In the story of The Monkey’s Paw, Sergeant-Major Morris delivered a monkey’s paw to the White family, Mr. White, Mrs. White, and Herbert White. Mr. White accepted the monkey’s paw, but knew it could be very dangerous. Mrs. White and Herbert were skeptical at first, so they insisted Mr. White wish for something. Mr. White wished for two hundred pounds, not thinking anything negative would happen, although that was not the case. They joked about the two hundred pounds, not knowing they would get it in restitution when Herbert was killed the next day at work. Mrs. White had Mr. White wish for Herbert back alive, and Mr. White did it. At the end, Mr. White had to wish Herbert dead again. Mr. White is the cause of the terrible case of the monkey’s paw, he created an interest in the monkey’s paw to start, he wished for the first wish of two hundred pounds, even though he knew it would not end well, and he wished for Herbert alive again, even though he wished for him dead just moments after. At the beginning of the story, Mr. White caused the …show more content…
White did not believe that the monkey’s paw had special powers. They knew, however, it was special, as Mr. White did not let the sergeant burn it, but instead took it for himself. When the sergeant was leaving, he said to Mr. White, on page 35 in The Monkey’s Paw, “If you must wish, wish for something sensible.” Mr. White did want to wish for something, so he went back to his house. Herbert said to him, on page 36 in The Monkey’s Paw, “Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it.” Mr. White did not need to wish for anything, he knew the paw was real and that it worked. He could have just said no to Herbert. But, he wished for the two hundred pounds, as seen on page 36 in The Monkey’s Paw, “I wish for two hundred pounds.” Mr. White was not forced to wish for anything, and he knew it would not be good if he did. But, he did anyways, contrary to everything that he had heard before from the
talks to his son. ‘Hark at the wind’, tells us that Mr White is very
“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.
Just like a genie, right? Wrong. Thesewishes come with an outstanding price. The story proves that interfering with fate can have a disastrous outcome. “The Monkey’s Paw” uses literary devices to create a story filled with both suspense and horror..
W.W Jacobs The Monkey’s Paw, is a play about the White’s, a family of three. Everything is fine at the White’s place, until a friend, Sergeant Major Morris visits their house. After a few drinks, Mr.White brings up the monkey’s paw, which is a cursed object that is able to grant three wishes to three people. He mentions that everyone who makes a wish regrets it later on. Mr.White asks S.M.M if he would make a wish, he gets scared and throws it in the fire. Mr.White takes it out again and keeps it, with the intention of using it. Morris warns him that he should stay away from the paw. However, the Whites’ are curious. Listening to his son Herbert, who insists on using the paw to ask for 200 pounds to payoff the mortgage. This leads to the death of Herbert for which they get
Additionally, Sergeant Major Morris knew the consequences of wishing upon the monkey's paw, saying on page 377, "I don't know what the first two [wishes] were, but the third was for death." This implied that the previous owner of the paw had suffered such severe consequences that he wished away his own life. Although Sergeant Major Morris refrained from giving the
The Simpsons episode “The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror II” is about a magical monkey’s paw bought by the Simpsons, a modern day family that lives in a town called Springfield. The family uses the paw to grant themselves four wishes. The wishes, they soon find out, all include repercussions that harm the family in some way. The book “The Monkey’s Paw” is about a family that is given a monkey’s paw by a friend that says it can grant three wishes. The family’s home in this story is Laburnum Villa, sometime in the past. At first the family is skeptical of the friends claim that the paw is magic saying, “If the tale about the monkey’s paw is not more truthful than those he has been telling us, we shan't make much out of it.”(Page 4, W.W. Jacobs). They then proceed to use the paw and are surprised to find that what they wish for is in fact granted but comes with terrible consequences. While “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror II” both share similar plots, the settings of the stories and the
I will just take it home and see what this fake thing can do.” The man went back to his house and sat down on the chair in the dining room staring at the monkey’s paw. He told his wife and daughter about how the old fakir gave him the monkey’s paw and how it granted wishes. The man said to the monkey’s paw “I wish for a million dollars.”
“A good story, whether it is true, made-up, or somewhere in between, reveals some truth about human experiences through its characters.” The main character in “The Monkey’s Paw” is Mr. White. He could be described as protective and caring due to his love towards his family. He is also curious, because he wants to have the magical monkey’s paw, despite the warnings given to him by Sergeant Major Morris. From the beginning, all Mr. White wants is to pay off his house mortgage. Also a man, the main character in “The Third Wish” is Mr. Peters. Mr. Peters, on the contrary to Mr. White, is a lonely man who desperately wants a companion. He is granted a wife as beautiful as the forest, Leita, for rescuing the forests king. Mr. Peters shows selflessness and kindness to Leita, when he wishes her back to swan form so she may be happy with her swan sister again.
