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THE MONKEY ’ S PAW

THE MONKEY ’ S PAW. By W.W. Jacobs. Setting elements. Year = 1902 Location = LaBurnam Villa, Great Britain Weather = Rainy and stormy Genre = Gothic Horror. Review questions. What does it mean when someone is rubicund of visage? What is the story behind the Monkey’s Paw?

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THE MONKEY ’ S PAW

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  1. THE MONKEY’S PAW By W.W. Jacobs

  2. Setting elements • Year = 1902 • Location = LaBurnam Villa, Great Britain • Weather = Rainy and stormy • Genre = Gothic Horror

  3. Review questions • What does it mean when someone is rubicund of visage? • What is the story behind the Monkey’s Paw? • What type of personality does Mr. White seem have? • What is the name of Mr. White’s friend that comes to visit? • How does the White family act when Sergeant Morris is warning them about the Monkey’s Paw?

  4. WARM UP • Which do you believe to be true?: • I am in complete control of everything that happens to me in my life, good or bad, and nothing is predetermined. I am the maker of my own destiny. • Or…. • The events of life are predetermined for me, and I do not have control over what happens to me, good or bad. Everything happens for a reason, and I should not try to challenge my destiny. • Choose the statement that best reflects your opinion, and support your answer with a specific example.

  5. Review questions • What company does Herbert work for? • How does the man act that is outside of the White family’s house? • What happened to Herbert? Be specific? • What does the mother think that the man means at first? • What does the company decide to do to “compensate” the family? • Does the family get their first wish?

  6. Whiskey tumblers

  7. Monkey’s paw

  8. FAKIR • Men who sell lucky charms and perform incredible feats, such as laying on a bed of nails or appearing to float.**A magic man, street performer in India.

  9. TALISMAN • A good luck charm. • Noun • “Before the test, Herbert took out his talisman and wished for an A.”

  10. To be greedy. “He came across as a greedy, uncaring, avaricious person driven by money.” AVARICIOUS

  11. ANTIMACASSAR A decorative cloth or covering along the top of a chair or couch. “My grandmother had a knitted antimacassar on to top of her favorite chair on which the cat would sit.”

  12. To be very interested in something. “The three sat enthralled, listening to the Sergeant Major’s story eagerly.” ENTHRALLED

  13. FATE • A person’s destiny • Noun (thing) • Fate has played an important role in the play of Romeo and Juliet.

  14. SURVEYING • To look across the land • Adjective (helps a noun) • Mr. Hager was surveying the land before they could start their project.

  15. MALIGNED When someone has been offended. “The woman was quite maligned when the dimwitted man asked her age. Didn’t he know you never ask a woman her age?”

  16. GRIMACE • An unpleasant or disgusted look. • Noun (thing) • Sarah bit into the octopus and grimaced at the taste.

  17. Literary Element Practice:Provide an example from the Story For each • Point of View (What is it? How do you know?) • Atmosphere (What feeling does the story give readers?) • Setting • Foreshadowing • Flashback • Conflict • Theme • Irony • Motivation • Suspense • Symbol • Allusion • Motif - Recurring story events, token events If there isn’t an example in the story, explain how one could be added to the story.

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