Vera’s story was a critical factor in “The Open Window” because she was the one that made Mr. Nuttel and her family have a different point of view. For example, Vera said, “Out through that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day’s shooting. They never came back,“ even though this was not true. This means that she changed the way Mr. Nuttel saw Vera’s aunt. This matters because she made up the illusion that her uncle and cousins were dead, and that drew up suspense when Mr. Nuttel saw them walking in the field. Furthermore, Vera said, “Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday, they and the little brown spaniel that was lost with them, and walk in at that window just as