explaining to the Whites what he wants to do with the Monkey’s paw‚ the sergeant said "I did have some idea of selling it‚ but I do not think I will. It’s done enough mischief already" (Jacobs page 124). This quote proves that the Sergeant is a caring man who thinks of the welfare of others over himself. Another great point in the story is when the sergeant is questioned of his three wishes and the sergeant chooses to throw the monkey’s paw into the fire: " (Suddenly‚ with Violence‚ flinging it in the
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A Misfortune of Fate Through out history‚ people attempted to change their fate to fulfill their desires. In the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs‚ the White family’s simple life is dramatically changed when they do not listen to the advice about a magical monkey’s paw. With the hope of making their lives better by wishing for money‚ the White family quickly leans that the gains do not weigh the repercussions. In this story‚ the author foreshadows the White family’s inevitable
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The Monkey Paw Prequel “Hello there sir you look like someone who could use 3 wishes‚” at first Marcus was startled when he heard the sound of the man voice‚ but then he grew interested in what the man was selling. Marcus walked over to the table where the man was selling his stuff‚ “Hi I’m Marcus‚ what’s this about 3 wishes?” he asked‚ “What I have in my hands is a one of a kind monkey paw‚ it will give you 3 wishes and when you use all of your wishes then theres no need to keep the paw.”
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The Monkey’s Paw Quiz Name: Mirella Montejano Score: __/25 A. Summary Instructions: Complete the summary of the story below by filling in the missing works. (10) The White family—mother‚ father‚ and son Herbert—are spending a cozy evening at (1)____________ when the father’s friend Sergeant Major Morris drops by for a visit. In the course of telling stories about his travels to (2) ____________‚ Morris reveals that he has a magical (3) ____________that will give its holder
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it so that three different men each had three wishes from it.” If you were given three wishes‚ what do you think you would wish for? The story “The Monkeys’ Paw” by W. W. Jacobs‚ is about a family that is given a monkey’s paw with a spell cast on it to give them three wishes. The family was warned by an old friend that they might not want to keep the paw because of the things it has done to him‚ but they did not listen. The first wish they used was for 200 pounds‚ and they got it at the cost of their
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The monkeys paw The old delusional lady snatched the paw away from his grasp‚ mumbling excitedly to herself she held the paw tight and said fiercely ‘I wish my son alive again.’ She frequently repeated it over and over until it became a jumbled chant; when suddenly a slow but insistent knock rang through the desolate house. Mrs White leapt up at the first sluggish rap‚ ‘My boy‚ my boy is finally here!’ she cried repeatedly fixing her dishevelled hair combing her hands through the straggle and fixing
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turning point‚ also known as the climax. In the Monkey Paw and Tell-tale hearts these stories are both suspenseful because of their plot and how the author laid it out. The first story is the monkey paw. This story is suspenseful and here’s why. The monkey paw is suspenseful because it’s built by the unknown quality of how his wishes are made by the monkey paw. When Mr. White makes his wishes towards to the monkey paw‚ he is very aware of the evil the monkey paw holds. Towards the end Mrs. White was dragging
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it the death of an important character or a guy in a mask scaring people? W. W. Jacobs‚ the author of The Monkey’s Paw uses numerous amounts of literary devices to make this story interesting. In my essay I will be responding to the theme‚ mood/imagery/personification‚ and foreshadowing. In this story a sergeant major is in possession of a monkey’s paw that appears to be magic. The paw allows him to make wishes. But every time the man makes a wish‚ death takes someone in return. He does make a wish
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The Monkey’s Paw By: Hrithik 1. What is the conflict and the climax of the story? There is a man vs. self-conflict when Mr. White uses the paw to make his first wish he experiences an inner conflict because he is afraid of the consequences‚ while at the same time there is an external conflict with both his wife and his son Herbert who keep urging him to make the wish. A man vs. supernatural conflict is a conflict between a character and a force of magic. That is‚
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Porschia Briggs These two similar short stories have an outrageous background. The first short story we read was called “The Monkeys Paw”‚ written by W.W. Jacobs. The second short story we read was called “The Leap”‚ written by Louise Erdich. In the Monkeys Paw‚ the White family deals with death and wishes granted by a devious magical spell. In the Leap‚ A family deals with death and a crazy‚ dangerous‚ more realistic situation. The two types
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