Andrea Clay, author of ClassicNote. Completed on March 16, 2016,
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Updated and revised by Aaron Suduiko March 18, 2016. Copyright held by GradeSaver.
Brian Gibson. Beastly Humans: Ambivalence, Dependent Dissidence, and Metamorphosis in the Fiction of Saki . Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta, 2006 .
Fred H. Marcus. A Modern Modest Proposal: Read the Movie First. Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English , 1974 .
Bernard E. Peltzie. Teaching Meaning Through Structure in the Short Story. Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English , 2015 .
Sandie Byrne. The Unbearable Saki . New York : Oxford University Press, Inc. , 2007.
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The Open Window Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for The Open Window is a great
resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
In Saki’s time girls were frequently portrayed as trustworthy and honest people. It is thus ironic that he chooses a female character to play the role of trickster and storyteller in “The Open Window.”
The Open Window study guide contains a biography of Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
