In 2010 Ricky Louis jr. made a movie version of the monkey's paw by w.w. jacob. In both of these versions of the monkey’s paw mr. white obtains a monkey’s paw from an old friend who say’s it is cursed. When mr. white gets his first wish granted as compensation For his son's death, he knows that the curse is true. Throughout the film version of the monkey's paw what happens is about the same as in the book, however there are some differences in the order of events, mood and time period
Even though the book and the movie follow primarily the same order of events the movie added a few scenes. for example, they added a scene in the beginning, of when sergeant major Morris was in India and how he obtained the monkey’s paw in the first place.
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This scene that was not in the book added to our understanding of what a fakir was which made this version easier to understand compared to the book where we had to look up some things along with thinking about it to get what he was saying. The movie had one other major part that they added to the end. This change in the ending added what I believe to be a more complete ending that concluded the story in a better way that the original. Another difference between the movie and the book is mood.
Throughout the book, W.W. jacob’s writes with mood very well and makes it as though you really do feel the creepiness and scariness of what is happening in the story. On the other hand the movie provided background music and a couple of the extra scenes to make the mood feel even more real than in the book. Because of this the story feels more real and exciting than the book
Finally the setting in both the movie and the book is in London, however, the Book’s time period is around 1920 whereas the movies is more modern. This change in the time period made the movie more appealing to me because it is more relatable than the book that took place in 1902. Another small difference in time period between the book and movie is that in the book the first wish that r white makes is for two hundred pounds but in the movie it is for three hundred pounds which implies that the time period is different because prices have gone up.
Although the monkey’s paw book has many examples of how it is better than the movie the overlying examples of the order of events, mood and time period make this 2010 version of the story my choice in which one is best. all of the elements in this version just make it that much
better.
This is my view on the movie and book. I likes the movie better the book because the
Second there is more detail in the book than the movie. Well, I think that more detail is better because the more you know the better you understand the movie or
The film is a fairly faithful adaptation of the book. The amateurish style of the book gives it some appeal as a more sleek and sophisticated style wouldn’t evoke a sense of angst’ desperation and confusion that the novel does.
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
Overall, the movie and book have many differences and similarities, some more important than others. The story still is clear without many scenes from the book, but the movie would have more thought in it.
One major difference in the movie that was not in the book was the starting scene of the movie was set in the moor with Sir Charles being attacked by the Hound. In the book the starting scene was when Watson and Holmes had just found a walking stick that had the initials C.C.H. on it. I think that the movie starting scene was more informative because it let you know about what was happening and it also gave some more suspense to the film.
The book has a strong vocabulary and is very descriptive. It creates great imagery and paints a picture in your head. "She was a tall woman with long red hair that she bundled into a sort of net behind her head." (Boyne 5). This helps the reader to imagine what the woman looks like. Compared to the movie which is bland with its vocabulary. The movie describes people using words like "scary" and "interesting" whereas the book says "mysterious"(Boyne 19) and "enticing"(Boyne 24). The choice of words the author uses in the book makes the reader feel as if the are reading the story through Bruno's point of view. While the movie makes the viewer watch it for themselves through their own eyes. Although, both versions are written in first person. Because of the words the author uses in the book, it sets the tone more then the movie vocabulary does. When the author uses words like "mucky"(Boyne 7) in the book, instead of just saying 'gross' like the movie does, it gives the story a little bit more of a spark. It grabs the readers attention more. So, there are many differences in the word choice of the book compared to the
In the story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs the story shows Mr. White only having two consequences even though he had three wishes. While in the film “The Monkey’s Paw” by Ricky Lewis Jr. made the film make Mr. White have all three consequences for three his wishes from the monkey’s paw. This example shows only two of the many similarities and differences in the film and story of “Monkey’s Paw.”
The exposition in both stories have similarities and differences. For example, both stories seem to take place in rural England, but ‘The Monkey’s Paw” occurs around the late 1800s, and “The Third Wish” takes place around modern times. Next, in “The Monkey’s Paw”, the mood is very sinister or evil, but “The Third Wish” has a happier and more upbeat mood at some moments, but the mood changes to sad sometimes as well. The mood in “The Third Wish” is also lonely at times, and on page 675 the story states, “The only thing that troubled him was that he was a little lonely,” which is important because it shows that he was indeed lonely.
"The Monkey's Paw" is a short story which moves around the edges of a ghost story and the uncanny. In general terms, the narration immerses the reader into a frightening atmosphere in which the reader can realise that there are certain elements that make the reading something more than a spooky tale; for example the way time is treated in the structure of the story. It is peculiar the way W.W. Jacobs manages to create a rather concrete story by making the reader fill so many gaps. In our opinion, that is due to the fact that there is a complete focus on the development of the story since the arrival of the monkey's paw, and that there are several omissions of facts in the beginning and in the end of the story, which is no coincidence. This type of structure gives the reader questions that have to be answered by their own, questions such as: what happened with the Sergeant that wants to burn the paw? Or which was Mr. White last wish?
White did not believe that the monkey’s paw had special powers. They knew, however, it was special, as Mr. White did not let the sergeant burn it, but instead took it for himself. When the sergeant was leaving, he said to Mr. White, on page 35 in The Monkey’s Paw, “If you must wish, wish for something sensible.” Mr. White did want to wish for something, so he went back to his house. Herbert said to him, on page 36 in The Monkey’s Paw, “Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it.” Mr. White did not need to wish for anything, he knew the paw was real and that it worked. He could have just said no to Herbert. But, he wished for the two hundred pounds, as seen on page 36 in The Monkey’s Paw, “I wish for two hundred pounds.” Mr. White was not forced to wish for anything, and he knew it would not be good if he did. But, he did anyways, contrary to everything that he had heard before from the
“The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story written by William Wymark Jacobs. Jacobs uses two themes in the short story to draw in his readers. The two themes are to be careful what you wish for and you can't get something for nothing. These two themes provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the writing of “The Monkey’s Paw”. There are three people in the White family, Mr. White, Mrs. White, and their son Herbert White.
The Monkey’s Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, is a story of a family who inherited a monkey’s paw from one of their friends. They have 3 wishes, and the father, Mr. White, used the monkey’s paw to gain additional money, but as a result, their only son died and he used the last 2 wishes to bring her (Mrs. White’) son alive, but he later made him die again. The man that gave them the paw (Sergeant Major Morris) had warned them of deadly results and that the last man that inherited the paw had wished for death. This proves that he is disturbing. He is disturbing because he is superstitious, fearful, and strange.
The Monkey’s Paw and the Lady or the Tiger are two stories that revolve around fate and power. The two stories also both revolve around the force that an object or someone can give, which can affect their lives or someone else's. Monkey’s paw, is a short story by W. W. Jacobs. The story is about 3 wishes that can change someone's life. The Lady and the Tiger is also a short story that was by Frank R. Stockman that is about the fate of a human's life being determined by a door. Both of these stories build suspense, but they both lead in negative emotion for a certain character/character’s. The book, they both left a foreshadow, which made me a lot more interested in both of the
In “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs, Sergeant-Major Morris states, “‘The first man had his three wishes. Yes,’ was the reply, ‘I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death’” (Jacobs 4). Jacobs transcends his comfort zone to bring readers a horror story of a monkey’s paw with magical powers that contains the ability to grant three men three wishes each. This story differs from his previous comedic works; however, it is known as one of his greatest stories ever written. Jacobs does not only contain the God-given gift of operating as an outstanding and monumental writer, but he also sweetens his stories with literary values and attributions; this appears quite relevant in the short story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” about a family of three whose lives turn from a