In the spine-chilling story of “The Monkey’s Paw,” by W.W. Jacobs, a man obtains a cursed monkey paw that can grant three separate men three wishes. Each wish made from the paw turns out bad and has a consequence, no matter how simple or how good you try to make the wish. This story has suspense all over, along with twists and overall a good plot that has a deep meaning to it. In this story, you really need to read it more than just once to understand everything you read in it. The author of this book uses different tools to keep you reading, make it entertaining, believable, and thrilling to read. In “The Monkey’s Paw,” the author uses a lot of suspense. Authors will do this to make you want to keep reading, this book undoubtedly would not be as great …show more content…
without suspense.
Horror stories should also have surprise and mystery in them. In “The Monkey’s Paw,” there are many shocking and surprising moments in it, along with much, much mystery. When Mr. White wished for 200 pounds, he without doubt was not expecting it to turn out the way it did. While reading this story, there are some questions to be wondering, such as: What will he do next? Will he learn his lesson and get rid of the paw? When reading horror stories like this one, it is good to ask questions. Some of your questions might not even be answered, making you ponder about them and the book afterwards. Authors of horror stories will sometimes do this, make you still think about the book when you’ve finished reading it. After reading “The Monkey’s Paw,” it definitely left me wondering about the story, and especially about its meaning, or theme. We also sometimes just need to accept things in horror stories. “Stories that deal with parallel worlds expect
us to accept those worlds without question,” claims Sharon A. Russell in her essay of “What is the Horror Genre?.” This can same go with horror stories, because sometimes we have to accept that vampires or werewolves exist in a book. We are not suppose to question how or why, we just accept it. The same goes for “The Monkey’s Paw,” because we have to just accept that the paw is cursed, and how Sergeant-Major Morris obtained the paw in the first place, something never really covered in the story. Good horror stories must have other key elements as well, to make them an actual good horror story, or even an amazing one. In “The Monkey’s Paw,” to make it to able to fit into the genre of horror, it must have some good characters, an odd/spooky setting, and excellent events that make the story interesting. In this story, the setting is dark, and takes place on a empty street with one other house being rented on it. The story starts off with just saying how it is cold and wet outside. Now we automatically know that this won’t be a happy or cheerful story, where it’s sunny and bright outside. The mood of this story is dark, and unsettling. That is what you want in a good horror story. Good horror stories also have foreshadowing, there is much of that in this story as well. “It had a spell put on it by an old fakir,” said the sergeant-major, “a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people’s lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.” This is one line from the story, and right away, you know that this monkey paw is only going to cause trouble. Suspense and foreshadowing make this story more thrilling and even better to read. What makes this an entertaining story is that it keeps you wondering what’s going to happen next, it makes you want to keep reading it. “The author can play with those expectations by either confirming them or surprising us with a different outcome,” says Sharon A. Russell. This is exactly what authors do, and it is what W.W. Jacobs did in his short story of “The Monkey’s Paw.” This story gives you a feeling of thrill when reading it, that is what makes it so entertaining, and exciting to read as well. What makes this story believable? This story is made up, of course, and not completely realistic, yet it’s still a believable story. The story has realistic characters and a believable setting, but not so much of credible events. However, we are so involved in the story that we don’t realize these things. We are on the edge of our seats, wondering what is going to happen next. At this point, we don’t care if the story is believable or not, we just continue to read the story and enjoy it. Sharon A. Russell says, “Often horror has its greatest effect on us because we almost believe, or believe while we are reading the book or watching the film, that the events are possible.” If a horror story is really good, we often just believe that these things are real. In “The Monkey’s Paw,” the events seemed realistic and not very over dramatic, so you almost believe that the whole story could actually happen. What makes this story worth reading? Is it a good horror story? Is it even worth it to read it? A good horror story worth reading must have good characters, a spooky or an uncanny setting, along with events that make the story worth reading. Good horror stories such as this additionally have suspense, surprise, and mystery in them. “The Monkey’s Paw” has many exceptional features, and that is what makes it worth reading.
