The Theme Of W. W Jacobs, '' Monkey's Paw'

In the story, there are multiple examples of the conflicts in order to create suspense. An example of a conflict that is present in the story would be man versus fate; this includes all of the White’s Herbert, Mr. White and Mrs. White. This conflict represents the effects of the monkey’s paw and the theme that fate rules people’s life that Jacobs portrays. A worker from Maw and Meggins tells the White family on page 381 that Herbert is “badly hurt,but no longer in pain.” This explained Herbert’s death the day after the paw was wished on. This creates suspense because Herbert’s death also messed with Mr. and Mrs.White’s fate causing them to become sorrowful and slightly insane and the effects lasted for the rest of their life. Another example of conflict is Man versus Machine; this represents Herbert’s struggle against the work machinery.As readers know, Herbert is caught in the machinery at work and is torn apart to his death, which W.W Jacobs makes a gruesome concept to grasp what type of condition Herbert was in and how he looked. However, this creates suspense because when Herbert is wished alive again, readers can only assume along with Mr. White that he is mangled and looks terrifying and might even anticipate an exact description of how he looks. Lastly, the conflict man versus himself and woman versus

Mr. White makes a reckless move and, Herbert and Mrs. White instantly catch the mistake. His son ends up winning the game. Chess is a game of strategy that relies on a person's ability to anticipate their moves ahead of time. The chess game here is symbolic of Herbert's carefulness and Mr. White's recklessness. This foreshadows Mr. White’s thoughtlessness on wishing on the cursed monkeys paw.

A few days after Herbert’s death Mr. White wishes he comes back. He hears a knocking on the door and wishes it goes away which was the falling action. He opens the door and the street is empty which was the resolution. The Monkeys Paw has a supernatural topic.

Neering the end of the story the overall tone changes dramatically. The family goes from hopeful and eager, to a more dark feel. In the beginning of the story there was a kind of light hearted tone. The family is eager to try out the monkey’s paw, not once thinking about the consequences their wishes might have. Towards the end, the story gets grim, and the family is then making wishes out of fear. Fear that they might never see their son again.

     If one is making a wish then it must be a smart one or don't make one at all. Weeks after their son’s death Mrs. White thinks to use the monkeys paw. She suggests that her husband wish for their son to be alive again with their second wish. He raised his hand "I wish for my son alive again" (Jacobs 8). He made his son come back to life in the same way he was killed. To bring his son to life was a mistake because he does not know what he will be like when he's brought back. The first wish had a negative effect to getting the wish granted so it is only natural that the others will have some kind of consequence to them. To use the monkey's paw again to wish for Herbert to be alive after the talisman had killed him was the biggest mistake. Wishing their son back from the dead will probably result in he not being the same person that he once was. Making a reckless wish to try and make up for the mistake that had been caused by the first wish was a total and utter waste. If Mr. White had listened to the warning that was given to him he wouldn’t have had so much anguish.

“The Monkey’s Paw” is a supernatural short story by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in 1902. In the story, three wishes granted to the owner of the monkey’s paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. I agree on how some occasions the events are giving away as you can see in this sentence, how the friend gives Mr. White a magical wish granting monkey paw, now we all know what happens next something always goes wrong on granting wishes. It gives most of its story away before it happens such as his son saying something like he will not see what happens to the monkey paw.

The day after they conversed about the paw, Herbert and his mother teased his father about making a wish about money and that they would have to disown him for his greed. Herbert jokingly urged his father to make a wish for £200, to pay off the mortgage of their house. The mother and son continued and insinuated as she followed Herbert to the door, as he went to work. As the story unveiled, the mortgage is paid off with the granted wish of £200. Much to Mrs. White’s chagrin, her son had died due to him being caught in the machinery at work. Her son’s death yielded them the £200 that they had originally wished for.

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.

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Monkey: Journey to the West is a story of an adventure for enlightenment to India in order to find ancient Buddhist scriptures. The story consists of Chinese legends, tales, and superstitions. Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism play a huge role throughout this story. Monkey: Journey to the West is a story that discusses religion, and moral issues. The monkey acts the way he does due to underlying religious themes played throughout the story. At first understanding why the Monkey acts the way he does may seem difficult. However, after reading deeper through the story one learns that social satire in the Monkey is what gives him his rebellious personality. The end of the story reveals the hidden spiritual meaning behind the monkeys change in

In “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs, Mr. White is most responsible for the sorrows that resulted from wishing on the monkey paw. He was most responsible for the following reasons: he took the paw, he made the wishes, and he was also careless about his wishes.

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.

Next, I will be contrasting the differences between the way the characters use their wishes. I think Mr. White uses his wishes in a curious kind of way because he isn’t really sure whether The Monkey's Paw is real or fake. First Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds, and isn’t taking the paw seriously, so consequences are his son dies in a machinery