Characters
This character is the heroine of the story, play, or movie.
Who is the Protagonist?
Brought the Money Paw to the White family.
Who is Sgt. Morris?
The man of the house in the story.
Who is Mr. White?
Mrs. White's activity as the story begins.
what is knitting by the fire?
The exposition of the story.
What is the part of the story where the setting and characters are introduced.
The act of describing the character or qualities of someone or something.
What is characterization?
Referred to as a talisman throughout the story.
What is the monkey's paw?
200 pounds of money.
What is the amount that Mr. White wished for?
What is the death of her son?
The rising action.
What is the beginning of the problem in the story?
Characters who have become stereotypical throughout repeated use in stories.
What are Stock Characters?
The holy man that put a spell on the Monkey's paw.
Who is the fakir?
Three glasses of whiskey.
What is the amount of whiskey Mr. White drank that evening?
Mrs. White's wish.
What is to bring her son back to life?
Climax
What is the high point of the story?
Characters who change over time usually as a result of resolving a conflict or crisis.
What are dynamic characters?
The amount of wishes the monkey paw grants a person.
The type of character Mr. White is.
What is the protagonist?
The reason Mrs. White is a dynamic character.
What is the change in Mrs. White's mental stability?
Falling action
The problem is slowly under control.
Shows the reader what type of character it is through speech and actions.
What is an indirect character?
Instructions on how to use the Monkey's paw.
What is, Hold it high in the air with your right hand and wish loudly.
Mr. White's last two wishes.
What are,
1. To bring Herbert back to life.
2. To send Herbert back to his grave.
What is Mr. White's 3rd wish to send their son back to his grave.
Resolution
The problem of the story is solved.