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W. Jacobs 'Paragraph In The Monkey's Paw'
Korban Barney Mrs Pearson English 10A October 14, 2024.

“The Monkey's Paw” Paragraph In W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey's Paw” the theme is attributed to the Amendment of someone's livelihood, and how in many ways, could make it worse. The story entails a family that happens to attain the monkey's paw from Sergeant Major Morris. This family thinks that it can make their problems go away and desires come true; Ironically, it only creates more troubles for this family. W. W. Jacobs writes “He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow” (51). The father was tired of being bossed around, he wanted to become an affluent emperor to become his own boss. This father was also a risk taker, which

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