“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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before‚ I still can see the blood on his paws‚ and the red eyes that lit like spark. I told mother but did she listen‚ NO! She nevers listens to me‚ and she will never listen to me now that she is DEAD! Like father and brother sis‚ no one ever escaped him before but me!
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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 he is not in any pain. "Oh‚ thank God!" said the old woman
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Monkey: Journey to the West is a story of an adventure for enlightenment to India in order to find ancient Buddhist scriptures. The story consists of Chinese legends‚ tales‚ and superstitions. Daoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Buddhism play a huge role throughout this story. Monkey: Journey to the West is a story that discusses religion‚ and moral issues. The monkey acts the way he does due to underlying religious themes played throughout the story. At first understanding why the Monkey acts the way he does
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noticed something i’ve never seen before in all my days of collecting things it was a unique and a different. i went to see what it was and as i was examining it i notice writing on the back of it i read what it said and it said it was called a monkey paw and it could grant me three wishes any wishes i would like and so i kept it and i thought to myself i can’t ever sell such a unique thing. As i was walking home i couldn’t wait to tell my husband what a magnificent thing that i had stumbled across
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Joseph Gudino The Monkey’s Paw Literary Response The short story ‚ The Monkey’s Paw ‚ was a chilling novel about the White family (Mr. White ‚ Mrs. White ‚ Herbert )and how they used a talisman to change there fate ‚ but not for what they had hoped for . The author introduces this story on a cold ‚ wet night which gives a suspensful feeling to the novel at first hand . While the White’s are spending time together in a small parlor ‚ they get a visit from Mr. White’s old friend ‚ sergeant Major
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In the fictional short story‚ "The Monkey’s Paw" by W.W. Jacobs‚ a theme is don’t mess with fate. This theme is determined by pieces of evidence throughout the story. One story element is the story told by Sergeant-Major Morris about how he obtained the paw‚ through the death of a man. "I don’t know what the first two were‚ but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw." Another element is Mr. White’s first wish‚ wishing for money‚ which causes his son to die. "He was caught in the machinery
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The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs is a story of misfortune. The author uses foreshadowing in the story to build tension‚ and suspense to keep the reader entertained. W.W. Jacob does this by creating certain plot twists‚ and pacing the story rapidly but still having lots of detail. This book reminds me of being careful for what I wish for and lessons learned. The story begins with the main character‚ Mr. White‚ receiving a monkey’s paw from a friend. The monkey’s paw is believed to be able to grant
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still clutched the monkey’s paw tightly in his fist‚ his knuckles pale from the strain. He could hear his wife sniffling softly‚ wiping her face with the edge of her nightgown. He tentatively reached over to reassure her‚ but her trance seemed to be broken by his movement. “WHY?” she shouted‚ still in hysterics over the incident. “That was our son! How could you?” There was no reply from her confounded husband. Suddenly‚ through her tears‚ she glimpsed the monkey’s paw still clutched in his hand
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The Panamanian Spider Monkey I have always been extremely interested in and moved by the scores of endangered species out there. Whether they are plants or animals‚ I have always been an advocate for the wild life in need. It took hours to pick which specific species I wanted to focus on for this particular project‚ but after much research and a personal connection‚ I chose the Panamanian Spider Monkey. Ever since I was a little girl I have had a special spot for monkeys. Before I understood that
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