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Plot 1
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Plot 2
Literary Terms
Film vs. Story
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The name of the Whites' son.
What is HERBERT?
100

Paragraphs 101–121 reveal what about Mr. White?

He knows that the monkey’s paw is dangerous.

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This PLOT TERM explains Morris' throwing the paw in the fire and urging Mr. White not to use it, Mr. White's first wish, and Mrs. White's begging her husband to wish again.
What is RISING ACTION?
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The sequence of related events in a story.
What is PLOT?
100

This character accuses Mr. White of killing their son only in the film clip, not the story.

Who is Mrs. White?

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The part of the plot that introduces the setting, main characters, background information, and often the main conflict.
What is the EXPOSITION of a story?
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This character says, "He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow."
Who is SERGEANT-MAJOR MORRIS?
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This PLOT TERM explains the part of the story at the end when Mr. White looks out the door and sees that, indeed, no one is there.
What is the RESOLUTION of the conflict?
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This theme is revealed when the text warns that people who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow. Cite the paragraph.

What is the danger of trying to control fate?

200

In the short story (Part III), but not the film, this important action is shown.

What is Mr. White making his third and final wish?

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The literary term that best explains the fact that "The Monkey's Paw" takes place in the Whites' house in England around 1900.
What is the SETTING of "The Monkey's Paw?"
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This character begs, "Go and get it.... Get it quickly, and wish--Oh, my boy, my boy! ...Bring him back!"
Who is MRS. WHITE?
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The SECOND WISH Mr. White utters.
During which wish does Mr. White ask for his son, Herbert, to come back from the dead?
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The author's hinting of a major event to come with subtle and often symbolic clues in the story.
What is FORESHADOWING?
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The music changes as Mrs. White begs Mr. White to use the paw to bring their son back. How does it?

It becomes louder and more anxiety-ridden.

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The CLIMAX of "The Monkey's Paw."
What PLOT TERM explains the point when Mr. White is scrambling desperately for the paw to make his final wish?
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This character uses VERBAL IRONY repeatedly because he does not really take the paw or the old army major's stories seriously.
Who is HERBERT WHITE?
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The amount of money the man from Maw & Meggins bring in compensation for Herbert's death.
What is two hundred pounds (200 lb.)?
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Which details in the film’s opening scenes create a mood of sadness that sets the tone for tragedy?

What are slow, gentle music and black-and-white lighting?

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How does the final shot of the film focusing on the paw shift the audience’s attention compared to the written story’s ending?

What is the film spotlights the paw itself, while the story emphasizes silence and emptiness after the final wish?

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During this wish Mr. White, the reader can only infer, wishes his son dead again.
What happens during the THIRD WISH?
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This character says, "You didn't see his body. I could only recognize him by his clothing."
Who is HERBERT WHITE?
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The way Herbert died, one must infer.
What is being "caught in the machinery" and torn apart at his factory job?
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Example of FORESHADOWING in the story. Write your response, and cite the paragraph.

What is FORESHADOWING? (All indicate the terrible consequences of the first wish.)

The following are all examples: -the loud crash at the piano at the time of the first wish -the paw squirming in Mr. White's hand while wishing -the wind getting high and wild outside that first night -Herbert's seeing simian faces in the fire that first night

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Two elements the director uses to create a somber mood at the beginning of the film clip.

1. Slow and gentle music

2. Black and white lighting