Monkey's Paw

My adaptation that I made was based on the short text, Monkey’s Paw. My adaptation helped me understand what Monkey’s Paw was really about. There were many different elements that helped me understand the story which were the mood, setting, plot, and motivations.

The two different elements that helped me understand the story was mood and setting. There was a very mysterious and sad type of mood. This mood helped me understand the story because no one knew what the monkey paw could really do to them or their family until they wished for something. The mysterious mood also helped me understand the story because Mr. White’s family did not know where the monkey’s paw came from. The sad mood helped me understand the story because you could feel how they felt when Herbert died. That type of mood also helped me understand the story because that was all Mrs. White and Mr. White were feeling throughout the story. The other element that helped me understand the story was the setting. The story took place in the early
The plot helped me understand the story because it explained what the story was about. For example, in the beginning, the family got the monkey’s paw from their friend and the rest of the story continues. The plot also helped me understand the story because it explains why those things happened the way it did. Another element that helped me understand the story was motivations. In the story, Mrs. White wished for her son back because she missed him like crazy and was very depressed. Her motivation was the fact that she was going to be alone without a son for the rest of her life. That is why she wished for Herbert back. Motivation also helped me understand the story because once I knew what motivations they had to do the things they did, it helped me understand their point of view on certain things. Those are the two elements that helped me understand the