in a men's club.

in an isolated house

outside in the rain

in a town square

Mr. White and Herbert are interested, but Mrs. White is disgusted.

Mr. and Mrs. White are interested, but Herbert is suspicious.

Mrs. White is surprised, but Herbert and Mr. White are irritated.

Mrs. White and Herbert are uninterested, but Mr. White is enthusiastic.

He thinks it is helpful.

He thinks it is useless.

He thinks it is entertaining.

He thinks it is dangerous.

hesitant

serious

playful

certain

uneasy

lonely

unconcerned

hopeful

anxious

humorous

calm

informal

Their son has broken a piece of equipment.

Their son has been killed in an accident.

Their son has received a promotion.

Their son has left his job and run away.

She wants to destroy the paw by burning it.

She wants to use the paw to get revenge on the visitor.

She wants to get the sergeant-major to take back the paw.

She wants to use the paw to bring their son back to life.

He is afraid of her idea, so he hides the paw from her.

He is curious about what will happen, so he helps her.

He is horrified, but he does what she asks.

He has sympathy for her, but he refuses her request.

The visitor insults their son.

The visitor asks them for money.

The visitor asks them to come with him to see their son.

The visitor offers them the amount of money they had wished for.

a rat is making noise in the house.

the visitor has returned.

their son is at the door.

she needs to help her husband.

his son to disappear.

his wife to stop suffering.

their front door to open.

the sergeant-major to leave.

It is not wise to trust strangers, even when they promise to be loyal to you.

Ignoring the wisdom and experience of others can lead to terrible consequences.

You should never give up, even if you think a problem is impossible to solve.

You can overcome tragedy if you rely on your family and friends.

"he began to talk, the little family circle regarding with eager interest this visitor from distant parts, as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of strange scenes and doughty deeds”

“‘I won’t,’ said his friend doggedly. ‘I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don’t blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man.’”

“‘Likely,’ said Herbert, with pretend horror. ‘Why, we’re going to be rich, and famous, and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can’t be henpecked.’”

“Mr. White dropped his wife’s hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. His dry lips shaped the words, ‘How much?’ / ‘Two hundred pounds,’ was the answer.”

“But the days passed, and expectation gave place to resignation — the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy. Sometimes they hardly exchanged a word, for now they had nothing to talk about, and their days were long to weariness.”

The create a suspenseful mood with details about the old man’s nightmares and Mrs. White’s concern.

They establish a cheerful mood to show how the family feels about their wish being granted.

They build on the gloomy mood that was established in Part I of the story.

They show that the mood has changed from disturbing to light-hearted.

"The last face was so horrible and so simian that he gazed at it in amazement. It got so vivid that, with a little uneasy laugh, he felt on the table for a glass containing a little water to throw over it.”

“as [sunlight] streamed over the breakfast table Herbert laughed at his fears.”

“the dirty, shriveled little paw was pitched on the sideboard with a carelessness which betokened no great belief in its virtues.”

“‘I suppose all soldiers are the same,’ said Mrs. White. ‘The idea of our listening to such nonsense!’”

"‘I’m afraid it’ll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you.’”

It reveals that Mr. White’s wish has been granted but not in the way they expected.

It shows that the visitor is uncomfortable with what he has to say, even though he is bringing a gift.

It suggests that Mrs. White is concerned about her husband and takes steps to help him deal with the news he’s received.

It shows the sergeant-major reappearing in the story and causing more problems within the family.

“It was about a week after that that the old man, waking suddenly in the night, stretched out his hand and found himself alone. The room was in darkness, and the sound of subdued weeping came from the window.”

‘Get it,’ she panted; ‘get it quickly, and wish — Oh, my boy, my boy!’ / Her husband struck a match and lit the candle. ‘Get back to bed,’ he said unsteadily. ‘You don’t know what you are saying.’”

“Neither spoke, but both lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall.” (Paragraph 128) “His wife sat up in bed listening. A loud knock resounded through the house. / ‘It’s Herbert!’ she screamed. ‘It’s Herbert!’”

“But her husband was on his hands and knees groping wildly on the floor in search of the paw. If he could only find it before the thing outside got in.”

A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.”

genre

flashback

foreshadowing

tone

"A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.”

“All of which did not prevent her from scurrying to the door at the postman’s knock, nor prevent her from referring somewhat shortly to retired sergeant-majors of bibulous habits”

"If you keep it, don’t blame me for what happens” and “I warn you of the consequences”

“‘I’m afraid it’ll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you.’”

a retired sergeant major who brings a magical monkey's paw from India

an unsuspecting son who dies as a result of his mother's greed.

a monkey's paw that grants three wishes to three different people

a magical but evil monkey's paw that ruins the quiet life of a family

tragedy

comedy

horror

satire

"wild scenes and doughty deeds"

"an air of prosaic wholesomeness"

"steeped in a shadow and silence"

"the hopeless resignation of the old"

"And what is there special about it?"

"It seems to me I've got all I want."

"...there's no harm done, but it gave me a shock all the same."

"...the things happened so naturally...."

"When he went away he was a slip of a youth in the warehouse."

"I should like to see those old temples and fakirs and jugglers..."

"The monkey's paw has caused enough mischief already."

"Did you give him anything for it, Father?"

"...I don't see the money... and I bet I never shall."

"Why, we're going to be rich, and famous and happy."

"I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag..."

"If you only cleared the house, you'd be quite happy..."

announce Herbert's death

give Mr. White 200 pounds

asks them for the monkey's paw.

present a bill from the tailor

destiny

carelessness

everyday life

industrialization

He does not believe the paw grant wishes.

He is so grief stricken that he forgets the paw

He has become apathetic since Herbert's death.

He realizes his wishes can have only bad consequences

Her husband has made the third wish.

The monkey's paw killed her son.

She no longer wants her son to return

The knocking sound is not Herbert