Who Is To Blame For The Monkey's Paw

Who was at fault for the consequences and wishes of the Monkey's Paw? In the short story Monkey's Paw, the whites were visited by a family friend one night by Sergeant-Major Morris when he also brought a monkey's paw. When he had given the monkeys to the whites, they used it as a way of greed for wealth which had caused consequences for them. If Sergeant-Major Morris had never brought the paw there would have never been consequences for the whites which is why Sergeant-Major Morris is at fault for the consequences of the monkey's paw. One of the reasons that Sergeant Major Morris is at fault for the bad wishes and consequences of the Monkey's paw, is how he decided to give the paw to the whites even when he knew it was bad luck.

The first piece of literary elements that helps bring out the theme is symbolism. In the story, he uses the monkey’s paw to symbolize greediness and how everything comes with a price. “said Herbert, with pretended horror. “Why, we’re going to be rich, and famous, and happy.

He has been dead for ten days It made it even worse for the wife when he wished his son back away because she was close to having him back so he basically teased her with their son. Mr. White even risked having put them in danger of death. If he had not wished for the son to go away, then Herbert, the son, could have been evil and killed the two. It was not the sargents fault because he literally threw the paw in the fire to try and get rid of

Receiving minimal respect from the workers present on the ranch, Curley uses his experience with fighting to earn the craved honor. Upon first sight of Lennie, Curley’s urge to quarrel becomes current and he later begins to pursue Lennie; in Curley’s belief, defeating Lennie and his brute size would frighten the rest of the ranch, leading to earned power towards his status. Nevertheless, not only does Curley try to harm the sizable, but also the defenceless, vulnerable one in his life. Throughout the pages of Of Mice and Men, hints spread in the words that Curley collides his hands upon his own wife and his reasoning is elementary: dominance and control. The little power he receives is a representation of his father's, thus he takes exhaustive command and authority over the one he is able to.

He only had his pup and himself to look after most of his life. His depression in life starts to eat away at him, giving him the feeling of not knowing what his purpose is in life anymore. He had absolutely nothing left to live for. Whenever he met the two boys, George and Lennie, he gained a sense of hope. Getting the idea that he may be able to talk them into letting him go with them on their dream.

Lennie and George have dreams of one day owning land with animals and all Lennie wants are rabbits to pet, But until they can afford the land they are working in the ranch. The other people don’t believe they’ll own land, But Lennie is very confident about it. When Lennie is off work he loves to pet the puppies, But the puppies don’t have the age to be pet yet.

This is an important detail to include in the film and text because it shows just how powerful the paw is, and how Herbert's personality/sarcasm towards the wish his father made inevitably led to his death. Another example included in the

It is then discovered the the castle is inhabited by cats and the master herself is a feline. These cats are portrayed as pages, musicians, and leaders. Putting a feline in a position of power and wealth is not where the animal worship ends, the cat is the cunning hero of this story as well. This ties directly back to the people of the time. If the common people had not praised feline figures, The White Cat would have never been conceived as a tale.

In the end of the book Of Mice and Men, a man feels that he must kill his closest friend. George is the name of the character that kills his friend. His friend that he killed was named Lennie. Lennie is a very large man that had very serious mental issues. Once his aunt passed away, George decided to help Lennie. They have been a pair through the whole book. Lennie stands up for him when the boss’s son, Curley, comes and messes with him. He helps Lennie stay away from Curley’s wife, which acts like a tease for the men on the farm. Lennie enjoys when George describes their dream after they get more money. Their dream is to own their own farm and have their own animals. Lennie always wishes to tend to the rabbits once they do get the farm. At the end of the book, Lennie accidently kills a puppy that was given to him. He was talking to himself in the barn with the deceased puppy, when Curley’s wife stepped in. She was very kind to him and Lennie explained what happened. She offered Lennie to feel her hair and things went south after that. He ended up accidentally killing her as well. He gets scared because he knows what he has done is bad and he runs away. Curley gets the group of men together to go and hunt Lennie down. George ends up finding him before everyone else because earlier in the book, they discussed where Lennie should go if he gets into trouble. Lennie is thrilled when George shows up and while they are talking, he asks George if he can describe their dream for

