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Monkey's Paw
Title: Monkey's Paw
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 352 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Monkey's Paw
In “The Monkey’s Paw”, author William Jacobs conveys the message that fate rules peoples’ lives, and that those who try to interfere with fate do so at their own peril. This premise is clearly shown as the plot of this clever story unfolds. Sergeant Morris reluctantly gave Mr. White the monkey’s paw, but warned him of the consequences. The White family playfully wished for two hundred pounds and when nothing happened immediately, they …showed first 75 words of 352 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 352 total…his son to remain dead. This last wish will probably have the most detrimental consequences to Mr. White and his relationship with his wife. She cannot accept the fact that her son could not come back normal and healthy and will never forgive her husband for taking him from her. The author has made his point that tampering with fate can set in motion a chain of events that can be neither anticipated nor prevented.
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