W. W. Jacobs

Author's many techniques such as dialogue and many other 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…

In W.W. Jacobs short story, “The Monkey’s Paw” Mr. Whites personality is shown through the game of chess he plays with his son as he acts impulsively, and does not know his mistakes until it is to late. Mr. White while playing chess with his son notices “… having seen a mistake that could cost him the game after it was too late…”(1). Mr. White reacts impulsively in many instances, he acts before he has time to think in any situation. This becomes clear as his wishes for 200 pounds, knowing…

for things we don't already have. Gambling is a good example of this. People spend money on lottery tickets in hopes of winning a much larger sum of money. After all, don't we all wish we were wealthy or had a bigger house or better car? W.W. Jacobs, in The Monkey's Paw tells a story of a family who tempted fate and had a devasting outcome, pointing out that greed always comes with a price. A visitor at the White’s home, Sargeant Major Morris, introduces a monkey's paw and it's curse to…

In the story, The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs, the author explores the theme of the consequences of interfering with fate. The Whites get a magical monkey’s paw that can grant three wishes, and so the Whites family wished for 200 pounds.When they got the money there was also news about their now dead son.The couple then decides to wish for their son back, but then Mr.White thought his son was going to come back mutilated, and wished his son dead again. In the beginning of the story, Mr.Sargent…

Greed and desperation played a big role in the 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…

Plot development not only allows the writer to keep the story in order, but also allows him or her to determine when and where the story will stop. The following paragraphs will serve to demonstrate plot development in “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacob. In “The…

story usually has 5 parts: beginning with the exposition, then the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution which is the ending of a story. The development of the plot can be explained using the story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs. The exposition usually introduces the characters and the setting for the story. Here in The Monkey’s Paw the story begins with Mr. White, an old, British man and his son playing chess in their home, which is described as the worst of “all…

In the short story “The Monkey's Paw” by W.W.Jacobs, a possible theme is, not everything is the way it seems. This is a possible theme because a lot of evidence points toward it being so. When the White’s decided to keep the Monkey’s Paw that the Sergeant-major told them to burn, everything went downhill from there. In the end, this is found to be a big mistake. When Mr. White makes the first wish he wishes for two-hundred pounds, but what he doesn't know is that making that wish was going to…

I was heartbroken when my 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…

lingering questions and having readers imagine and think about what could happen next. Endings could be fulfilling without a resolution. I believe that authors have a responsibility to have a conclusion but not a resolution. In “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, the White family is presented with a mummified monkey’s paw that can give three men three wishes each. The last man who used it used his last…