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        <title><![CDATA[This is an interesting question because it does not focus on the far...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/mrs-sappleton-can-best-described-121033</link>
        <description><![CDATA[This is an interesting question because it does not focus on the far more visible character of the niece...instead, it focuses on the less visible character of the aunt.  To give you an answer, though, If I had to make a decision about how Mrs. Sappleton could BEST be described I would use the phrase "matriarch of the family."
Why do I think that?  Well, it was something in the way that the woman carried herself.  A matriarch is a female...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:34:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the story "The Open Window," Mrs. Sappleton can best be described by...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/mrs-sappleton-can-best-described-121033</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In the story "The Open Window," Mrs. Sappleton can best be described by what word or phrase?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:12:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Saki sets up Framton's anxiety and Vera's propensity for storytelling at...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/describe-framtons-departure-from-rectory-what-119449</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saki sets up Framton's anxiety and Vera's propensity for storytelling at the story's beginning.  As Vera "entertains" Framton by asking questions and then telling him the horrific (but unbeknownst to Framton, the fictional) tale of her aunt's tragedy (the simultaneous deaths of her aunt's husband and two brothers while out hunting), she exacerbates his frantic nature.
When Vera finishes her story about the men dying and her aunt's inability...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:32:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Saki describe Framton's departure from the rectory in "The Open...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/describe-framtons-departure-from-rectory-what-119449</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How does Saki describe Framton's departure from the rectory in "The Open Window"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:56:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Saki presents Vera at the beginning of the story as a self-possessed...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-irony-this-story-58909</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saki presents Vera at the beginning of the story as a self-possessed young lady whichleads the readers to the mistaken impression that she is a respectful character, therefor anything she says shall be trusted. He also chose the name Vera which means truth. The irony is revealed when the readers learn that Vera, and against all expectations, played a childish practical joke that fooled Mr.Nuttel, the Sappletons, and the readers.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:22:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interesting question, but a little vague, I have to say. I think, the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/how-does-open-window-reflect-ones-character-68225</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Interesting question, but a little vague, I have to say. I think, the open window in Saki's short story of the same name is a brilliant metaphor for the mind, the process of thinking and the stories that are churned out of the mental space. The openness of the window might also be seen as a symbol of life's openness or the ambivalence so as to the distinction of fiction and reality that remains at the end of the story. In this way, it also...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:36:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The irony in Saki's short story The Open Window is operative on many...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-irony-this-story-58909</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The irony in Saki's short story The Open Window is operative on many levels. Its source in the story at the level of the character is the smart storytelling niece of Mrs. Sappleton, Vera but there is irony operative on the genre of the story as well. It uses the Horror/Mystery genre ironically as the resolution makes a fake out of it. The twist at the end is also a twist on the generic level of the story.
Irony is both verbal and situational...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:02:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The setting of Saki's short story is an English country house, where a...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-setting-open-window-111431</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The setting of Saki's short story is an English country house, where a skittish man called Framton Nuttel comes as par his doctor's advise to go for a change. The setting in terms of Nuttel's motivation is supposed to be a refreshing and pure relief for him. The urban-rural binary is thus set up by him and subtly undermined by the plot which sees him victimized in a rather macabre fashion by the clever storytelling of Mrs. Sappleton's niece...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:48:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the setting of The Open Window?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-setting-open-window-111431</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the setting of The Open Window?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-setting-open-window-111431</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:21:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[He's spending time in the country to try to cure his nerves.  Vera,...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/why-framton-spending-time-country-95921</link>
        <description><![CDATA[He's spending time in the country to try to cure his nerves.  Vera, unfortunately, picks up on this little quirk of Framton's and takes advantage of his bad nerves by telling him a frightening story of people going on the hunting trip and not returning.   She tells Framton that her aunt keeps the window open in hopes that the men will someday return from their trip, so  - thinking the aunt has lost touch with reality - Framton tries to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:25:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In that particular story, "romance" refers to the genre of imaginative...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-does-romance-short-notice-was-her-specialty-111117</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In that particular story, "romance" refers to the genre of imaginative literature, not romance as in "love."  The girl in the story (I think I her name is Vera) is adept at inventing stories (i.e. lying) on the spot.  Thus, her story about the men getting lost in the bog during their hunting expedition, etc., as an explanation about why the window is open.  Simply put, she's good at making up stories. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:20:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what does "romance at short notice was her specialty" means]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-does-romance-short-notice-was-her-specialty-111117</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what does "romance at short notice was her specialty" means]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The protagonist, Mr. Nuttel, is a skittish man who has come to the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-needs-protagonist-character-antagonist-108981</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The protagonist, Mr. Nuttel, is a skittish man who has come to the country to calm his nerves.  His sister has sent letters of introduction to those she knew while she spent time there.  Although he feigns that visiting these acquaintances is unenjoyable, the reader gets the impression that he actually might enjoy them, for this gives him a chance to complain of his ailments.  His need, then, is for attention and sympathy.  It is because...]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-needs-protagonist-character-antagonist-108981</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:41:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[because he was scared of the dog!!]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/why-does-nuttle-leave-such-hurry-20615</link>
        <description><![CDATA[because he was scared of the dog!!]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/why-does-nuttle-leave-such-hurry-20615</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:20:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the needs of the protagonist character and the antagonist...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-needs-protagonist-character-antagonist-108981</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are the needs of the protagonist character and the antagonist character in "Saki The Open Window"?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/what-needs-protagonist-character-antagonist-108981</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:15:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I would have to say that the eNotes guide is fairly thorough when it...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/does-anyone-have-any-deeper-insight-into-story-107819</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I would have to say that the eNotes guide is fairly thorough when it comes to the themes of this story.  The problem is with its length...it is hard to have too much depth in a story of this size.  I can let you know what I find interesting about it, though, and see if that sparks your thoughts at all in different directions.
The most intriguing character in the story, of course, is the girl.  She is at the heart of the conflict.  It's her...]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/does-anyone-have-any-deeper-insight-into-story-107819</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:32:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does anyone have any deeper insight into the story, "The Open Window" by...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/does-anyone-have-any-deeper-insight-into-story-107819</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Does anyone have any deeper insight into the story, "The Open Window" by Saki? Any further analyzation to offfer?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/does-anyone-have-any-deeper-insight-into-story-107819</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:25:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It's VERA!!!  The antagonist is the character who essentially goes up...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/who-antagonist-open-window-by-saki-105087</link>
        <description><![CDATA[It's VERA!!!  The antagonist is the character who essentially goes up against the protagonist to enhance his/her experience in either a positive or negative way.  Mr. Nuttel is the protagonist, or who the story is about.  He is coming to Mrs. Sappleton's town to get away from it all, to calm down so his nerve condition can get healed.  Vera is the first person he meets.  She has no clue who Mr. Nuttel is -- she just guesses, based on his...]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/who-antagonist-open-window-by-saki-105087</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:29:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who is the antagonist in The Open Window by Saki?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/who-antagonist-open-window-by-saki-105087</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Who is the antagonist in The Open Window by Saki?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/who-antagonist-open-window-by-saki-105087</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 11:28:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[three words describe Vera and why?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/how-resourceful-vera-open-window-by-saki-87647</link>
        <description><![CDATA[three words describe Vera and why?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/open-window/q-and-a/how-resourceful-vera-open-window-by-saki-87647</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:30:34 PST</pubDate>
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