Use Of Irony In The Monkey's Paw

What is the true story of the monkey’s paw? “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs was written to be a horror fiction short story that is about a visitor who brings a monkey’s paw souvenir, he says that the monkey’s paw is dangerous as only 3 people can make 3 wishes to it and there has only been 2 until the White family got their hands on it. The irony is when something differs from reality. In this essay, it will be proven that there is irony in this story and how it was used while the monkey’s paw was used. One clear example of irony occurs when the White family doesn't expect anything bad to happen to them as they are wishing for something through the Monkey’s Paw. This is ironic because Herbert says he wants 200 pounds. So that's what they
Another very obvious example of irony is when the compensation for Herbert’s death is the exact sum they wished for. This is shown as ironic because Herbert had said the day before “Well, wish for 200 pounds, then that will do it” (page 5). Then, later in the next day, there was a visitor saying that Herbert had passed away due to an accident until they realized the White family had been handed 200 pounds for the death of their son (page 7). This is a sign of situational irony because it is known that Herbert is the one that had asked for the 200 pounds to be wished but he ended up dead afterward and the White family had gotten the 200 pounds handed to them. All in all, these are examples of situational irony in the short story “The Monkey’s Paw”. The theme of the story “The Monkey’s Paw” is of Sargent Morris handing the White family a monkey’s paw that you can grant wishes with but only 3. The Sargent had told the White family that it was dangerous, but if they chose not to listen to him it was on them. The irony incorporated in the story is used very well and should continue to be used in the story because it shows suspense to the readers until it leads the readers with a very unexpected twist to the