Question

Vera is the first character who speaks in the story. Keeping direct characterization techniques in mind, write a 75- to 100-word description of Vera. Use details from the story to support your answer.

Answer 1

Vera is a 15-year-old girl who has an overactive imagination and is a good actress. She keeps acting even when her uncle and his companions return from hunting. The narrator describes Vera’s reaction:

Framton shivered slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension. The child was staring out through the open window with a dazed horror in her eyes.

Vera is able to fool her own family as well as Framton. She explains Framton’s sudden departure:

"I expect it was the spaniel," said the niece calmly; "he told me he had a horror of dogs.”

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Answer 2

This question is related to the short story "The Open Window"

Answer:

Vera is a country girl, but instead of showing country and naive traits, Vera shows herself to be a very polite, controlled and centered girl. This can be seen right when she meets Mr. Frampton Nuttel, at the beginning of the story. However, despite these positive qualities, in the course of the plot, Vera shows herself to be an astute, malicious and very intelligent girl.

Vera is not really a villain, but she is quite manipulative and manages to hit Mr. Frampton Nuttel squarely with his subterfuge. We can understand that she does this to have a distraction from the monotonous life of the countryside and to rule her control and intelligence in someone weaker.