Comparing The Monkey's Paw And Time Enough At Last
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Imagine that while watching the news, they do a report on the weekly lottery. After hearing that the jackpot has been raised to a staggering 656 million dollars, you go out to buy a ticket. By pure luck, you actually win! After getting a mansion and other nice things, your life completely changes. Your friends and family treat you differently, people perceive you as greedy, and the tax collector is after you. You then question, “Was this really worth it?” This is a normal during the human experience. Many pieces of literature revolve around this thought. In The Monkey’s Paw and Time Enough at Last, the reader can follow along with the stories that seem like great fortune is bestowed onto the characters, only for the author to use characterization