W.W.Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" is a nail - biting story
where an uncanny suspense looms right till the end. It is a first-hand evidence to
illustrate the fact that "fate ruled people's lives, and those who interfered with it,
did so to their sorrow".
After attaining the malicious paw,
the Whites decide to put it to test. Herbert asks his father to wish for 200 pounds to
clear their home loan. His father does so. The next day, they receive the sum as a
compensation for Herbert's death. Coincidence?? Not at
all.
The next wish is enforced by his wife who wants her
son back from the grave. It was a desperate desire from a mother, but it challenges the
eternal law of life.
The final wish is not shown
explicitly, but it is Mr. White, who reverses their previous wish. With a hard heart,
the father wished his son to return to his grave.
Indeed,
an excellent story !
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