An old proverb once said, “Be careful what you wish for.” “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W.Jacobs takes place at the White’s Villa, right before a guest brings a monkey’s paw that grants three wishes to someone, and when Mr.White makes a wish for 200 pounds, his son coincidently gets caught in machinery and dies. In the end, Mr.White wishes for his son to come back, but realizes that isn’t happening. In “The Monkey’s Paw” Mr.White learns to be careful what you wish for.
The theme of “be careful what you wish for” is first introduced when the guest brings an item that grants three wishes. First, on page two, it states that a man used two of his three wishes, but the last wish he made was death. This sort of hints that the Monkey Paw is cursed. For example, on page three, the soldier said,”Better let it burn.” Usually, when someone wants to burn something, that means that item is cursed or unwanted, so you can assume the monkey paw is cursed or unwanted. …show more content…
After, the guest leaves, he wishes for 200 pounds and he feels the monkey paw squirm. He feels kind of shamed for wishing for money. The next day after his son had gone to work, a stranger comes to their house and says,” I’m so sorry, your son was caught in the machinery today. Here is 200 pounds of gratitude.” This shows you have to be careful for what you wish for, because you don’t know what the result might
The theme of “be careful what you wish for” is first introduced when the guest brings an item that grants three wishes. First, on page two, it states that a man used two of his three wishes, but the last wish he made was death. This sort of hints that the Monkey Paw is cursed. For example, on page three, the soldier said,”Better let it burn.” Usually, when someone wants to burn something, that means that item is cursed or unwanted, so you can assume the monkey paw is cursed or unwanted. …show more content…
After, the guest leaves, he wishes for 200 pounds and he feels the monkey paw squirm. He feels kind of shamed for wishing for money. The next day after his son had gone to work, a stranger comes to their house and says,” I’m so sorry, your son was caught in the machinery today. Here is 200 pounds of gratitude.” This shows you have to be careful for what you wish for, because you don’t know what the result might