Monkey's Paw Compare And Contrast Essay
The stories Monkey's Paw by W.W Jacobs and The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe are similar by both being scary and have a plot curve and we read them in class together. Their different by The Tell Tale Heart has the fiction genre and Monkey's Paw is a play/drama . Here are some more similarities and differences. The Monkey's Paw took place in a warm , cozy parlor on a wet and cold night in Laburnum Villa. The story probably set around when it was published in 1902. The Tell Tale Heart took place in a house where the old man lived in 1843. The Monkey’s Paw was also British and The Tell Tale Heart was American.
The Monkey’s Paw character traits were the son was affectionate and a loyal young man of the Whites. The father,
Mr.White is a very curious man wanting to see if the monkey’s paw really had three wish even though Sergeant Major warned him about the consequences. Mrs White is an intelligent and passionate woman she is loving towards her son and her husband, when they wish for 200 pounds and then they found out that their son Herbert got caught in the machinery then she was determined for Mr. White to wish for Herbert to come back to life. In The Tell Tale Heart the bad guy was a very different personality man he loved the old man but he wanted to kill him because of his eye .
The authors crafts in Monkey’s Paw is a plot curve because of what happens when they wish for the 200 pounds, the conflict is to wish or be foolish and wish . Complication is now that the wish is for 200 pounds , will it come true . Climax is that Herbert is in a terrible accident. Suspense is that will Herbert come back alive when Mr.White is forced to wish for him to come back live. Denouement is that Mr.White uses his final wish for him not to come back alive. Conclusion is that the knocking stops and Mr. and Mrs. White walk outside . The authors crafts in The Tell Tale Heart is a gothic fiction which is largely known as a horror story and it usually combines horror , death and romance. Why The Tell Tale Heart is a Gothic fiction is because it uses suspense and the basis of human fear to frighten readers.
The Monkey’s Paw character traits were the son was affectionate and a loyal young man of the Whites. The father,
Mr.White is a very curious man wanting to see if the monkey’s paw really had three wish even though Sergeant Major warned him about the consequences. Mrs White is an intelligent and passionate woman she is loving towards her son and her husband, when they wish for 200 pounds and then they found out that their son Herbert got caught in the machinery then she was determined for Mr. White to wish for Herbert to come back to life. In The Tell Tale Heart the bad guy was a very different personality man he loved the old man but he wanted to kill him because of his eye .
The authors crafts in Monkey’s Paw is a plot curve because of what happens when they wish for the 200 pounds, the conflict is to wish or be foolish and wish . Complication is now that the wish is for 200 pounds , will it come true . Climax is that Herbert is in a terrible accident. Suspense is that will Herbert come back alive when Mr.White is forced to wish for him to come back live. Denouement is that Mr.White uses his final wish for him not to come back alive. Conclusion is that the knocking stops and Mr. and Mrs. White walk outside . The authors crafts in The Tell Tale Heart is a gothic fiction which is largely known as a horror story and it usually combines horror , death and romance. Why The Tell Tale Heart is a Gothic fiction is because it uses suspense and the basis of human fear to frighten readers.