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Fields Freeman Fields Hensley Honors English 11/ Third Period 08 January 2018 Part 1: Plot Summary “The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story written by W. W. Jacobs that centers around a family’s encounter with the supernatural as well as fate. On a certain dreary night, a family is attempting to warm up by a fire. This family includes an elderly couple and their adult child. While the family socializes amongst one another, footsteps are heard outside the house and in front of the door. The old man…

The decision regarding what to wish for would require much thought and consideration otherwise it could result in a dangerous and serious consequence. In both “What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” and “Monkey’s Paw”, three wishes were granted by both a goldfish and a special paw. There were different ideas of what the wishes would consist of. Each would result in a different outcome that would be used to teach the character a lesson. In the story “What,…

In the story The Monkeys Paw by W.W Jacobs there are several different messages to the story but the central message that stood out was greed. In the story greed was shown based off the characters and their personality and their worldviews and what they wanted in life. There were various archetypes, worldviews, and terminology in the book that help back up the idea of greed and that if you are to greedy and wish for more then what you actually need consequences can occur and the supernatural…

I will be comparing the book and movie of a monkey’s paw. I think it is very important the we know how to compare things. The same thing in both the movie and the text was the beginning when the son and dad play chess. Then they wait for the sergeant. Next the sergeant tells about how he gained the monkey’s paw. The dad then took the monkey’s paw. In both movie and book, the dad makes a wish for 300 pounds. So therefore the son dies. The dad recieves the money out of the conversation In my…

In Williams Jacobs 1902 short story "The Monkey's Paw," the White family is granted three wishes from a magical talisman. Sergeant Morris, Mr. Whites friend who throws the monkeys paw into a fire to destroy its sinister sorrows, warns them that tampering with fate will cause grave consequences. Despite the risk, a wish of two hundred pounds come in exchange for the life of the White's only son. Stricken with grief and disbelief, Mr. White watches as his wife pleads to bring back Herbert. Having…

create many themes for a story or book. W.W. Jacobs uses techniques like dialogue, descriptive words and phrases, and the characters feelings/actions to create the theme of “Wishes can come true but come with consequences” in the story The Monkey’s Paw. He uses dialogue between characters to create a feeling in the book and in the reader which leads to the creation of a theme. In the book a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. White show an example of this when they say “The other two wishes,”…

Tell Tale Heart vs The Monkeys Paw “Better let it burn”. (Jacob) is a quote from the book “ Monkey’s Paw” that helps emphasize a main point in the story. The “The Tell-Tale” and “The Monkey’s Paw” are both short stories that are suspenseful, gloomy, and sad. They have some similarities and some differences. The Monkey’s Paw is about a paw that can grant your wishes. The paw ends up in the hands of the Whites, the Whites make three wishes and their wishes are granted but with a price. The…

Monkey’s Paw This is a story about a monkey’s paw that is said to of granted three wishes to three men. The Whites are a family that just happened to come across a creepy, dried up monkey’s paw just before their luck starts to turn bad. Was the monkey’s paw responsible for the White’s family bad luck? Did the monkey’s paw change the course of their lives? The White’s had a friend over named Seargent-Major Morris, that told of a holy man that casted a spell on the monkey’s paw. He…

story “The Monkey’s Paw”, by W.W. Jacobs. These emotions later overcame the thought of consequences and resulted in regretful events. One piece of evidence that show these themes is when the soldier started to tell his story to the old man and woman, Mr. and Mrs. White. They are friends with the soldier, Sergeant-Major Morris, and live with their child, Herbert. One day, he comes back from India and talks about his experience. The son started to ask him about the monkey’s paw. He wondered if the…

mother told me that my grandfather had passed away, that was about 2 years ago. I miss him so much now a day, but I know he is in a better place. In the “Monkeys Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, the white’s son, Herbert, dies a horrible death. A family friend brings the family a magical monkeys paw, which will grant three wishes. The family uses the paw and by fate or coincidence, Herbert dies. Who is the blame? Even after all the warnings Mr. White made the fateful wish and is therefore responsible. I…