He is also described as a reckless thinker, which is proven in the opening scene of the story when he moves his king “into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment. This recklessness leads him to tempt fate with the monkey's paw, endangering his family as a result” (DISCovering Authors). Mr. White’s son, Herbert, also plays a smaller, but huge part of this story. Herbert is the kind of person that likes to be a little bit silly and joke around about anything. After Sergeant-Major Morris leaves their cozy home, Herbert starts to tease his mother and father telling them that they should make the their wish and to wish for money. After they wish for the money, it is kind of ironic that he starts to make fun of the wish because it has not showed up yet, even though his death ends up being the factory that gives his parents the two hundred pounds that they wished for. Herbert jokes around by saying “Well, I don't see the money,’ said his son as he picked [the paw] up and placed it on the table, 'and I bet I never shall” (1282). And Herbert never did see it, because he was the money. Mrs. White is described as “a calm, reserved woman. In the story's first scene, Jacobs notes that Mr. White's chess moves are so ‘radical’ that they ‘even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire’—as if drastic events must take place in order for her to even speak” (DISCovering Authors). Mrs. White is the common

In chapter three, an older migrant worker called Candy explains to George how he lost his hands on the ranch and was compensated with a “swapin” job and 250 dollars. Because of Candy’s older age, readers can infer that he has outlived many of his friends and family members; consequently, Candy feels all alone and longs to find a “family” before he dies. Knowing that Candy doesn’t have any remaining family helps the audience understand why he struggled so much with Carlson’s proposal to end his dog’s suffering: “ I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup...You wouldn’t think it to look at him now, but he was the best damn sheep dog I’ve ever seen”(44). And moments later after Slim supported Carlson’s decision to shoot the pup, Candy added, “Maybe it’d hurt him... I don’t mind takin’ care of him”(45). In this scene, Candy loses his best friend-his only friend-and this tragedy forced him to not only recognize just how much he relied on his dog for companionship, but also just how much his dog kept him going each day. At the same

     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.

Suspense is one of the most important elements in a scary story or movie, and without it, there it wouldn’t be scary. In the story “Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe, he creates a very suspenseful mood to entice readers into continuing to read the story. In the story, “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W Jacobs, he also creates a suspenseful mood to make readers interested and read until the end of the story. The authors of these stories, Edgar Allen Poe and W. W. Jacobs, also use other techniques like setting details, imagery, and a character’s feelings and dialogue. Even though both authors use these techniques, there are some differences and even some similarities between their usage of them.

Gothic and modern horror stories often capture an instinctive perspective of horror - an emotion goes beyond fear. This is the emotion, an author of 'Gothic and horror' stories should aim for in order to be succeeded. Some gothic and horror authors use excessive graphic descriptions, blood and gore and violence to produce this emotion in the reader, and they end up being unsuccessful because most of the readers expects to be entertained by the dark stories which are full of suspense and imagination , not just violence and blood. Edgar Allen Poe , H.P Lovecraft and W.W Jacobs were few of the authors who were able to insert a 'sense of profound' in to their story by successfully creating suspense and letting reader's imagination play a major

Since everyone is off playing horseshoes, Curley’s wife enters to barn hoping to find someone to talk to. There, she spots Lennie and the dead puppy. After conversing about the chances Curley’s wife has lost, she suddenly finds out Lennie likes to pet soft/smooth things. Knowing this, she allows Lennie to pet her hair. Thing turn sour however, as Lennie gets lost in himself and begins to mess up her hair. She tries to break free by jerking her head away, but Lennie holds on tightly during the scuffle, eventually dislocating her neck with a quick tug. This event brings up 2 major events in the novel, for not only will Lennie be killed for this, but Candy’s dream of having a place he could call home dies with him. For those who do not understand, there was a conversation held right before Curley fights with Lennie. This conversation was about Candy helping George and Lennie buy a house; stating, “S’pose I went with you guys. Tha’s three hundred and fifty bucks I’d put in.” How did this desire become unreachable? Well, as the author has shared, Lennie and George planned on working for a month, earning 100 dollars collectively. With 600 being their goal, all three of their savings would have totaled to 450, allowing them to buy the ranch early; letting George to work for the extra cash while Lennie and Candy tend the house. With Lennie gone, Candy is unable to help out and George is unable to get the funds needed to buy the house, thus leading to Candy’s dream to die, a dream where he wished to die with a place he could call home with his friends by his side when he passes. But without those factors, Candy’s want also becomes