The Open Window Like The Sun Literary Analysis

As a child, we are more inclined to indulge in selfish behaviors. When we want something such as food or nurturing we expect to get it immediately regardless of the situation of the people around us. As babies grow up, a majority of them tend to come to the realization that selfishness just results in conflict. This is evident in the stories The Open Window, Like the Sun, and Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket. These three stories clearly depict that when characters begin to lose consideration for others and act in a selfish manner, conflicts tend to arise, and it often does not end well. In The Open Window, the protagonist, Framton Nuttel was on a rural retreat as part of his nerve cure. He was greeted by a fifteen year old young lady, Vera, who in attempt to cure her boredom decided to make up a story about her aunt and uncle. She explains that her aunt, Mrs. Sappleton , leaves a window open every day in order for her dead uncles to come back home. In reality they were just on a hunt, and when Mrs. Sappleton explained that they were going to return, Framton thought she was crazy. When they actually did return home, Framton ran away thinking he was seeing ghosts. In the case of this story, by telling Framton the made up tale to cure her
In all three stories, every time a character acted selfishly or inconsiderately, it resulted in some kind of conflict. For instance, in The Open Window, Vera’s selfish acts resulted in Framton’s nervousness becoming worse and the Sappleton family thinking he’s crazy. In Like the Sun, Sekhar’s inconsideration led to his wife being gloomy, and his headmaster forcing him to correct 100 papers in one night. Lastly, in Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket, Tom’s careless behavior led to him being suspended out of an eleven foot story building hanging on a perch. Clearly, whenever a selfish action is committed, it is followed by some kind of