Monkey's Paw Questions
Austin Davis
English November 2nd, Two British Stories British Story: The Monkey’s Paw
Quickwrite
If I were to be granted a wish, I would wish to make the world a better place, have the drought fixed, clean up the streets, anything to make it better. My fears would be that I have a big wish and whatever or whoever is granting that wish would have to be a god of some sort most likely. Somebody with that much power could have a negative impact and hurt somebody or something.
First Thought Questions
Mr. white using his last wish to put his son back in the grave, I believe was the right decision.
Mr. White wishes aloud for two hundred pounds. Mr. White suddenly cried out and said that the paw moved in his hand like a snake. they went to bed, the next day mrs. White asks whether Herbert is all right, and a representative says he is hurt, but not in pain. For a second, mrs. White feels relieved, until she realized that Herbert felt no pain because he had died. The representative then explains that the company will not take any responsibility for the death, but will give the Whites family two hundred pounds. …show more content…
Sadly, for the Whites family, they have lost a son. Strangely, the son is the one who wanted to see if the monkey paw worked, that's why he got killed to ensure the power if messing with the wrong item, in my opinion.
When Herbert died his mother broke down, she seemed to have lost everything that she loved. However, Mr. White rises to the occasion when he makes his last wish and returns his son to the
English November 2nd, Two British Stories British Story: The Monkey’s Paw
Quickwrite
If I were to be granted a wish, I would wish to make the world a better place, have the drought fixed, clean up the streets, anything to make it better. My fears would be that I have a big wish and whatever or whoever is granting that wish would have to be a god of some sort most likely. Somebody with that much power could have a negative impact and hurt somebody or something.
First Thought Questions
Mr. white using his last wish to put his son back in the grave, I believe was the right decision.
Mr. White wishes aloud for two hundred pounds. Mr. White suddenly cried out and said that the paw moved in his hand like a snake. they went to bed, the next day mrs. White asks whether Herbert is all right, and a representative says he is hurt, but not in pain. For a second, mrs. White feels relieved, until she realized that Herbert felt no pain because he had died. The representative then explains that the company will not take any responsibility for the death, but will give the Whites family two hundred pounds. …show more content…
Sadly, for the Whites family, they have lost a son. Strangely, the son is the one who wanted to see if the monkey paw worked, that's why he got killed to ensure the power if messing with the wrong item, in my opinion.
When Herbert died his mother broke down, she seemed to have lost everything that she loved. However, Mr. White rises to the occasion when he makes his last wish and returns his son to the