The Monkey's Paw

The Monkey’s Paw analysis

A. Title

          a. Literal: It involves a magical monkey paw that grants wishes.

B. Characters:

          a. Main

1. M. White: Father, plays chess with his son. Seem like a caring hard working man.

                   2. Mrs. White: Mr. White’s wife, mother and kind loving woman.

3. Herbert White: Mr. and Mrs. White’s son. Welled mannered and hardworking kid.

          b. Secondary:

1. Sergeant-Mayor Morris: Man that has gone through a lot. Adventurous. Gave Mr. White the paw.

2. Man: Well dressed. Hesitated to come into the house, told the family the bad news.

C. Setting

          a. England

                   - The White’s house: a small parlor in laburnum villa.

D. Summary:

Sergeant-Mayor Morris visits the White family and gives them the monkey’s paw. Mr. White wishes for two hundred pounds and the paw takes his son away in return. Mrs. White can’t take the pain anymore and wishes his son back to life, but Mr. White knew that something bad was going to happen so he wishes away.

E. Conflict

a. The day after Mr. White wishes for the two hundred pounds, a man comes to his house with the money but gives them the sad news about his son dying. He figures out that it was because of the paw and that they couldn’t use it any more.

F. Solution:

a. After Mrs. White wishes his son back, and he knocks at the door, Mr. White wishes him away using their third and last wish.

G. Symbols:

          a. Monkey’s Paw: Item that grants wishes but takes something in return.

H. Climax:

a. Mrs. White wishes his son to life and Herbert knocks at the door. Just when she’s going to open the door Mr. White wishes him away.

I. Point of view:

a. It was a great story. It teaches us to be grateful with what we have cause if we don’t appreciate it can be taken away from us in any moment.

                                  

‘All magic comes with a price…’

-Rumplestiltskin