In the "The Open Window," if the window had been closed, how might the story have been affected?

If the window
had been closed in the story "," the most poignant moment of the story would have not
occurred with as much intensity as it would have in any another way. This is not to say that the
actual event would have never taken place. It just may have happened in a less climactic
form.

First, Vera would have needed to find a different focal point for her
story. After all, it is she who initiates the action by asking Framton Nuttel:

"You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October
afternoon," said the niece, indicating a large French window that opened on to a
lawn.

Since Vera is so versed in coming up with
last-minute stories, she uses the open window as her starting and focal point. If the window had
been closed, she would have had to use a door that would knock or a bell that would ring upon
the arrival...