Analysis Of W. Jacobs The Monkey's Paw

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In W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw” there is a family named the Whites who receive a magic monkey paw that can grant three wishes to them, but they are forewarned that each wish will have a horrible consequence. They do not heed the warning and wish for money to pay off their house debt and their son dies as repercussion for messing with fate. Mrs.White tries to bring her son back to life with the monkey’s paw, but her wish was undone by her husband’s fear of seeing their son’s mangled body. When people mess with fate and alter destiny they must also face an equal consequence for straying the path that was set for them.
The Whites are trying to challenge divine will, and through the events of the story Jacobs uses a lot of figurative language

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