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jovencita que tiene una imaginación muy activa, es maliciosa y siempre Busca salirse con su propia
fortuna, aprovecha diversos acontecimientos y encuentros fortuitos con un hipocondríaco con la
finalidad de ejercitar sus habilidades narrativas y crear creativas historias a partir de este
personaje.
Sin embargo el hombre sale horrorizado de la casa de reposo gracias al uso que hace saki de la
técnica en su historia narrada.
The book Open Window tells the story of saki the protagonist, which corresponds to a young girl
who has a very active imagination, is malicious and always seeks to get away with his own fortune,
takes advantage of various events and chance meetings with a hypochondriac in order to exercise
their narrative skills and create creative stories from this character.
However, the man comes out of the rest home horrified thanks to the saki's use of technique in his
narrated story.
Saki’s narrative serves as a comedic rendition of the traditional ghost story. He uses Vera’s
tale to infuse the story with just the right amount of suspense and mystery while bringing
the reader along for the ride.Ultimately, the reader is duped along with Nuttel, as the tale
turns out to be a masterfully devised prank by an imaginative girl with far too much time
on her hands.
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" tells the story of the aging Walter Mitty on a trip into
town with his overbearing wife, Mrs. Mitty. Walter is inept at many things; he is an absent-
minded driver, he can't handle simple mechanical tasks, and he forgets things easily. What
makes Walter exceptional is his imagination.
'After Twenty Years' is a story of fewer than 1,300 words that opens with a policeman on
night patrol. It's nearly 10:00, and all's quiet as he walks his beat, checking locks for safety.
Suddenly, though, a figure standing in a doorway catches his attention, and he
approaches. The person speaks up and reassures the officer that he's not looking to cause
any trouble - just waiting on a friend with whom he'd made an appointment 20 years ago
to meet at that spot.
The man lights a cigar and tells the lawman about his friend, Jimmy Wells, who'd been
more like a brother to him when they were younger. He praises Jimmy's character and
assures the policeman that he'll keep their appointment for 10:00. As it's already quite
nearly ten, the officer asks if the man will wait any longer for Jimmy, and the patient friend
says he'll give him half an hour as the lawman continues his patrol.
About 20 minutes later, another man approaches and calls to the waiting friend by name -
Bob. As the two men greet each other heartily, Bob begins to recognize some unfamiliar
characteristics in his friend; namely, he seems taller than he remembered. He accepts his
friend's reply that he'd grown some in 20 years, until they come across the bright lights of
a drug store.
Here, Bob realizes that the man in front of him doesn't have the same nose as Jimmy, but
it's far too late for him to escape arrest from the plainclothesman posing as Jimmy. Before
taking him into custody, however, the officer hands Bob a note from Patrolman Wells
whom he'd unwittingly met earlier. In it, Jimmy admits he recognized Bob's face from a
Chicago police bulletin but didn't have the heart to bring him in himself when he had
indeed made it to their appointment on time without Bob's ever knowing.
The two characters that have similarities for me are Saki and Walter mity for the creative way they
have to make up stories.
In the short story "After Twenty Years," the author O. Henry creates an atmosphere of
mystery and uncertainty to set up the surprise ending. ... The author adds further to the
mystery by explaining that the man has a slight scar on his face and a scarfpin and watch
that suggest that he is very rich.