3rd Wish Analysis

“My Wish” is a song recorded by Rascal Flatts, written by Jeffery Steele and Steve Robson. The song was written for one of Steele’s four daughters. What I’m getting out of this song, and what I believe many others do too is to live every minute like it’s your last. “I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow” the very first line is about someone who’s going somewhere in life. “And each road leads you where you want to go,” (line 2) This is saying that hopefully the path you’re taking in life is the one you want to fulfill. “And if you’re faced with a choice and you have to choose, I hope you choose the one that means the most to you” (line 3-4) What Steele is saying that if one has to make a choice, it should be the best choice for that person, not what someone else wants you to do.

Aiken used foreshadowing in The Third Wish to convey a theme that being a selfish and rude person never goes well in the end. In the beginning of the short story, Mr.Peters was granted three wishes after freeing a swan from a thorn bush. The swan then turned into a little man. This was who granted Mr.Peters the wishes and he warned him that people always use the wishes for selfish endeavors, it always ended in catastrophe. Mr. Peters, already knowing he was going to be smart with his wishes claimed that, “He knew very well that the gift of three magical wishes was one which brought trouble more often than not.(...) He decided to use his first wish and keep the other two in case of emergency.” (Mr.Peters pg 56) These few sentences tell the reader that he is going to use his wishes wisley instead of using it for something impractical. He knows that wishing for something that is life-change never really ended up good in the end. It’s always worse than when it started. This is why Mr.Peters was smart with his wishes. This little example of foreshadowing is not the only one the author used. In the middle of the passage his wife that he wished for, was longing for her old life back. Mr.Peters knew she was not happy. The passage claims that one night he heard her cry, “Rhea! Rhea! I can’t understand what you say! Oh wait for me, take me with you!”(Leita pg 57) She cries to her missed sister who she can’t communicate with because she is a swan. Mr.Peters was the only one that could make her happy again. This shows foreshadowing because, the

Most wishes will fall into the categories of “I wish to have…,” “I wish to be…,” “I wish go…,” and “I wish to meet…,” however, some may fall into the “I wish to give…” category. The people who work with Make-A-Wish believe that “a wish experience can be a game-changer,” meaning that a wish can help the kids keep fighting. Make-A-Wish makes the wishes of kids with life-threatening diseases come true.

Ironically, “The Third Wish” doesn’t have a third wish. At the end of the text, Mr. Peters dies peacefully without making his last wish. On the other hand, the old man makes a third wish even though we never really know what it was. In Fact, the wishes are even granted by completely different things, one being a magical being, and the other being a monkey’s paw. Its is obvious which belongs to which story. The wishes by themselves are completely different. For the first wish, Mr.

In this allegory, Rosie symbolizes greed and her wish symbolizes that you must be careful what you wish for.

Imagery is used very often in “The Third Wish”. Joan Aiken frequently uses imagery in his writing piece. Imagery can describe how the man wants things he does not need and takes things others do not want. Joan Aikens shows his use with Imagery in certain ways that help prove his theme and help readers get a better understanding of the theme and purpose of his writing. One piece from the text on page (105) is, “He stooped down and kissed her goodbye, then took another leaf from his notecase, blew it out of the window, and used up his second wish. Next moment instead of Leita there was a sleeping swan lying across the bed with it’s head under it’s wing,” This piece of evidence from Aiken’s piece shows that not everybody wants what you want, and just because you want it does not mean you need it. The wife that the man was granted with, was living a miserable life while she was his wife as a human, because that time was spent doing whatever the man wanted her to do. Another piece from the text that shows imagery is, “But I miss the old life in the forest, the cool grass and the mist rising off the river at sunrise and the feel of the water sliding over my feathers as my sister and I drifted along the stream” (105). This piece of evidence shows that not everyone around the man wants exactly what he does. His unwilling wife was miserable while doing exactly what Mr. Peters asked for. The man did

matter how hard people wish on a star or on a candle, the wishes never seemed to be

Everyone has at least three wishes that could come true or try to make it come true.My three wishes are going to the NFL,taking care of my family,and donating money to charity.

What would a typical person do if they had three wishes and knew that there would be a price that they would have to pay in order for them to fulfill their wishes? This is the question that overcomes the main characters, Mr. White and Mr. Peters, in the stories “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken. In these two stories, two men were allowed to create three wishes each and had consequences that followed, therefore, they learned a valuable lesson about life.

Wish Stealers, written by Tracy Trivas, was published on January 26, 2010. Trivas writes about a young girl with enough hope to last a lifetime. Even when she is tricked into accepting a box full of mysterious pennies, Griffin Penshine’s optimism and ambition doesn’t come to an end. Griffin must fight to reverse a bizarre curse placed upon her and protect her family and friends all while trying to make it through her first year of middle school!

The second wish Sergei used on Sveta’s son. Sveta is Sergei’s ex-girlfriend. What Sergei doesn’t know is that Sveta is now dating a Moroccon cop. The third wish he wants to save it for something special. Since the goldfish grants wishes other folktales has somebody or something that grant wishes.

wish for because we might want one thing and then we might end up not wanting it again. Or we

Having a define description of how one desire their life should be, give them the energy to make positive effort in achieving their desired goals, but when there is a lack of a brighter view of the future it is can stand as an obstacle to resolve their present issues. Everyone want a miracle when given an opportunity, because in life there are so many challenges that can affect the desired outcome.

For example, Mrs. White wanted her son back more than anything. She had the money that they wished for, but Mrs White wanted her son back even more. She was even willing to go as far as making her husband use their second wish to get their son back. Mr. White knew from the criteria of the first wish, that he would probably return all mangled up and bloody from the machinery accident. Mr. White knew that when his son returned, he would not be the same person that they saw last, but Mrs. White was still greedy and wished for her son back.

My second wish would be so that my math grade improves. Mainly because I get in trouble if I get a C or lower in any class. It could potentially help me in the future. I am tired of it being the same grade for over a month. That is why that would be my second wish.