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Who Is Responsible For Herbert's Death

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The person most responsible for Herbert’s death I believe is Mr. White. I think Mr. White is responsible because Sergeant-Major Morris warned him that there might be consequences if he wished for something but he still took the monkey’s paw. For example, Sergeant-Major Morris said this after Mr. White decided he wanted to keep it, ‘I threw it into the fire, if you keep it, don’t blame me for what happens” (Jacobs). This evidence shows that it is not the Sergeants fault because he clearly warned Mr. White that something terrible could happen. So if Mr. White hadn’t taken the monkey’s paw from the sergeant than his son wouldn’t have died. Another reason why I think Mr. White is responsible for Herbert’s death is because in the story Mr. White

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