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"The Monkey's Paw"
Question | Answer |
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what is the setting? | an isolated village; windy, stormy night |
what point of view? | 3rd person limited |
what is the power of the paw? | evil |
who are the characters? | sergeant major morris, mr and mrs white, herbert |
what are 3 examples of foreshadowing | 1- when major is telling about his 3 wishes, 2- throws paw in fire, 3- tells story about man before him whose third wish was death |
what was the first wish | 200 pounds |
what happens when first wish is made? | paw wiggles, a crash came from piano |
what happens to herbert? | he is crushed in machinery |
what did not wish for them to have that money? | fate |
what was the 2nd wish | for his son to be alive |
what was the 3rd wish | for herbert to be dead again |
what is this story an example of? | ambiguity |
ambiguity | you can interpret a story in more than one way |