Analysis Of The Story 'The Monkey's Paw'

The story begins on a dark and stormy evening, the members of the white family are staying in their warm and cozy home, Laburnum Villa, waiting for a visitor who knew Mr. White before. While waiting for their visitor, Herbert White and his father are playing a game of chess While Mrs. White knits near the fire place. The game of chess ended as Herbert White is crowned the victor of the game.

After the game, Mr. White’s friend, Sergeant-Major Morris arrives, they welcome him over with a whisky. As the night passes by, Morris tell stories about his exploits abroad. As Morris tells his stories, Mr. White express his interest and returned to the subject of the monkey’s paw which Morris mentioned earlier. Moreover Morris tries not to deal about the subject which only rises the family’s curiosity. At Mr. and Mrs. White’s urging, Sergeant – Major Morris eventually takes a small, mummified paw out of his pocket. He explains that the paw has been cursed by a fakir and can grant three wishes. As the story of the paw goes on , Morris told the whites that there has been three men who wished on the paw; and without exception the sergeant-major himself has already had his wishes and how another man who used the paw for …show more content…
Several days passed after the burial of Herbert, the Whites feel exhausted and hopeless. One stormy night, Mr. White wake up and saw his wife crying, thus he comforted her. Filled with hopelessness, Mrs. White suddenly cries out that she wants the monkey’s paw and told him to wish Herbert back to life, but he resisted and explained that Herbert’s death has no connection with the wish that he made on the paw, but Mrs. White stubbornly insisted to wish Herbert back to life. Because of her wife urging he retrieves the paw and Mrs. White ordered him to wish Herbert come back to life. Thus Mr. White made his second wish, then they heard the clock, the creak of a stair and the sound of a mouse.