While reading Saint Monkey, there were several parts that reminded me of “Trilobites.” Saint Monkey tells the story of Audrey and Caroline living in a small town wanting to become jazz singers out of their hometown. When Audrey’s dad died is what really made me connect this story to “Trilobites.” One of the main parts of “Trilobites” is when Collie’s dad died and how it affects the rest of the story. One should realize how Saint Monkey and “Trilobites,” are similar through the characters and conflicts and how conflicts throughout the stories affect the characters and what writing style the author chooses to use.
Another reason why The Monkey's Paw explains foreshadowing with suspense or tension because in the article the author writes again "A rat," said the old man, in shaking tones—"a rat. It passed me on the stairs."
“I warn you of the consequences” - “The Monkey's Paw” (page 89) this essay will be comparing and contrasting Two stories “The Monkey's paw” by w.w. Jacobs and “The Third wish” by Joan Aiken. In “The Monkey's paw” and “The Third Wish” the mood and setting are almost completely different, If it wasn't for the theme this book wouldn't be so similar .
The Simpsons episode “The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror II” is about a magical monkey’s paw bought by the Simpsons, a modern day family that lives in a town called Springfield. The family uses the paw to grant themselves four wishes. The wishes, they soon find out, all include repercussions that harm the family in some way. The book “The Monkey’s Paw” is about a family that is given a monkey’s paw by a friend that says it can grant three wishes. The family’s home in this story is Laburnum Villa, sometime in the past. At first the family is skeptical of the friends claim that the paw is magic saying, “If the tale about the monkey’s paw is not more truthful than those he has been telling us, we shan't make much out of it.”(Page 4, W.W. Jacobs). They then proceed to use the paw and are surprised to find that what they wish for is in fact granted but comes with terrible consequences. While “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror II” both share similar plots, the settings of the stories and the
There is no doubt in the fact that The Monkey’s Paw (written by: W.W. Jacobs) and The Goldfish (written by: Etgar Keret) are very similar. What a lot of people fail see though, is that even with them being so similar, they aren’t. Each one has its own meeting and its own story to be told.
person. The story is more emotive if in first person, as it is as if
talks to his son. ‘Hark at the wind’, tells us that Mr White is very
Just like a genie, right? Wrong. Thesewishes come with an outstanding price. The story proves that interfering with fate can have a disastrous outcome. “The Monkey’s Paw” uses literary devices to create a story filled with both suspense and horror..
Some people think that if they could only change one aspect of their lives, it would be perfect. They do not realize that anything that is changed could come with unintended consequences. “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken both illustrate this theme. They demonstrate this by granting the main character three wishes, but with each wish that is granted, brings undesirable consequences. The main idea of this essay is to compare and contrast “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Third Wish.” Although the “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Third Wish” are both fantasies and have similar themes, they have different main characters, wishes, and resolutions.
In short, there are multiple similarities and differences in the characters, plot, and resolution in the short story and motion picture “The Monkey’s Paw” that clearly influence the audience. For instance, the difference in characters affects the mood. Similarities in the plot influence the tone, and the corresponding resolutions impact the theme. The director of the motion picture “The Monkey’s Paw” chose to stick to some aspects of the text as well as change some for numerous reasons, some of which include keeping the audience's attention, sustaining the author's tone in the text, and ensuring that the readers and viewers receive the same message.
In the stories, The Monkey's Paw and The Landlady, the characters, settings, and mood, are all similar and different in many different ways. These suspenseful yet intriguing stories leave readers confused and thrilled but the end. The characters are confused, the setting is mysterious, and the mood is traumatizing.
WW Jacobs uses tone in multiple cases within “The Monkey’s Paw” to make the story sound creepy. One example of mood is when the author states, “His manners were so impressive that his hearers were conscious that
The “Monkey’s Paw” reveals an intriguing story of destiny and death. The Theme challenges the classical ideas of destiny and fate.
put on it by an old fakir. The story continues and then Mr.White and the
Monkey’s Paw Prequel There was once an old fakir who lived in India. He created something that was called “the monkey’s paw.” The monkey’s paw could grant three wishes. The old fakir saw a man walking by who was just staring at the ground looking at the dirt.. The old fakir said “Would you like to buy this monkey’s paw?