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Charles and the Open Window

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For both papers, it is evident that there are two parties that are most notable. The first party is the people who are involved in telling the lies while the second party is the one that is being told the stories. The most notable thing is that in both cases, the people that are being lied on andtotally believed the whole lie. The parents of the Laurie believed that there was a Charles in their class and that the other child by the name of Charles was the one who was very bad. On the other hand, it is notable that Framton totally believed everything that he was told by the niece to the lady that she was going to visit. He did not expect to see the men who had gone hunting as he thought that they were long dead (Jackson, 2005). This also led him to believe that the aunt was not well.

There are several similarities that can be spotted in both stories. The first of this is that in both cases, the lies that were told were believed. In the story Charles, both parents of Laurie, believed that in the school that they had taken their son, there was a very bad child that schooled in that place. They visualized him to be very bad to the extent that they wanted to meet the mother to this child so that they can ask her about the character of the child. The father is noted saying “invite her over for a cup of tea after the meeting. I want to get a look at her,” (Jackson, 2005). This shows that they had interest in meeting the person responsible for the Charles in the lie told.

On the other hand, Framton was very eager to talk to the aunt that he has been introduced to by a letter from the sister. This meant that as he was told the lie by the niece to the aunt, he got more egger to meet the person as he believed all the things that he had been told. He was even, more curios as he asked more questions to get details. The aunt is also seen apologizing for the fact that she had taken too long before she came down to introduce herself. “it was a relief for Framton when the aunt busted into the room with a whirl of apologies for being late in making her appearance”  this shows that Framton was also egger to meet her.

The second similarity is that the truth of the matter is found out at the end of the story. In the case of the story Charles, the truth was found out in the end when the parent went to meet the mother during a PTA meeting. It is during this period that it is notable that the teacher gives a description of her own child to be close to that of the description that Laurie had given of Charles. This is more explanatory when the teacher explains to the mother that there is no child by the name of Charles in the class that her child reads. The teacher said, “We don’t have any Charles in the kindergarten.” This goes a long way into explaining that Charles is actually Laurie and that the child had been lying all along.

In the second story, the truth is not directly told but is seen. During the period that the niece and the man are talking, he is made to believe that the aunt was living by herself and that they had been descended by the husband several years ago. This was in the story that the niece gave and this made everything the aunt said to look like it was all in her fantasy. The truth finally came out when the three men appeared from the hunting expenditure and they all were well apart from the dirt on their clothes which was expected of them. “In the deepening twilight, three figures were walking across the lawn towards the window,” (Fuller, and Saki, 1964).

The two stories however have their differences. The one major difference is that in the case of Charles, the lie that was told was about himself. Laurie lied in the story in an effort to protect him from the parents knowing the truth about his character. He directly benefits from the lie as the parents continue to assume that he is a good child in school and that he did not have any bad character. This is however different when it come to the story the open window. The lie that is given in this case is about other people. There is also no direct relation of how the niece to the aunt is to benefit from this lie.

Another major difference is that in the case of Charles, it is notable that the person that is ling seems to have planned this over a long period. The lies about the character also make us understand that there is a large gap in discipline of the child and the society has a way of dealing with it which is seen in the punishments that the child is given at school. In the case of the niece, it is not clear whether the niece knew about the lie because she is also surprised that the three men appeared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Jackson, S. (2005). The lottery and other stories.

Fuller, J., & Saki, . (1964). The open window. Chicago: Dramatic Pub. Co.