LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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The idea of magic frightens him.
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He is trying not to laugh as he fools his friends.
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He is remembering the horrible effects of his wishes.
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He is ashamed of believing in the monkey’s paw.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In The Monkey’s Paw, why does sergeant major morris grow pale when the whites ask him about his three wishes on the monkey’s paw? He is remembering the horrible effects of his wishes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why does Morris grow pale after he makes his third wish on the monkey’s paw? A. The idea of magic frightens him.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sergeant-Major Morris told the Whites that the first man’s third wish was for death, and that is how he got the monkey’s paw. The man’s wish for death is an apt example of foreshadowing because it highlights the danger of the monkey’s paw.
Detailed explanation-4: -Using the supernatural powers of “The Monkey’s Paw”, the Whites make a wish for money, receive the money after their son is involved in a fatal accident, wish for his return, and finally wish for his disappearance.
Detailed explanation-5: -The fakir wanted to show that fate ruled people’s lives. Sergeant Major Morris’ face whitens when he reveals that he had three wishes.