Monkey Paw The Sun Symbolism

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It all started on a dark stormy night while playing chess. A man, from a faraway land knocked on the door. He told a tale about an magical paw, the paw would let you make 3 wishes. In the story monkey paw the sun Herbert I believe is to blame for his own death. Since Herbert was making jokes about mystical forces, I think that’s the reason he died, he said were going to be rich and famous wish to be true. “. While he is joking this is a serious matter.

He also said, “the tale about the monkeys paw is more truthful than those he has been telling us, “so once again he could he was joking about mystical forces. He wished death on himself by saying, “he might drop on his head from the sky” so by wishing bad things on him I think caused him to

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