The story "The Monkey's Paw" shows how playing with fate can result in harmful doings. This book also has many examples of foreshadowing that the White family refused to recognize.
I personally believe that there is no plan set out for our lives, I think that whatever happens, happens, and there is no reason for its occurrence. I think that higher beings set choices for us along the way, but there is no right and no wrong decision. In this story I believe that the family did believe in fate but they refused to see what they were doing. Mr. White asked for L200, in return he lost his son in an accident and as compensation for the family, his sons company gave them L200. The family tried to receive the money but it obviously wasn't supposed to happen that way. So their wish was granted, but they had to sacrifice something; their son. Whereas the father thought that it was fate that was suppose to take his son then and that their wish had not come true, because everything was supposed to happen that way.
Later on in the story, Mrs. White wants to use one of their wishes to bri
In this story the family is told many things that could have saved them but they refused to acknowledge the foreseeing of the future that would drastically change their lives. Mr. Morris told the family of the last person who had the paw; his last wish was of death to himself. If the monkey's paw was so wonderful then why would someone want to die after having all of their wishes and dreams come true. He also tried to throw the monkey's paw into the fire. He wanted to destroy it so no one else would have to go through the torment of having the paw in their presence. The family refused to see how bad the monkey's paw was. Mr. White even stopped the paw from burning to ashes by diving to catch it. In some ways I do not blame the family for being curious about the paw but the fact that they were warned so much about it and yet the continued to ignore that shows that the family was somewhat selfish. I feel that the family only wished for L200 to see if it actually worked, later on they would wish of long life or gold and riches.
In conclusion, I feel that there can be many inter
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