W. Jacobs The Monkey's Paw
In, “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs, Mr. White’s actions towards the monkey’s paw is very suspicious. He is suspicious because when the sergeant threw the monkey’s paw in the fire, Mr. White quickly pulled it out. “White...stooped down and snatched it off.” This proved that Mr. White believed in the three wishes the paw would bring them. Mr. White could’ve let the paw burn but instead, he snatched it out. He could’ve listened to the sergeant or this horrible stuff would’ve happened to them. Secondly, when the sergeant mentioned the paw, Mr. White’s eyes lit up and he told the sergeant to give it to him. He said it in a suspicious, strong voice. “Give it to me”, he told the sergeant to give it to him instead of asking for it. Also, Mr. White
might’ve invited the sergeant to the house because he is the head of the household, then he wouldn’t have had to bring the terrible news. If Mr. White hadn't of been so anxious to get the paw, Herbert would’ve told him to grant the wish and they still would’ve had their son. Lastly, I think Mr. White is most responsible for the sorrow because he didn’t even want to wish for anything, but he listened to his son and did. “I don’t know what to wish for… It seems to me I’ve got all I want.” After, Herbert told him to wish for 200 pounds, so he did, and said, “I wish for two hundred pounds.” This was a mistake because they just kept waiting and waiting and Herbert never returned and they didn’t even get suspicious they were just waiting for the 200 pounds. If they weren’t so avaricious, they would’ve realized their son never came. In conclusion, to me, Mr. White was most responsible for the death because he told the sergeant to give him the paw, after the sergeant already threw the paw in the fire, he quickly grabbed it out, and he didn’t want to wish for anything, but listened to Herbert and wished for 200 pounds. In addition, this explains that Mr. White is most responsible because he was so greedy to get all the stuff from the paw and didn’t listen when the sergeant said the paw can bring bad luck when they wish for something. If Mr. White would’ve wished for his son back alive, which the wife told him to do, they would’ve had to experience that petrifying night.
might’ve invited the sergeant to the house because he is the head of the household, then he wouldn’t have had to bring the terrible news. If Mr. White hadn't of been so anxious to get the paw, Herbert would’ve told him to grant the wish and they still would’ve had their son. Lastly, I think Mr. White is most responsible for the sorrow because he didn’t even want to wish for anything, but he listened to his son and did. “I don’t know what to wish for… It seems to me I’ve got all I want.” After, Herbert told him to wish for 200 pounds, so he did, and said, “I wish for two hundred pounds.” This was a mistake because they just kept waiting and waiting and Herbert never returned and they didn’t even get suspicious they were just waiting for the 200 pounds. If they weren’t so avaricious, they would’ve realized their son never came. In conclusion, to me, Mr. White was most responsible for the death because he told the sergeant to give him the paw, after the sergeant already threw the paw in the fire, he quickly grabbed it out, and he didn’t want to wish for anything, but listened to Herbert and wished for 200 pounds. In addition, this explains that Mr. White is most responsible because he was so greedy to get all the stuff from the paw and didn’t listen when the sergeant said the paw can bring bad luck when they wish for something. If Mr. White would’ve wished for his son back alive, which the wife told him to do, they would’ve had to experience that petrifying night.