LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Morris tells Mr. White that wishing for money is sensible.
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Mr. White wants to replace the money he paid for the paw.
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It is the amount Mr. White needs to pay off their house.
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It is the amount that Herbert suggests he wish for.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -How does Mr. White’s wish come true? His son dies and the company pays the White’s 200 pounds for expenses.
Detailed explanation-3: -He encourages his father to wish for an emperorship and then jokingly suggests he wish for two hundred pounds to pay off the mortgage. Herbert does not believe for a moment that the paw is magical, but he unwittingly predicts the outcome of the wish when he tells his parents that he knows he’ll never see the money.
Detailed explanation-4: -White realizes he should have never invited trouble by wishing for the two hundred pounds or to bring Herbert back to life. The fact that he believes an unholy creature stands knocking at his door instead of his son suggests that he feels guilty for having let selfishness overtake him when he made his wishes.