Analysis Of The Story 'The Monkey's Paw'

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In the story “The Monkey's paw,” which took place at the White family's home in England during the beginning of the twentieth century, the author, W.W. Jacobs, wrote about a man, whose single wish, altered the fate of his family. The most important plot event of the story was when Mr. White's curiosity kicks in when he picked up the monkey's paw, which sergeant Morris threw in the fire, and decided to keep it. This was also the time when the fate of his family might change, because bad things might happen if he tries to wish upon the paw. The first evidence that I found that makes the paw suspicious was when sergeant Morris' face whitened when Herbert White asked a question regarding his use of it. Lines 68-70 best support this evidence. “Well, why don’t you have three, sir?” said Herbert White cleverly, “I have,” he said …show more content…
This really made the mysterious object’s true identity stick out. This evidence can be found in lines 73-75 when Mrs. White asked the soldier if someone also used the paw. “And has anybody else wished?” persisted the old lady. “The first man had his three wishes. Yes,” was the reply; “I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw.” The man probably wished for death because the wishes that he made came true, but terrible consequences came with it. A great warning indeed. This evidence can foreshadow that bad things can possibly happen as the story goes on. I can relate this to the real world. If things are not planned and thought out carefully, bad things can happen, and this can even disrupt other people’s life. These convincing evidences prove that bad things really might happen if Mr. White tries to use the paw. After I finished reading the short story, I wished that Mr. White’s family could use the paw without having terrible consequences. It would really help them solve their problems and improve the way they live their
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