotElement |
fabricated ghost story told by Vera
ⓘ
open French window awaiting supposed return of dead hunters ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ironic humor
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twist ending ⓘ unreliable child narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | nervous disposition of Framton Nuttel ⓘ |
| publicationEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation | English countryside ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ witty ⓘ |
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