Charles Vs The Open Window Analysis

“Charles” and “The Open Window” book center around mystery and `dishonesty, but “Charles” is a more relatable story. “Charles” and “The Open Window” are short stories filled with youthful imagination. Both short stories have interesting endings that you wouldn’t expect. The ending in “Charles”, you could expect to happen. “We don’t have any Charles in the kindergarten” (Jackson 232). Meanwhile, the ending in “The Open Window” was clear as you continued to read. These short stories have different personalities, settings, point of view and age range.
“Charles” main character Laurie creates an imaginary friend and constantly lies to his parents about Charles. Laurie convinces his parents that Charles is a troubled child. “Do you think kindergarten is too unsettling for Laurie? All this toughness, and bad grammar, and this Charles boy sound like such a bad influence” (Jackson 230). In comparison, Vera plays a joke on Mr.
“Charles” setting was in a kindergarten classroom. “The Open Window” setting was in October. Their characters are different ages. In “Charles”, Laurie is five years old since he’s entering kindergarten. A five-year-old would compose a lie that’s so convincing, so it can cover up what they have done wrong. A typical five-year-old child would tell a lie to keep them from receiving a punishment. In “The Open Window”, Vera is fifteen years old. A teenager would consider lying to access what they want out of a situation, such as entertainment for themselves. Teenagers don’t usually think about the consequences before they say or do things. Therefore, the main characters have different personalities. Laurie is undisciplined and deceitful young boy. Also, Laurie fooled his parents into believing he was an angel. Vera is actually smart and convincing young lady. Lastly, Shirley Jackson wrote “Charles” in first person. Saki wrote “The Open Window” in third