The Monkey’s Paw
After reading the story The Monkey’s Paw it is clear that there are many different themes that the reader can pull from it. Not every reader might see the same themes and the themes they see might come from a different aspect of the story. For me I saw themes appear within the characters. But how do these themes in the story show in the main characters?
The first theme that jumped out at me was mystery. The author describes how the night was cold and wet. When we read about a story taking place during the night or during stormy weather we make the connection that something bad or mysterious it going to happen. With this story that is exactly what happened. When the White’s guest Sargent-Major Morris presents to them the monkey’s paw, the White’s are skeptical as to if it would actually work. But yet Mr. White still takes it and doesn’t burn it as Morris instructed him to do. Inside of him there is that need to solve the mystery as to if the paw really did work. His curiosity got the best of him and he made a wish. His wish for two hundred pounds came true but it came with a cost. …show more content…
While reading it was clean that the White family enjoyed eachothers company. The morning after the first wish was made they were all sitting around the table for breakfast before the son, Herbert, had to leave for work. But while they were all together that morning Herbert was making jokes about how the money had never appeared. Some of these jokes were aimed towards his father but you could tell that he wasn’t trying to sound rude. Later on after he had left there was a man who had come to the house to inform the White’s of their sons passing. The two of them took each others hands to comfort each other. You can tell how much love they shared with their son based on how they reacted to this news. It is very clear that Mr. White regrets not listening to
After reading the story The Monkey’s Paw it is clear that there are many different themes that the reader can pull from it. Not every reader might see the same themes and the themes they see might come from a different aspect of the story. For me I saw themes appear within the characters. But how do these themes in the story show in the main characters?
The first theme that jumped out at me was mystery. The author describes how the night was cold and wet. When we read about a story taking place during the night or during stormy weather we make the connection that something bad or mysterious it going to happen. With this story that is exactly what happened. When the White’s guest Sargent-Major Morris presents to them the monkey’s paw, the White’s are skeptical as to if it would actually work. But yet Mr. White still takes it and doesn’t burn it as Morris instructed him to do. Inside of him there is that need to solve the mystery as to if the paw really did work. His curiosity got the best of him and he made a wish. His wish for two hundred pounds came true but it came with a cost. …show more content…
While reading it was clean that the White family enjoyed eachothers company. The morning after the first wish was made they were all sitting around the table for breakfast before the son, Herbert, had to leave for work. But while they were all together that morning Herbert was making jokes about how the money had never appeared. Some of these jokes were aimed towards his father but you could tell that he wasn’t trying to sound rude. Later on after he had left there was a man who had come to the house to inform the White’s of their sons passing. The two of them took each others hands to comfort each other. You can tell how much love they shared with their son based on how they reacted to this news. It is very clear that Mr. White regrets not listening to