Wish

and uses the first wish to ask for 200 pounds to pay off his house. Indeed, he receives the money but in the most unusual way. Their son was the victim of a horrible

In Greek Mythology, King Midas is granted a wish and wishes for the golden touch which he believed to be a good then realizes it is a curse. That day King Midas learned a lesson to think before speaking. As a kid I was naive and I never listened to my parents, but as I grew older it dawns on me my parents are right. “Life has an irony all its own. What you wish for, you get, but you discover that it 's not what you want.”(John Austin Connolly). Austin was a noted British jurist and published extensively

believe him until he brings up a story about the previous man that had the paw. Morris claims that he didn’t know what the other two wishes were, but the man’s last wish was for death. Jacobs creates mystery by making the reader wonder why the man had wished to die. Jacobs creates foreshadowing as Morris tells Mr. White how to make a wish by saying “Hold it up [the paw] in your right

sympathetic protagonist, they are responsible for the misfortune. One instance where the protagonist interpreted to be Mr. white is responsible for a misfortune is when he takes the paw from Sergeant- Major Morris and makes his first wish for two hundred pounds. The quote “I wish for two hundred pounds” shows that he has used

Be Careful What You Wish For… By:Marianece Nuttall “ Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.” This quote was written by James Baldwin and was mentioned in the story “The Monkey's Paw” by W.W. Jacobs. When Major Morris, a retired soldier, came to the White’s house, he brought a paw and a story to go with it. He told the Whites that the paw was more than it seemed. It was a “mystical talisman that could give three different men three wishes each.” (Author:

again by his wife who has gotten an idea. She wants to use the second wish to raise her son from the dead. Mr. White does not want to wish his son alive again because he saw the way Herbert’s body looked after the accident. Mrs. White is on the brink of going mad and scares her husband. Mr. White reluctantly wishes for their son to be alive again. When nothing happens and they do not see their son and they both give up on the wish. However, after some time they hear a three knocks at the door. Mrs

asks a bunch of questions about it with no certain response. Once the the sergeant told the family that the paw was dangerous and left. Herbert urges his dad to wish on the paw, so Herbert gives his dad a question, "If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy, wouldn't you?" said Herbert, with his hand on his shoulder. "Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that'll just do it."( Jacobs 1) Herbert urges

Some questions and answers "Contents of Dead Man's Pocket" 1. (a) Recall: What document is Tom working on at the start of the story? (b) Analyze Cause and Effect: What long-term goals does he hope to achieve by this work? (c) Draw Conclusions: What does his plan tell you about his character? Ans : (a) Tom is working on a proposal for a new grocery-store display method. (b) He hopes it will advance his career. (c) Tom is ambitious and cares deeply about his work. 2. (a) Recall: Why

the third wish was for death. That’s how I got the paw.” The first piece of evidence shows that bad things had happened after the paw had been used which is hinting that Mr. White shouldn’t use the paw. In addition, Sergeant Major Morris also told Mr. White, “If you keep it don’t blame me for what happens.” This shows that Morris is warning Mr. White because he knows something bad will happen.

woman, and dragged him towards the door. "Do you think I fear the child I have nursed?" He went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantelpiece. The talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized up on him, and he caught his breath as he found that he had lost the direction of the door. His brow cold with sweat, he felt his way round the table, and groped along