Conflicts in “The Monkey’s Paw” “The Monkey’s Paw” was written by W. W. Jacobs. The story is about a man named Mr. White who gets a mysterious talisman called the monkey’s paw from a man named Sergeant Major Morris who warns Mr. White about the dangers of using the monkey’s paw. Mr. White is informed that the monkey’s paw can grant three wishes to a person, but can lead to misery in the person’s life. Mr. White, however, does not heed Sergeant Major Morris’s warning and uses up his first wish anyways
The literary elements in The Monkey’s Paw are subtle but nevertheless they can be found if you know where to look. The author begins by setting the scene on a night that is “cold and wet” (Jacobs 2302), the use of these adjectives sets a dreary tone. Furthermore cold, wet nights are often used in literature during times of conflict for the characters and in the case of The Monkey’s Paw it could be seen that it implies an unpleasant future for the White family. However the characters are unaware