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The Monkey’s Paw Comparison and Contrast Alyssa Resch 10-6-14 A4 Language Arts Final Draft Comics, plays, audio books, etc. are all variations or adaptations of the original tale by W.W. Jacobs published in 1902. About 25 variations of “The Monkey’s Paw” are in film, television,or theatrical adaptations, 6 music variations, and 13 or more other adaptations making approximately 44 in total. There are novels lightly plagiarizing the century old story, TV show episodes based off the popular story

In Louis N. Parker's story, The Monkey's Paw, Mr. White is to blame for Herbert's death because he is nonchalant, impulsive and greedy. First, because of Mr. White's nonchalant personality he does not take Sergent-Majoy Morris's multiple warnings about the paw seriously. For example, Sergeant-Major Morris tells the family about the consequences of the monkey's paw and Mr. White does not listen. The Sergeant says, "If you keep it, don't blame me, whatever happens [...] But I warn you! I warn you

The Monkey’s Paw is a short story written by W. W. Jacobs that tells of a mystical charm and its effects on the White family. It starts with the family gathered inside their cozy home playing chess. When suddenly, Sergeant-Major Morris is at their door and they invite him in. He tells them of his time in India and how he came across a magical money paw. He tells them of how the paw can grant three wishes to three different men. That he is the second owner and that the first owner’s final wish was

a whisky, as he was telling stories about his exploit abroad. Mr. White is interested in his stories and eventually returned to the subject, the monkey's paw that Morris mentioned earlier. Morris tries to put him off, but it only excites the Whites. Sergeant Morris produces the little mummified paw on his pocket. He then told them that the paw is magical for it has been cursed by a fakir, and it could also grant

magical paw. The paw would let you make three wishes. The story “Monkey Paw” the son Herbert dies. I Believe Mr. White is the blame. Even though Mr. White loves his son, he stooped down and snatched the paw out the fire. As Mr. White takes the paw off, he knows that it had a spell on it. He could have let the paw burn, knowing it could ring bad luck, but he let his curiosity influence him into keeping the paw. Yet he still allows his family pushed him into chancing the power of the paw.

In the story The Monkeys Paw by W.W Jacobs the central theme of the story would be do not tempt fate. This central message is shown by the tragic plot structure, the interpretation of the author’s message which is let fate decide; do not mess with fate and decide for it and lastly that bad fate leads to evil. The plot structure interpreted that the author was using was the tragic plot. The tragic plot starts out with a sympathetic protagonist, they are responsible for the misfortune. One instance

The Magic in the Paw “The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story written by William Wymark Jacobs. This story has many uses of symbolism and imagery. The Whites family has three people, namely Mr. White, Mrs. White, and their son Herbert White. They are a happy family with a comfortable home that is away from the outside world. “The Monkey’s Paw” is a story of desire and greed - everything that its owner could possibly wish for and the certain ability to make it happen. The story truly begins when Sergeant-Major

those who came before you? Do you know there are always consequences for every action? Setting The main setting of the short story "The Monkey 's Paw" is the White family home, known as Lakesnam Villa. The story seems to be set around the 1900’s. The first section of the story covers a single night within the lives of the Whites. The next section covers the following day. The last part happens at

The Monkey’s Paw The Monkey’s Paw is about a family called the White’s also a man named Sergeant Major Morris. Morris gives the White’s a mummified monkey’s paw that is expected to have magical powers. The paw gives three men three wishes and Mr. White is the third man to wish. The Monkey’s Paw has been put in many adaptations including a play and a video. The video The Monkey’s Paw enhances the detail from the original and makes it more suspenseful. The video enhances the

He told a tail of a magical paw. The paw would let you make three wishes. In the story monkey paw the son Herbert tries. I believe Mr. White is to blame. Herbert plays chess with his father and gently teases his mother. He is the only member of the family who works, so readers can assume that he supports his parents in their old age. Herbert believes that Sergeant-Major Morris’s stories are nothing but a pack of tall tales and treats the monkey’s paw with irreverent humor. He encourages