“...fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.” This is a quote from "The Monkey's Paw." This applies to both stories, "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Third Wish," because the main characters, Mr. White and Mr. Peters, both go through hardships, which were caused by their wishes. There are many similarities and differences between the stories. The first similarity is that the story both have three wishes, which become a problem for them. The second is the theme, which both stories have. The third is the mood. Both stories has negative, or dark, aspects; however, similarities, if looked in detail, has minor, or significant, differences. At first, these two stories can be similar; however, these stories …show more content…
Peters going into the woods. The first element is the three wishes and its consequences. In "The Third Wish", Mr. Peters, the main character, goes to the woods to find a swan stuck on a tree. He frees the swan, and the swan transforms into a king. The king thanks Mr. Peters, and gives him three leaves. With the three leaves, Mr. Peters can wish three wishes. The first wish that Mr. Peters wished was for a beautiful wife. Soon, a beautiful woman appears to him and asks him if he can marry her. They live in peace for a while. The consequence was that his wife, Leita, was miserable. Mr. Peters’s wife was originally a swan with a sister, but was separated. Due to this, Mr. Peters felt bad and wished his second wish to turn his wife into a swan. Mr. Peters said his farewells, and parted ways. Soon after, Mr. Peters died alone, without wishing his third wish, and the two swans sang their grieving song. The theme/lesson for "The Third Wish" was selflessness. Mr. Peters was very sacrificial to make his loved one happy. The mood of the story was eerie, warm, sympathetic, etc. This story’s mood is mostly in the positive …show more content…
Although The both characters from each story had the same amount of wishes, they both chose differently, which gave them different consequences. The story had well known moral lessons, and had similar moods in the start. Later on, they changed and became different. My personal response of "The Monkey's Paw" is overall negative. I disliked the plot, because I do not like witchcraft things, and the brutality. From this brutality, I sense the real world; even though this is a fiction story, the brutality gave the story more life. This story also reminds me about how greed is bad. My personal response of "The Third Wish" was positive. I do love romance stories. The story gave me chills, as well as a warm sensation through my body. When Mr. Peters made his wife back to a swan, it was very sad. As a result, Mr. Peters died alone. This story also reminds me of Jesus, who sacrificed for us on the cross. This also sparked a question; can I die for Christ just as he died for
The main factor in the different ways that the two authors got the theme across was the craft moves. In “The Monkey’s Paw” W.W. Jacobs uses revealing actions to get the main theme across. In the story one of Mr. White’s friends tried to throw out a mummified paw of a monkey because he claims it was cursed. Disregarding that it was cursed and can cause consequences if he uses it he asks for money which he would regret later in the story. W.W Jacobs shows this when he writes, “‘I wish for two hundred pounds,’ said the old man distinctly.”(1.5) this quote is just the first action of where he wishes for the money the revealing part comes later when the Whites obtains the money. The revealing action is when the Whites hear about the death of their son that goes back to their wish for money,
The main reason that these stories are alike, are that they relate to women. Whether you are a daughter, or a wife, changes are you can relate to
W. W. Jacobs wrote the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” in 1902. A great number of adaptations of the story have since been created using different forms of media. The two which are being compared here are the play adaptation The Monkey’s Paw dramatized by Mara Rockliff and the 2011 film version The Monkey’s Paw by Ricky Lewis Jr. Both the play and film feature the White family receiving a monkey’s paw by which three wishes may be granted. The paw had a spell put on it by a holy man who wanted to show that fate rules people’s lives and that if people try to interfere, they will be sorry. The main differences between the play and the film are that film gives more background information about how and why the paw was obtained, uses more
Greed is a sin of excess that every single human being has at least a little bit of. When someone has the opportunity to get as much of something as they possibly can, they will go to great lengths to get everything out of it. In the story “The Monkey’s Paw,” by W. W. Jacobs, the White family experiences a big test of greed, and they even tamper with their fate to get it. Before the Whites even knew about the paw, they were living a normal, but decent, lifestyle that got them by day-to-day without any troubles. Once they received this one idol in their life that could grant any three wishes that they could possibly think of, their mind set was altered and their greediness to change their fate kicked into play. Jacobs uses themes of
What if in this world there is an item that can grant anybody any three wishes? There may even be serious and dangerous consequences to every wish. The strange thing about the ability to get any three wishes that one wants is that it's true."The monkey's paw" written by W.W. Jacobs uses the well known story of being granted 3 wishes but puts a twist on the story creating a horror type story. In the small parlor of Lakesnam Villa a visitor comes named Sergeant Major Morris. The Sergeant Major visits the house of Mr. and Mrs. White and their son Herbert. The sergeant pulls out the monkeys paw and talks about its magic before throwing it in the fire where
Every year movies come into theaters that are based on popular books and stories. In these movie blockbusters, the general ideas are the same as in the written stories, but the details may contrast from the original plot in the text. In the short story, “The Monkey’s Paw” written by W. W. Jacobs, circles around the idea that this paw of monkeys' holds a special capability to grant three wishes to the person who receives the paw. Coming from India, Sergeant-Major Morris visits the White family and brings the intriguing paw with him. Explaining its purpose and use to them, they are all very fascinated with the idea of what potential power it holds within. Disregarding the warning Sergeant-Major Morris supplied, Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds in the short story, and 300 pounds in the cinematic production.. The consequences would soon become known and affect the White’s stable lives forever. Two other wishes are made to try to reverse the repercussions of the first wish, leaving the White family in despair. When comparing two tellings of the same story there may be many similarities and differences that emerge, providing distinct examples of what is relatively the same and what is definitely not.
