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The Monkey's Paw By W. Jacobs
How bad could a curse be? In the story The Monkey's Paw written by W.W. Jacobs, An old Friend Sergeant Morris brings a monkey's paw that grants wishes to the Whites. When Mr. White grants a wish with the paw, there is something tragic that happens for him to get his wish. The sergeant is the reason for the tragic events that happened to Mr. White's family. Sergeant Morris was irresponsible and did not hide the secret of the monkey's paw so it didn't hurt others. Sergeant told the whites about the paw and that is the reason everything tragic happened to them. As Jacobs states in the monkey's paw“ “Well, it's just a bit of what you call magic, perhaps,” said the sergeant- major off-handler.”(1) This quote is proving that the Major is the cause
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