In the story, Mr. White wishes that he could have 200 pounds from the Monkey's Paw. In the text it states, “I wish for two hundred pounds," said the old man distinctly…."He was caught in the machinery… Mr. White dropped his wife's hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. His dry lips shaped the words, "How much?" "Two hundred pounds," was the answer.”(“The Monkey’s Paw”). This piece of evidence leaves the reader in suspense because the reader doesn’t know how much destruction the paw is going to cause in the future. The White family is suddenly given the 200 pounds for their son's death which is never expected. The reader doesn’t know what might happen in the future and could be even more devastating for the family. Furthermore in the “Monkey's Paw,” the reader infers Mrs. White wished for Herbert to come back from the dead but did not realize the possibilities of the outcomes. Moreover, Jacobs develops suspense by incorporating cliffhanger to the story. In the text, it states “The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering
The stories of Joyce Carol Oates "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" and William W. Jacobs "The Monkey's Paw" have several different degrees of symbols and themes that warn the characters of emitted danger or bad outcomes in their stories that can be mirrored of each other. In, these stories the characters do not follow the warnings from these symbols and themes from the clues that are presented to them. From these terrible choices that are decided, they find themselves in situations that could have been avoided, but they did not proceed with. My analysis of these symbols and themes will demonstrate what they are and show the obvious of what to look for. So, let us begin on this analysis and see how the symbols and themes could have
The cause in the Monkeys paw is that the Whites son dies. The White’s son shockingly dies in a machine, “he was caught in the machinery,” said the worker. The White’s feel responsible because of the wish they made for money. The wait to see if their son was still alive after wishing on the monkeys paw brought great distress, so much so that Mrs. White fainted. The Monkeys Paw creates suspense, by showing us all the emotions from the characters while they wait to see if their son will return with the last wish. In the Monkeys Paw if they did not make a wish for money, then their son would still be alive. If these things wouldn’t have happened the White’s
Monkeys are haplorhine primates, a group generally possessing tails and consisting of about 260 known living species. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling (arboreal), although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Most species are also active during the day (diurnal). Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent, particularly Old World monkeys. There are two major types of monkey: New World monkeys (platyrrhines) from South and Central America and Old World monkeys (catarrhines of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea) from Africa and Asia.
The men in the two stories were distinct in their own ways, one being very greedy and the other very cautious. In “The Monkey’s Paw,” our main character was Mr. White. He was very discerning. When he is first introduce in “The Monkey Paw,” he asks many question and is very curious (page 88-89). Mr. White is also very greedy. He was not content with hat he had, and he then, out of all the wishes in the world, asked for 200 pounds for his own conveniences (page 91). On the other hand, the main character of “The Third Wish” is Mr. Peters. Mr. Peters is a kind-hearted, cautious man. The reader can tell that those are his traits for number of reasons. First of all, the reader can tell that Mr. Peters is compassionate because of his reaction towards a swan trying to extricate itself from a branch. He quickly rushes over and tries to free the bird (page 101-102). Another reason why the reader knows that Mr. Peters is kind is because they see how he wants his wife to be happy more than himself. This clearly shows how “warm his heart” is (page 104-105). The reader can also learn that Mr. Peters is cautious by observing the way he thinks about his three wishes. Ever...
The monkey's paw written by W.W Jacobs is a horror short story. The theme of the story is that every action comes with a consequence.This short story is about a man Mr.White and a women Mrs.White who gets a lucky monkey's paw. They got three wishes from the paw and Mr.White's wife didn't want them to use any of the wishes. She didn't want him to because the Sergeant who gave them the paw said: "every wish you get comes with a consequence". Even though Mr.White knew he still made a wish for 200 pounds and the consequence for that wish was his son getting caught in machinery and dying.Then they both used the last 2 wishes and wished for their son back then wished him away again because something wasn't right with him.
It is a sad truth that many animals in the United States are without homes. In fact, four million cats and dogs are put down in animal shelters annually (“Pet Overpopulation”). However, there is one organization trying to change this statistic. The Progressive Animal Welfare Society is focused on giving animals a home, as well as educating the public about animal care.