The Monkey's Paw

“The Monkey’s Paw” is a gothic short story written by William Wymark Jacobs in 1902. Jacobs was born in 1863, in London, England and died September 1, 1943. Jacobs “was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century” (Burne). “The Monkey’s Paw” is a macabre tale about a cursed talisman, given to an old couple; it is a twisted tale with a recurring yet dark theme, mysterious characters, and eerie events. In the beginning of this short story, Jacobs introduces the…

“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W Jacobs is a story about a family who gets a cursed monkey paw, from a man that told them it needed to be destroyed. This monkey’s paw grants three wishes, but whenever a wish is granted, it has a negative twist. When the parents wish for money, their son ends up dying at work, and they get compensation pay. The central idea of the story is that one should be careful what one wishes for. The tone of “The Monkey’s Paw” is sympathetic; the narrator seems to be sorry for…

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…

In “The Monkey's Paw” By w.w Jacobs was about Mr.White and his family who get three wishes. Mr.white uses his wishes rashinoly. In “The Third Wish” the main character mr.peters, also is granted three wishes. He wished of his wishes Sisley. Both of these stories end up with consequences. In the monkey's paw there are 3 more characters and there names are Herbert white as the son and Mrs.white as the wife and Sergeant-major Morris as the visitor. In the third wish there are two other characters…

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 the “Monkey’s Paw” by W.W Jacobs there is a family torn apart by an evil talisman. Sgt. Major Morris is the most responsible for the white family son Herbert’s death, which will be seen through several examples throughout the text. This brief evidence will show that Sgt. Major Morris is responsible for Herbert’s death. As shown on page 34 where Sgt Major Morris said “well it’s just a bit of what you might call magic” you can see by this that Mr. white got more convinced in the paw when the…

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…

them. 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…

techniques to 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…