LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Question
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it shows that Sergeant Morris knew that Herbert would die if Mr. White made a wish.
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it reveals that the monkey’s paw granted Mr. White’s wish in a horrible way.
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it resolves Mr. White’s problem of needing to pay off his house.
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it creates a conflict between the Whites and Maw & Meggins.
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Detailed explanation-1: -White says he has everything he wants and isn’t sure what to wish for. Herbert says that two hundred pounds would enable them to pay off the money owed for the house. Mr. White wishes aloud for two hundred pounds as Herbert accompanies him with melodramatic chords played on the piano.
Detailed explanation-2: -A messenger from Maw & Meggins tells the Whites that they are receiving 200 pounds. This detail is important to the plot because. it shows that Sergeant Morris knew that Herbert would die if Mr. White made a wish.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mr. White is the elderly man who buys the monkey’s paw and uses it to wish for two hundred pounds (British money) in order to pay off the loan on his house.
Detailed explanation-4: -The man from Maw and Meggins delivers bad news to the Whites. The Whites hear knocking on the door after their second wish.