The Open Window

why the ending of The Open Window is odd and abrupt

why the ending of the story is so odd and abrupt

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The reader understands that Vera's story is made to scare Mr. Nuttel. I think the reader is waiting for his reaction more than anything else. Once this is satisfied, the story really has nowhere to go.

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