Describe the tone established at the start of the story.
The tone in the beginning of the Monkey’s Paw is dark and mysterious. The text indicates that they are playing chess by the fire, and the night was cold and wet. These descriptive words describe the mysterious night the Whites were having. How does the author create that tone? (give specific examples from the text)
W.W. Jacobs generates this tone by using words and phrases like, “the night was cold and wet”, “knitting placidly by the fire”, “fatal mistake”, and “Hark at the Wind”.
How does the tone change as the story progresses?
As The Monkey’s Paw progresses the tone becomes a little more puzzling and strange. You can see this come about when the mummified monkey's paw is shown to Mr. White
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White’s first wish?
[irony= when the opposite of what is expected actually happens]
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.
What do you think Mr. White’s 3rd wish was? I think Mr. White's third wish was for his son to be dead again.
How do you know?
I can infer that this was Mr. White's third wish because he is aggravated and he wants to wipe this whole thing. His first wish was for two hundred pounds, but wishing that left his son dead, which led to many other curses. So by wishing for his son to be dead again, he may be able to take out the consequences that came after that.
Who do you think was at the door?
I think it was Herbert at the door of the White’s house, coming from the grave.
Give evidence for thinking that.
I believe that the person knocking at the door was Herbert because the wife of Mr.White wants to open the door and let her son in. But Mr.White knows that this has something to do with the monkey's paw and can foresee that this would not be a good
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."
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.
The main character of The Landlady was Bill Weaver. A character in The Monkey's Paw was Herbert. Billy Weaver was a 17 year old visiting the city of Bath for work and needed a place to stay. Billy was a polite young man and was only looking for a place to stay for the next few days. He found an open “Bed and Breakfast” and decided it would do. As soon as he reached to knock the door, the door opens which already put thoughts
It is inferred that the story is set in 1902 or 1901, around thetime it was published. The author’s purpose for writing this story was to explore the dangers of wishing and or trying to manipulate fate. Throughout the entire story everyone is wishing for things they want and need in life, and stuff should never come that easy. The author wrote this to show that life should be accepted as it comes and there are consequences if one tries to manipulate it for his/her own benefit. This is actually stated in the story.
The monkey’s paw is a gothic tale. The tale is about a family of three named the Whites. When the Whites are given a magical monkey’s paw by an old family friend – Sergeant Major Morris - they also inherit three wishes. Herbert, the descendant of the family takes the paw for granted and had no certainty in the paw. That day they make their first wish for two hundred pounds, nothing happens. That night, after the old couple had departed to bed, Herbert sees a simian-like face in the fire. The following day, Herbert, goes to Maw and Meggins, where he works. In the meantime a worker from the Maw and Meggins cotton mill comes to visit Herbert’s parents and delivers devastating news. He claims that Herbert had been crushed by machinery whilst working which led to his death, but they were entitled to compensation of two hundred pounds. The couple are absorbed by grief and after the funeral Mrs White suggests that they use the monkey’s paw to wish Herbert back to life. Mr White is very hesitant to do this, but after a lot of persuasion and fuss from his wife he agrees to the idea. After making the wish the couple retire to bed. When the candles burn out, and Mr White goes to retrieve more there are loud knocks at the door. Mrs White runs to the door, and after a few struggling minutes, manages to get the door open. A loud...
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.
Unusually heard sounds can be scary and frightening. Creepy sounds can make the stories more suspenseful because they make it to were you want to know what happens next. This is because if you like the character you do not want anything to happen to them so you want to keep reading so that you know what happens to them. Sounds that are not usually heard such as a heart beating or other scary sounds like the death groan from "The Tell-Tale Heart" or the amount of panting and shuffling from the dead son from "The Monkey's Paw" help with the suspense because it makes it to where you know something bad is going to happen.
he gibes them 200 pounds. The consequence of Mr. Whites first wish is the main
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 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
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.
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...
Recalling the similarities and differences of the house and occupants from the present to the past 1) the general structure of the house. 2) The fact that the stranger had a mother, a father, and a sister, and 3) where the strangers father and the current father sat for dinner. Out of all the differences brought up, the appearance of the house from the strangers memory seems to be the most noteworthy. For example the stranger stated “dark by day, dark by night” (Oates 327) probably due to the gloomy circumstances of his childhood. The stranger soon becomes distressed and agitated in the house which we find out is due to his fathers abusive nature. One moment in particular when memories started rushing in was when he looked at the window seat. The stranger describes the memory of his mother asking him riddles such as “ ‘What is round, and flat, measuring mere inches in one direction, and infinity in the other?’ ‘Out of what does our life arise? Out of what does our consciousness arise? Why are we here? Where is here?’” (Oates 328). These questions just like the act of violence and abuse don’t have a definitive answer but they go on and on until the answer to the question eventually become the question itself. The stranger goes on with his tour and continues upstairs and its noted that the son and the stranger had the same bedroom. The mother and father ask if the stranger wants to see their room but the stranger
White used on the monkey’s paw was to have 200 pounds (Jacobs 91). The previous examples prove how the theme of limiting luxury is illustrated differently in both stories by showing the wealth of each family. In “The Veldt,” the family is in a superior financial state where they have access to anything they want and where money is not an issue. However in “The Monkey’s Paw,” although it took place in 1902, the White’s first wish was for 200 pounds- 243 dollars and 83 cents- which is not an insanely large amount of money that would result in them being care-free for the rest of their lives. Overall, this proves the theme of the limiting luxury through showing the amount of means each family has and how their limit’s would be different from one another's as the two stories progress. Another instance of how the theme is portrayed differently in the short stories is how finances play a role in family life. For instance, in Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt,” the Hadley’s have access to such an extreme amount of money that it begins to affect how the parents and kids interact. This occurs when Peter threatens his father by saying, “I don’t think you’d better consider it any more, father” (Bradbury 7). On the contrary, the relationship between the members of the White family is much
Three wishes, an old Indian curse, and a mummified paw, that was cut from a monkey. This is going to be exciting! “The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story written by W.W. Jacobs in the early 1900’s just after the turn of the centenary. Even though the text is short, it grabs the reader’s attention and keeps them on the edge of their seats until the very end. As exhilarating as this thriller is to read, unfortunately like many literary works written during that time, “The Monkey’s Paw,” is demeaning towards women and goes against feminist literary criticism’s principles and ideologies.