Theme Of The Monkey's Paw

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

Jacobs uses themes such as fate and literary devices like symbolism to bring his childhood and adulthood life in Great Britain and his own ideas and concepts into his style of works.
There remain many themes that W. W. Jacobs displays in “The Monkey’s Paw,” but fate continues as the most distinct and most inspiring one.Sergeant-Major Morris, an old soldier visiting the White house, comments on the monkey’s paw, claiming, “‘It had a spell put on it by an old Fakir, 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 own sorrow…’” (Jacobs 3). The Whites act as victims of this spell because