“The Monkey’s Paw”: The Horror Genre The chilling story “The Monkey’s Paw‚” by W.W. Jacobs‚ is a fictional horror story in which the author’s message to the reader is you have to be careful what you wish for. The story is about a family who was presented with a magical paw that has the ability to grant three wishes. With each wish‚ although seemingly harmless‚ resulted in severe consequences. The author builds suspense‚ tension‚ and fear through the setting‚ plot‚ and the events that occur. Setting
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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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tragedy ‚The Monkey’s Paw. Few weeks ago‚ before the blustery and mournful day‚ The Clarks‚ were going to the beach which was 3 miles away. They were enjoying at the beach‚ kiteboarding on the breezy wind‚ and bone chilling water. Their only son‚ Alex went to see if he had won the lottery ticket. He rushed
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The Monkey’s Paw One day in India there lived a tribe of monkeys and on that same day here was a monkey that was born‚ a boy. All the monkeys were cheering about and having a grand celebration to commemorate the birth of the new boy‚ But within minutes of his birth he had his right hand chopped off. A scary old man wielding a hatchet collected the paw off the ground. Since he was a little boy‚ Sanjay had an obsession of collecting strange items ranging from ancient relics to rocks; he had very few
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may be horrific. The idea of fate and symbolism‚ when mixed together‚ can make a lethal pair. Dahl and Jacobs use fate and symbolism to paint an effective picture of death. The idea of fate is used in both "The Monkey’s Paw" and Lamb to the Slaughter. In "Monkey’s Paw"‚ the paw manipulates faith. "It moved As I wished it twisted in my hand like a snake." The twisting and movement represents someone or something manipulating fate for their wants. In Lamb to the Slaughter the aristocracy also tried
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“Varjak Paw” Book Talk “Believe something is impossible‚’ said his ancestor calmly‚ ‘and you will surely fail. But believe in yourself and you can do anything.” The Book Varjak Paw by S.F. Said is about a young cat named Varjak who is from a family of purebred Mesopotamian cats‚ though feels left out of it because of his eye color. If it wasn’t for his grandfather‚ Elder Paw‚ he would completely feel like he didn’t belong at all. Elder Paw tells him stories of his ancestor Jalal‚ and how skillful
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stories using a graphic organizer. Analysis of the elements are done occording to the criteria listed below: * Plot * Characters * Theme(s) * Setting * Moral values PLOT Short storyElements | BEQUESTS OF LOVE | THE MONKEY’S PAW | Exposition | At the beginning of the story the writer tells the audience about Karim‚ that bornhandicapped. He also tells us about the happiness of the family. They also havetwins‚ Fariq and Faroq. | Beginning of the story is at small parlour of
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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
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those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it.” This shows that when you try to mess with fate then you will deal with sorrow in your life. In “The Monkey’s Paw‚” the theme of despair is explored through the author’s characterization of Mr. and Mrs. White after Herbert’s death. "I’m sorry----" began the visitor. "Is he hurt?" demanded the mother. The visitor bowed in assent. "Badly hurt‚" he said quietly‚ "but
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“The Fat Man” and “The Monkey’s Paw” Upon reading the two short stories‚ “The Fat Man” and ‘The Monkey’s Paw”‚ I have found many differences and few similarities. With the stories both being from the same genre‚ horror‚ I thought they would have more in common. Turns out‚ different subgenres really do make a difference. “The Fat Man” fits very well in the weird tales subgenre‚ while “The Monkey’s Paw” fits more into the gothic subgenre. Both very different subgenres. In the short story “The Fat
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