What has he got? He has brought the hand of a small‚ dead animal-a monkey’s paw. Outside‚ in the dark‚ the visitor smiles and waits for the door to open. 2. Describe the main characters. Mr. White: Elderly man apparently retired. Mrs. White: Wife of Mr. White. Herbert White: Son of Mr. White. Sergeant-Major Morris: Dinner guest of the Whites. He brings with him a curious talisman‚ a mummified (preserved) monkey’s paw. Herbert White - The son of Mr. and Mrs. White. Herbert is an irreverent
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Irony‚ Foreshadowing‚ Theme‚ and Conflict in “The Monkey’s Paw” Foreshadowing is a technique that authors use to drop hints or clues about what will happen later‚ thereby helping to build suspense and prepare readers for the outcome. Examples of Foreshadowing: 1. p. 143 - When Mr. White and Herbert are playing a game of chess‚ Mr. White puts his king into “sharp and unnecessary perils” and makes a “fatal mistake.” His reckless moves in the chess game foreshadow how Mr. White puts himself
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It was a man and son playing checkers on a cold night when a man comes to the door. It was sergeant major Morris. He brought a monkeys ow that he got from a fakir. The monkey’s paw allowed three different people three wishes. Sergeant Morris wanted to get rid of the monkeys paw but Mr.White refused. Mr. white wanted the wishes. He wished for two-thousand pounds. He got what he wanted but it had a consequence with it. His son Herbert got caught in the machinery at work and was killed. Mrs. White wished
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR A suspenseful and horrific piece of literature‚ “The Monkey Paw” is written by W.W Jacobs. A quaint family of three receives an unusual monkey paw that is capable of making any three wishes come true. Despite the caveat of a curse attached to the paw‚ the family chooses to make a wish‚ evoking from the story a suspenseful attitude as the reader becomes wrapped up in finding out the Smiths’ fated ends. With the combination of W.W Jacobs’ settings‚ characters‚ and foreshadowing
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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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The Monkey’s Paw Of all the horror short stories I have read “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W Jacobs is by far the best for creating a suspenseful atmosphere/mood. I intend to show how W.W Jacobs creates this suspenseful atmosphere/mood through the analysis of setting‚ narrative‚ dialogue and character in order to deepen my understanding. “The Monkey’s Paw” tells the story of a small but close family‚ the Whites who are visited by Sergeant-Major-Morris a friend of Mr Whites who brings with him the monkey’s
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He didn’t say anything to me till paws. Paws were small groups of events‚ kids were interested in and were held every Tuesday‚ Thursday‚ and Friday. My “paws” was sports. You learned about sport injuries‚ and how to treat them‚ news about college and pro sports and the athletes‚ and played games. Mr. Lane was my paws teacher. We were lined up ready to play a game and he was separating the groups. I don’t know how but I was
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Acme and Omega Electronics Using the mechanistic and organic structure arguments develop in Chapter 2‚ compare and contrast the management styles at Acme and Omega. Acme ’s managerial style consists of a mechanistic structure‚ while Omega ’s managerial style is based on an organic structure. Acme ’s vertical differentiation‚ which consists of four levels of control‚ constitutes the dispersion of authority between the organizational hierarchy levels and gears to give the organization more control
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If you could have any wish in the world‚ what would you wish for? In “the Monkeys Paw” by W.W. Jacobs a family is torn apart when they receive a cursed talisman from a friend. Herbert was responsible for his own death which will be seen through several examples from the text. The evidence will show that Herbert is responsible for his own death. In the text Herbert is the one that suggested the wished that killed him‚ as by this point his mother and father haven’t decided yet. The text quotes “If
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made was based on the short text‚ Monkey’s Paw. My adaptation helped me understand what Monkey’s Paw was really about. There were many different elements that helped me understand the story which were the mood‚ setting‚ plot‚ and motivations. The two different elements that helped me understand the story was mood and setting. There was a very mysterious and sad type of mood. This mood helped me understand the story because no one knew what the monkey paw could really do to them or their family until
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