If the reader looks closely, the only part that is being told of this story is the middle, that is to say neither the beginning (the origins of the monkey paw) nor the end (Mr. White final wish and what followed). In the first case, the reader is free to choose how much time passed since the arrival to the monkey paw to the White's house, and even more what happened during that time. There are other factors that can influence the reader's mind in the beginning such as the influence of alcohol over the veracity of the story. In the other case, the reader has to come to an ending based on the only clue that is behind: the knocks on the door.
“The Monkey’s Paw” is very slow paced and generates suspense through it. “The Monkey’s Paw” is about a monkey’s paw that grants three wishes. The bad/horror part is that it grants
While both short stories can be considered entertaining, W. W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw” does an overall better job at using characterization, irony and foreshadowing to create the long-lasting effect of suspense. Throughout the story, Jacobs creates a theme which can be interpreted in many ways such as: “Be careful what you wish for.” or “Evil can come in the most unexpected forms,“ (such as the paw). If the theme of evil and regret is present before the story is even introduced, the reader is automatically pulled into this preconceived idea that there will be a great amount of suspense. This idea continues to be confirmed as the story develops.
To start off with one major difference is the point of view of the stories. In “The Lottery” the point of view is omniscient (all-knowing). “Charles” point of view is 1st person because it is told by the wife. To add to the three major differences is the genres. The genre of “The Lottery” is horror because of what happens at the end. The genre of “Charles” is comical because of the stuff that “Charles” does. To sum up the differences between the stories is the tone. The tone of “Charles” is comical. In “The Lottery” the tone of the story was serious which is different from
From ending up dead to killing your own son, wishes can have some extreme consequences. After reading “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Third Wish” it is clear that they are similar and different in many ways. Both Characters learn lessons that are very important to their current situation. However, the two characters get their wishes in two different ways. Although they are two different stories, we can still easily compare and contrast them.
The narrators in the two stories both possess similar traits, but some aspects of each narrator are distinct. In “The Tell Tale Heart,” the narrator is
Not only their characters, but Sylvia?s and the hunter?s behaviors towards the nature are very different and contrasting. Both of them love birds, however the way they show their love is dissimilar. Although saying that
Upon reflection of the Five Wishes, several thoughts came to mind. First and foremost, having a designated advanced directive is critical. There are countless examples of clinical experiences in with which families were overwhelmed with unexpected end-of-life decisions. As an educated caregiver, we should personally take the necessary steps to assure these tough decisions are known to someone who can facilitate the level of care desired. Such consideration of these elements of care in advance can help to support our loved ones during this emotional time. After review of the five wishes, I recognized that I would not want life-support measures if faced with irreversible deleterious outcomes that resulted from
First, I will be comparing the ways the main characters receive their wishes. In “The Monkey’s Paw” Mr. White receives his wishes from Sergeant Major Morris, who sells The Monkey’s Paw to Mr. White. Sergeant Major Morris warns Mr. White about the paw and says the first person wished for death on their third wish. In “The Third Wish” Mr. Peters was driving his car at dusk, hearing a faint cry, so he stops his car. Then he enters the woods beside him to investigate the noise, finding a white swan trapped in a thorny bush, and Mr. Peters decides to rescue the swan, but it pecks and hisses at him. Eventually Mr. Peters saves the swan and it floats away, but then a little man wearing green clothes and a golden crown appears and grants Mr. Peters 3 wishes.