Examples Of Uncertain Circumstances In Monkey's Paw

Monkey’s paw is a tragedy story which has a sad ending. Mr. White, because of accepting Monkey’s paw, loses his son. If he hadn’t chosen to take it, he wouldn’t have confronted such situation. From this story, we can know that a person should not fall into uncertain circumstances. The results of uncertain circumstances are unsure before it happens, uncertain circumstances may go beyond people’s imagination, and even without uncertain circumstances one can still sustain his life. To begin with, uncertain circumstances are unclear of their results before they happen. In the story, sergeant-major Morris mentions, “But I warn you of consequences,” which means that something bad might happen. Also, including the old man and the old lady, lots of other people all oppose of man taking the Monkey’s paw because it may cause harm to the man. Besides, others who were interested in it wished to use it and then pay afterwards if it worked. From these, we can know that uncertain circumstances are not only unclear, but may also result in devastating consequences.
At first, after wishing for two hundred pounds, nothing happens to the family and they believe that nothing will go wrong. However, from the words by Mr. White, “Morris said the things happened so naturally that you might if you so wished attribute it to coincidence,” we can imply that something, either good or bad, would happen. In conclusion, Mr. White exchanges his son with two hundred pounds, which is the situation he wasn’t expecting. Without being able to estimate the power of uncertain circumstances, it is dangerous to believe