Monkey's Paw

The exposition of “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs creates a warm and comfortable mood in the ready through the author’s diction, depicting the White family as innocent despite their arguable greed in using the monkey’s paw. Immediately, Jacobs describes the setting of a majority of the story as a comfortable one: “The night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly” (Jacobs 1). In contrast with the cold, wet night outside, the home is a safe and warm environment, causing the reader to feel comfortable and creating some trust between the reader and the characters of the story. Mrs. White, whose name itself defends the family’s innocence, watches over her husband and son’s

Seargent Major Morris has come to visit Mr. White and his family after 21-years. He had brought along a Monkey 's Paw. He told the family all about its great powers and how it can grant you 3 wishes. Morris had already had its three wishes so he didn 't want the paw anymore. Morris so threw the paw upon the fire. Mr. White with a slight cry stooped down and snatched it off. Morris had warned them about the talisman and its consequences and he did not want to get blamed on if anything happened. Mr. White was just too fascinated about it that he wanted to give it a try and that is how he became the new owner of the Monkey 's Paw.

“Be careful what you wish for you just might get it.” This quote relates to the story “The Monkey’s Paw” in numerous ways. The White Family in the story “The Monkey’s Paw,” receive a talisman that will grant them three wishes, although they regretted all three of the wishes they had made. To begin with, quoted from the story “The Monkey’s Paw” “I wish for two hundred pounds,” said the old man distinctly. Furthermore, quoted in the story His dry lips shaped the words, “How much?”“Two hundred pounds,” was the answer. The main quote is associated with these two quotes from the story because Mr and Mrs. White regretted the decision of wishing for 200 pounds, after they found out their son Herbert had died while getting caught

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

In a world that is so unpredictable, sometimes there is nothing else that a person can do to make a situation better besides hoping for a good outcome. Hope can have a big impact on the way people view the world, and can potentially save lives. Hope is communicated in many ways, including a variety of art forms, such as literature. Some examples of literature that show how powerful having hope can be are the novel Soledad Brother by George Jackson, the short story Salvation by Langston Hughes, the short story Superheroes, Just for Each Other by Peter S. Goodman and the article Man Needs Hope to Live, by Christopher Kaczor. These literary works show that even the smallest bit of hope can help a person make wiser decisions regarding his or her future, but having no hope for the future leads people to make choices that are ethically wrong.

As the plot in both adaptations develop, Morris’ visit to the White’s home is portrayed differently. The use of alcohol in the film prior to Morris displaying the paw to the family could be interpreted as an action taken only after his wits have been inhibited. The film uses flash backs to dramatize the power of the paw when it is mentioned during the conversation with the White family. The potential harm that can be caused by the paw is better expressed in the Lewis film version by Morris when he is asked why he kept it he stated that, “he kept it to guard it”. He never allows any of the family to handle the paw and it is not until Mr. White takes it away from him as he is attempting to throw it in the fire. At the end of the evening when Morris was leaving he tries to get Mr.

Decisions are shaped by one’s values and those values are not always correct. “A Secret Lost in the Water” by Roch Carrier, the narrator writes about the son that he has forgotten the “gift” that his father gave to him when he was young. His father taught him to dowse, but he did not value it, and lost his father’s treasure of knowledge. The son tries to dowse for a family friend who knows his father, but he fails at it; he is not able to hear the gushing water in his ears. He now regrets not valuing the important gift of dowsing water that he learned from his father in his childhood, and after he forgot it. The son valued writing more than his dad way of life so he made the choice of becoming a writer, he did not value it and ends up losing his “gift”. “The alder stayed motionless in my hands and the water beneath the earth refused to sing. Somewhere along the roads I’d taken since the village of my childhood I had forgotten my father’s knowledge” (page 106, Carrier). Now the son realizes that he has lost the gift his father gave him along his journey of becoming a writer. The son now regrets the decision he made of not continuing his father’s old-fashioned work.

In a different world, Po’s father, Mr. Ping from Kung Fu Panda, says to Po, “Sometimes we need to the wrong things for the right reasons.” There are many instances where this quote stands true, like in Antigone, Twelve Angry, and the decisions by Harry S. Truman and Edward Jenner. There was success but there was also consequences in doing these wrong things. In any event, in some situations, it is right to do the wrong thing for the right reasons.

May we ever choose The harder right, instead of The easier wrong.”-Thomas s. Monson. Sometimes good intentions follow decisions that may not be the wisest, but they can strengthen or weaken you. We are faced with numerous challenges in life where we may have to bring about sacrifices to save the ones we care for. If you're poor and your child is starving to death, you will do everything in your power to accomplish your child going to bed with a full stomach. Even if it means you have to do something rash. Greed,temptation,death and love make us do deranged things. It is ok to get arrested for being an ignorant kid that steals shoes because they were dared to, but it is not acceptable to arrest a mother for stealing food for her newborn so

I looked up stephen king sayings and this one is trying to say is we all have demands and sometimes they win. I think that is true because i know people who have not made the best disonions ever but they are not bad people. I have not made the best decisions ever I ether.

This shows altruism as altruism does not necessarily always benefit the giver. This is shown when the father had kept the lamp on for the son while they were trying to go to bed, “can we leave the lamp on till I'm asleep? he said. Yes. Of course, we can.” (McCarthy, 2006, pg. 26) Another way altruism is shown when the man asks himself if he can kill his son; to prevent others from harming him in worse ways. “They lay listening. Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesn’t fire? It has to fire. What if it doesn’t fire? Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock? Is there such a being within you of which you know nothing? Can there be? Hold him in your arms. Just so. The soul is quick. Pull him toward you. Kiss him. Quickly.” (McCarthy, 2006, pg 172) Furthermore, this shows how he wants to protect his son by not letting him get killed by someone else in a worse way, however by doing so it’s not benefiting himself as he will no longer have his son to be by his

How come you 've worked hard all day but haven 't started the one task that was most important to you? As a manager, how come your daily work schedule often falls in a heap by mid-morning?

The Monkey at My Car Window is a story about a situation that occurred with a monkey and two businessmen on a woman’s journey to the Taj Mahal. This story teaches us about India’s culture, both urban and rural, monkey’s roles in Indian society, and how with a business mindset there is always an opportunity for a business venture.

What if something seems so worthwhile, you would risk everything to try to get it? The Pearl by John Steinbeck focuses on a man named Kino. Kino found a pearl whose value was so great that it could potentially give his family everything they wanted. But Kino quickly lost sight of what really mattered and let suspicion, anger, and fear overtake him. Throughout the book, Kino’s family is subjected to multiple tragedies. A tragedy is an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, like a serious accident. Kino caused the tragedies his family experienced because he only cared about the pearl, had no control over himself, and didn't listen to others.

In life, our character is tested numerous times through difficult predicaments. In a fictional scenario set in a genocidal, totalitarian regime, the head of house faces an extremely challenging dilemma. While the common individual may approach the predicament a certain way, the philosophies of Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther King, Jr., David Hume, and Nel Noddings give us an idea of what may be the most correct choice. While each philosopher presents a different and sound argument, they each have a different idea of what is morally right.