Theme Of The Monkey's Paw

Does the setting contribute to theme of “The monkey's paw”. Father and son at chess white haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. The setting affects the characters because the father was laughing off his fears. There house was steeped in shadows and darkness.

The characters contribute to the theme of the “The monkey's paw” because they control what happens in the story. Mr.white got scared when he took his first wish because the paw moved. At the beginning of the story sergeant-major morris warned mr.white about the consequences of using his 3 wishes. At the end of the story herbert's mother was depressed because herbert dieing was the consequence of one of the 3 wishes.

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