Monkey's Paw
What is the last name of the family in this story?
The Whites
What is the name of the island where most of the story takes place?
Ship-Trap Island
What is the name of the main character?
Jim Moore
What household object became the murder weapon?
A frozen lamb leg
What English term can be defined as "the art of using words effectively to persuade, inform, or entertain an audience"?
rhetoric
Who is the man who first warns the Whites about the monkey’s paw and its dangerous power?
Sergeant-Major Morris
Who owns the island and hunts humans for sport?
General Zaroff
What sin did both parties commit in this story?
Jim: Emotional & Jelka: Physical
What shocking news did Patrick deliver to Mary?
He wants to leave her.
Which appeal relates to credibility?
Ethos
How did Herbert die?
He got caught in the machinery at his factory job.
What is the name of General Zaroff's bodyguard?
Ivan
Which character did Jim have a conversation with that Steinbeck uses as foreshadowing? What did they say?
Jelka's dad; Jim should beat Jelka occasionally, even when she's good
How far along is Mary?
6 months pregnant
What are the 4 purposes?
Inform, Persuade, Entertain, Express
What is the famous saying that acts as a warning and relates to the theme of this story?
"Be careful what you wish for."
What is the most dangerous game as implied by the story? Why?
Humans; they can reason, think intelligently, and they're unpredictable
Why did Jelka start respecting Jim? How did she show this newfound respect?
He beat her with a whip after her act of adultery. She offered to cook Jim breakfast afterwards.
What 2 kinds of irony are used in this scenario?: The detectives eat the murder weapon while searching for it.
Dramatic: The audience knows the detectives are eating the murder weapon, but the detectives do not.
Situational: No one expects the murder weapon to be consumed by the people who are supposed to find it.
What SPACECAT element relates to the spark or reason why the author wrote something when they wrote it?
Exigency
What does the monkey's paw symbolize?
Greed, Temptation, etc.
How does Rainsford's initial conversation relate to the rest of the story?
Rainsford assumed animals being hunted did not experience emotions during the hunt. When Zaroff hunts Rainsford, Rainsford experiences the fear that animals being hunted feel firsthand.
What societal principle allowed Jim to get away with murder?
Jim "handled" his household affairs.
Why does Mary get away with murder?
No one expects sweet, happy, and innocent Mary to be the person behind a murder. Most times, women are not perceived or assumed to be murderers.
Rhetorical analysis is about ____ and ____ a message works (or doesn’t work) on its audience.