How do the authors create atmosphere and tension in The Monkeys Paw

15. I do believe that the Whites deserved what happened to them. They were warned multiple times not to use the paw, and the first thing they use it for is to get money. They were greedy and self-serving, albeit completely human. Who wouldn’t, if they had the chance, wish for money? I understand their motivations, but I still think they shouldn’t have done what they did.

The night is crisp and black as the moon lets off an eerie glow, leaves rustle and fall somewhere in the distance. A silhouette dwarfs the blackberry bush in the corner as one’s footsteps refrain, they move closer; you run. Suspense is a state of tension and anxiety which was used in the sentence above and is common in books and short stories. In the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W Jacobs suspense is created in a variety of ways. Jacobs demonstrates this by using foreshadowing, conflict and surprise endings.

David Kherdian’s novel Monkey: A Journey to the West, begins with the creation story of Monkey. On the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, a magic stone is fertilized by the seeds of Heaven and Earth and is impregnated by divine inspiration. Following the embryonic stages of development, a stone egg is revealed. The stone egg instantly undergoes a physical transformation. “Once the egg was exposed to the elements, the wind soon transformed it into a stone monkey, complete in every way in all aspects of its being”(Kherdian 1). The stone monkey soon comes to life, explores his surroundings, and makes friends with other monkeys and other mammals. Monkey and his friends fool around in the forest and spot a curtain of water flowing from a waterfall.

How can people best respond to conflicts is a question commonly asked by people going through a difficult situation without any knowledge of how to respond properly to a certain conflict. The reality is: there is no solid answer to this question. It all depends on what your conflict is, and of course in what position you are. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a conflict is an active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs[1], and according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary the definition of conflict is: a struggle for power[2] , so without a doubt, what people want as a result in a conflict is to have power over the problem, to have control.

A Paw’s Paradise is a dog boarding facility that is located in Columbia, South Carolina. Their services include full-day, open area play, daycare packages, overnite and weekend care, large grassed yards, indoor rubber flooring, personalized, all inclusive care, and medical and special needs are welcomed. The boarding rate for the 1st dog is $33. For the 2nd dog, the fee is $17. The 3rd dog has a rate of $15. A Paw's Paradise was started with the idea that there should be more to boarding their client’s dog than just a boring place to board.

Have you ever felt suspense and anticipation while reading a book or story? The literary element that may have taken part in that feeling is foreshadowing. Three stories that will be discussed in which foreshadowing was the most influential element are The Lottery written by Shirley Jackson, Night Burial written by Ken Seibert, and The Monkey’s Paw written by W.W. Jacobs. Foreshadowing is a literary element by which the author hints what is to come. Foreshadowing is also a dramatic device in which an important plot point is introduced early in the story and will return in a more notable way. Shirley Jackson, Ken Seibert and W.W. Jacobs use foreshadowing to create suspense and anticipation, this keeps the reader committed to read on. Foreshadowing

The way the road is described suggests that it is a metaphor for the story itself. The story did not start out calm and smooth just as the dirt road as described in the statement above. Then, using the dirt road as the metaphor, it could

Two roads diverge in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by,

In the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, the author’s use of dialogue forms a foreboding mood. Before Sergeant-Major Morris left, the sergeant tells the Whites by the fire about the monkey’s paw. Mr.Morris explain its magical capability of granting wishes; then he throws it into the fire. Mr.White quickly collect the paw out of the fire for White wants to see if the totem will work. Mr.Morris warns Mr.White by saying, “If you keep it, don’t blame me for what happens.

In Monkey’s Paw, the author W.W. Jacobs builds mystery throughout the course of the story. He builds this mystery feeling by starting the family out in their house playing a chess game. Next, Sergeant Morris comes in the house and tells them a story about the paw that is “not worth hearing” when he clearly wants to talk about it. He then builds more mystery proclaiming that the paw is magic which gives you three wishes.

As Darry had promised, Ponyboy heard a knock at his apartment door about an hour after he hung up with his older brother. Ponyboy had spent the forty minutes after he got home sitting on his bed, rocking back and forth as he tried to calm himself down, but shaking too bad too do any good.

Harry Harlow was a primate researcher and experimental psychologist. In the primate lab that he created with his Ph.D. students, Harlow began studying a group of three organ grinder’s monkeys. In those times, monkeys were expensive to maintain and to bring to the lab. The three monkeys formed Maslow’s dominance hierarchies: Capuchin was the first monkey, Cinnamon was the second monkey, and Red was the third monkey. Because Red was the lower hierarchical monkey, he needed to steal his own food back from capuchin. At one point, cinnamon started to yell for capuchin; at the same time, red obtain a stick. He struck cinnamon and capuchin. Red neither was unaware of what the stick was used for nor did he know how to use it. Harlow was fascinated

Throughout Chinese history there has been three main religions or philosophies that were practiced by all within the empire. These include Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Wu-Ch’Êng-Ên is able to depict all of these religions in his novel which is considered a traditional Chinese folk tale “A journey to the West” or also known as “Monkey.” This folk novel depicts the main character Monkey and his journey through life and then later including that of a Buddhist monk Tripitaka, Pigsy and Sandy. All are considered to be examples of human characteristics and flaws of human character, yet all are on a pilgrimage which will ultimately transform their character. Each journey and section of the novel incorporates different aspects of each of the religions which eventually prove to be intertwined in order to attain success and balance.

The story begins on a rainy evening with Mrs. White, Mr. White, and their son Herbert gathered in the parlor. Mrs. White is sitting in her chair knitting as she looks on as her husband is losing to Herbert in a game of chess. From the inside, Mr. White can hear the footsteps of someone walking along their walkway and onto their porch. Mr. White immediately gets up to answer the door and is happy to see his longtime friend Sergeant-major Morris. Mr. White introduces Sergeant-major Morris to his wife and son and invites him into the parlor where they could have drinks. After a couple of drinks, Sergeant-major Morris begins entertaining the family about his adventures in India, when Mr. White

The story ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ by W.W. Jacobs best fits the horror genre because of the unknown, unbelieveable, and the unstoppable. The unknown is the suspense that drives our imaginations to start drawing conclusions and, begin forming an ending to the story. The unbelievable is how beyond belief something is such as a man saying a giant frying pan will crush the city in one hour, it's beyond belief and doesn’t fit our expectations. The unstoppable is where you cannot change anything so you try to avoid it as much as possible, such as death, humans cannot escape death so we try to avoid it as much as possible, like height, drowning, planes, car crashes, etc. The elements of horror go on but these three are what makes this scary story.