Who is at fault for the miseries caused by The Monkey’s Paw? The story is about a situation between a family and an old friend of the father. While the father’s friend, Sergeant-Major Morris, was visiting, the father, Mr. White, ended up taking the monkey’s paw that Sergeant-Major was planning on disposing of. After being warned that wishing on the paw has consequences, Mr. White still wished for two pounds. The wish resulted in Mr White’s son, Herbert, dying, and the remaining Whites receiving the 200 pounds as compensation. Seeing as Mr. White was the one who wished, Mr. White is to blame for the series of events that occurred. Some might say that Herbert is to blame for the series of events that occurred because he kept pushing his father …show more content…
Herbert was continuously telling his father to wish for greedy things. Although Herbert was pushing his father to wish, Mr. White ultimately decided to take the paw out of the fire and make the wish. Mr. White said, “As I wished, it twisted in my hand like a snake” (Jacobs 3). Mr. White was warned of the consequences that the paw would bring, but still decided to save the paw from destruction and keep it to himself. When Sergeant-Major Morris was visiting he said, “Better burn [the paw].” Even though he was warned of the problems, Mr. White insisted that he should take the paw instead of Sergeant-Major disposing of it. “...give it to me” (Jacobs 2) is what Mr. White told Sergeant Major. Despite knowing the potential problems, Mr. White “stooped down and snatched it off the fire”(Jacobs 2). Mr. White was the person who held the paw and made the wish. “‘I wish for two hundred pounds,’ said [Mr. White] distinctly”(Jacobs 3). Mr. White wished on the paw when he could’ve just disposed of it. After wishing on it, he claimed the paw, “twisted in [his] hand like a snake”(Jacobs 3). Although having many opportunities to get rid of the paw, or just not wish on it, he still goes through with the
In the short story, "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, I came to the conclusion that Sergeant Major Morris was responsible for the sorrows that resulted from the monkey's paw. For instance, he was the one who owned the paw in the first place, allowed Mr. White to keep it, and even told them how to use it, stating on page 377, "Hold it up in your right hand and wish aloud."
The theme in both stories are the same it is be careful what you wish for. I know this because in the “Monkey's paw” even when the man says, “ I warn you of the consequences if you must wish, wish for something sensible” Mr.white still wishes for 200 pounds this was not a very sensible wish it was actually very selfish and childish. As a result That same day a man walked up to his door and says that Mr.white's son was caught in equipment and that, “they wish to present
One may stutter over the conception that a monkey’s paw holds the power to determine fate, rather than siding with freewill. In the short story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” an average family, located in the middle class discovers a monkey’s paw and are told that they had three wishes upon that magical, yet deceiving item. However, their decisions cost them several, unintended consequences, due to greed within the human mind. The author, W.W. Jacobs uses symbolism, foreshadowing, and irony to convey the peril of wish fulfillment and the dangers of interfering with fate.
Mulholland and Mr. Temple by giving them tea. This leads the reader to conclude that since Billy Weaver has tea, he will be killed by the landlady too. “The Monkey’s Paw,” reveals how Jacobs writes, “‘I wish for two hundred pounds,’ said the old man distinctly.” This example reveals suspense by providing just how Sergeant Major Morris gave a monkey paw to Mr. White, and how he has three wishes. However, something went wrong on the third wish. Another example from the “The Monkey’s Paw” was when Mr. White said, “Heard the creaking of
In the story, Mr. White wishes that he could have 200 pounds from the Monkey's Paw. In the text it states, “I wish for two hundred pounds," said the old man distinctly…."He was caught in the machinery… Mr. White dropped his wife's hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. His dry lips shaped the words, "How much?" "Two hundred pounds," was the answer.”(“The Monkey’s Paw”). This piece of evidence leaves the reader in suspense because the reader doesn’t know how much destruction the paw is going to cause in the future. The White family is suddenly given the 200 pounds for their son's death which is never expected. The reader doesn’t know what might happen in the future and could be even more devastating for the family. Furthermore in the “Monkey's Paw,” the reader infers Mrs. White wished for Herbert to come back from the dead but did not realize the possibilities of the outcomes. Moreover, Jacobs develops suspense by incorporating cliffhanger to the story. In the text, it states “The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering
Herbert and his father's first wish is for two hundred pounds. But to get that two hundred pounds the family’s son died. This is ironic because the family only asked for the money and nothing else. This paw had become a curse, not a blessing.
First of all, “The Monkey`s Paw” is a cause-and-effect story that talks about a family and a monkey`s paw that would grant them 3 wishes. The family of 3; Mr. White (father), Mrs. White (mother), and Herbert (son) lived in a small parlor of Laburnum, bumped into a man called Sergeant-Major Morris as he stumbled
In both stories each main character is granted three wishes, but later pays a price. Mr. White’s first wish is for two hundred pounds so he can pay off the mortgage. However, he receives the two hundred pounds as c...
In order to compare and contrast the ending of the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and the ending of Ricky Lewis, Jr’s film adaptation, one must think about all of the differences and similarities in both versions. The short story and film, both contain Mother struggling to open the door. In film there is a scene towards the end, showing a shadow, which frightens the audience, move across Herbert’s grave. This scene does not exist in the text although, it does appear in the movie.
The man makes risky moves and puts his king in peril which foreshadows that he may not make good decisions with the monkey's paw. The man wishes for 200 pounds to pay his debt but something bad happens to his son and he dies. The man and the woman get 200 pounds because their son died. Another one of his wishes is for his son to come back from the dead. At that point the son wasn't even human anymore he was just like a zombie.
Philosophy questions many ideas or statements. For example, the Examined Life asks, does life have meaning? This idea was analyzed, experienced, questioned, discussed and concluded in many different ways. There was a common thread between the Philosophy film, the Apology, our class discussions and the video, Examined life. We often ask ourselves, are we obligated to other people?
Apes, gibbons, monkeys, tarsiers, lemurs, and lorises make up the diverse and beautiful world of primates. We humans are primates, and there are more 300 species of primates in the world. The smallest primate is the pygmy mouse lemur, which can fit in the palm of your hand. The largest—the gorilla—can weigh more than 400 pounds. Almost every primate species is endangered, and the overhunting and forest devastation has brought some species to within a few dozen heads of final extinction.
The “Monkey’s Paw” reveals an intriguing story of destiny and death. The Theme challenges the classical ideas of destiny and fate.
he gibes them 200 pounds. The consequence of Mr. Whites first wish is the main
One of the monkey’s fingers went down so the man knew he now had two wishes left. The man went into the living room and saw the money on fire by the fire place.