Summary Of The Monkey's Paw By Wymark Jacobs

“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”(McGill). The short story The Monkey’s Paw by William Wymark Jacobs has many instances of characters not giving their full attention when somebody was attempting to speak to them. When the sergeant came to the home of the White’s and showed them the monkey’s paw, the White’s did not listen to the sergeants warning of the monkey’s paw of it bringing great consequences whenever they made a wish. Mrs. White did not listen to Mr. White when he tried to explain why they should not wish for their son to be alive. Mrs. White rushed down the stairs ignoring Mr. White’s warnings of opening the door to let their son into the home. Listening more to people other than someone’s self is an ideal that has been lost in society. To begin with, listening more will provide people with information so they will not make mistakes later. The White’s ignored the sergeant when he perpetually tried to give them warning of the ratifications that the paw will bring. They made mistakes and terrible things happened when they did not listen. The sergeant came to the White’s house and showed them the paw, he gave them warnings of the paw, and

The sergeant tried to warn the White’s of the consequences of wishing with the paw, but the White’s did not listen to the sergeant and wished for 200 pounds. A week after the man told Mr. and Mrs. White that their son has died, Mrs. White was so urgent to tell Mr. White to wish for their son back. Mr. White tried to explain what dangers the wish could bring, but Mrs. White forced him to make the wish. At the end of the story, Mrs. White rushed down the stairs ignoring Mr. White’s warning of opening the door. “Listening is more important than talking. Just hit your mark and believe what you say. Just listen to people and react to what they are