The Monkey

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The Monkeys Paw

• By
• W.W. Jacobs

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Terms to Know
Mate

• short for checkmate, the winning move in a
  chess game

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Arabian Nights
A collection of ancient tales from Arabia, India,
Persia, and other countries also know as The
Thousand and One Nights. Many of the stories
involve wishes and magic
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Pounds
British money 200 hundred pounds would be worth
about 1,000 dollars at the time of the story
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liability
Legal responsibility for damage or loss
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About the Author W.W. Jacobs

• Born in England
• Full name William Wymark Jacobs
• His father worked on the shipping docks
• Because of this experience most of W.W.
  Jacobs stories are humorous seafaring tales
• He wrote more than 150 stories
• The Monkeys Paw is his most famous story

1863-1943
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Characters

• Mr. and Mrs. White (residents of the home)
• Their son, Herbert, who is 19.
• Sergeant Major Morris a friend who served in
  the British Army in India for 21 years
• A Stranger

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The Setting

• The story takes place in an English suburb in the
  White familys home.
• It is around the year 1920
• The first scene opens on a dark and stormy winter
  night
• A guest arrives at the house

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Literature Terms

• SUSPENSE
• the uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels
  about what will happen next.
• Look for examples of how the writer creates
  suspense in The Monkeys Paw.

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After reading questions

• What is the mood at the beginning of the story?
• How does the author set the mood?
• How does the first owners wish foreshadow what
  is to come?
• How does Morriss statement Im warning you, you
  wont like the consequences. add to the suspense?

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Summary

• Summarize The Monkeys Paw
• INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
• Remember to include the mood of the story.
• Discuss one use of foreshadowing.
• Discuss at least two examples of suspense