Finish reading "The Monkeys Paw." Make sure that you have written down at least two thoughts per page on your post-it notes.
After reading, answer the following question in at least 250 words. Use ideas from your brain to answer, but also make sure that you use details from the text, showing that you finished reading. What do you think is the most important part of the plot in "The Monkey's Paw"? Why? What happens during this part? What effect does this part have on the characters? What effect does this part have on the rest of the story?
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I think the most important part of the plot is when Mr. Smith and Herbert are playing chess. Sergeant Major enters their house and starts talking some tales of when he was in India. He starts talking about a monkeys' paw, this was a magical instrument which permitted three people to make three wishes. Then the story becomes more interesting and more detailed. It is the most important part of the story because it is the initial part of the plot where the story begins. Without it the story would be different and this is the main concept where the story derives from. This part has a strange effect of Mr. White because he wishes for £200 and then he wishes for his sons' resurrection. And then he becomes more strange using one wish to make himself die. This part has a very important effect on the story because it is basically based on this, the Sergeant Major talking to them and after all the story develops and becomes more solid. I enjoyed very much "The Monkeys's Paw" and I will like to read a horror story like this one.
ReplyDeleteI think most important part plot in "The Monkey's Paw" is when the soldier telling about a monkey's paw and old men use monkey paw for wish two hundred pounds, the second wish and three wish, why is important, because that is cause of this story, Sergeant-Major telling they about monkey paw and Morris leaves them with the monkey's paw, telling of its mysterious powers to grant three wishes, Mr. White wishes for £200. Their son is killed and they get compensation of £200.Mrs. White asks her husband to wish Herbert back to life with the paw. he does so. After a delay, there is a knock at the door. Mrs. White want try to open the door. Mr. White knows, he cannot allow their son in. He wishes his third wish, and the knocking stops. Mrs. White opens the door to find no one there.
ReplyDeleteIn this part have effect on the characters is monkey paw, I think monkey paw is key of this story, What effect does this part have on the rest of the story? I think in this part is almost like cause of story.
The most important part of the plot in “The Monkey’s Paw” is the rising action, in which Mr. White made his wish for two hundred pounds. In the beginning, Mr. White was interested on the fact that the monkey’s paw could make 3 wishes come true so he took the monkey’s paw from the stove bravely and made his first wish which was two hundred pounds. However the monkey’s paw kept its promise by bringing two hundred pounds to Mr. White but he would never know that he would receive the two hundred pounds as compensation of his young son, Herbert’s death. This part of the story had a strong effect on the parents. The father was regretted that he never would know an ironic wish could take his son’s life away. The mother was hopeless, the only child she has nursed was died and she even wanted to make another wish to bring her only son back. The rest of the story was also affected, after the second wish was made, Herbert came back with disabled body so the father decided to make the third wish to send back the son to death.
ReplyDeleteCuriosity and desire played an important role in the story “The Monkey’s Paw”, Due to the father’s curiosity he made a wish, he was even warned by The Sergeant-Major and because of his desire he was asking for two hundred pounds. Desire for wealth ended with the death of his loved one. The three wishes despaired Mr. White step by step.
I think that the most important part in the plot is when the sergeant goes to the Whites’ house and starts telling about the time he passed in India and suddenly he starts talking about a monkey’s paw that has some magical powers, it can make all your wishes come true but each person has just 3 wishes and when you ask for something there are bad consequences. This visit affects the rest of the story because if Mr.White didn’t ask for the 200£,his son would not be dead and his wife, Mrs.White would have not gone mad.
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