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Comparing Tell-Tale Heart And The Monkey's Paw

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Have you ever been suspicious? Ever had fear, mystery, or surprise? In the horror genre there are two books that will have you wondering wanting you to read more. Tell Tale Heart and The Monkey’s Paw are two short stories that will have you jumping out your seat.

In the book Tell Tale Heart and The Monkey’s Paw they both has something in common. They both has mystery in common. In the Monkey’s Paw there was a man named Sergeant - Morris he came and he told them about the dried up mummy ( the monkey’s paw) and he told them “ Every man gets 3 wishes a piece, if you wish for something; wish for something sensible. And in Tell Tale Heart the man loved the old man dearly. But it was something about the old man that he really couldn’t take. It was the old man eye. His eye were a pale blue color and he couldn’t stand it. Wonder what's going to happen next.

Also, they both have suspense. Tell Tale Heart the man wanted to take the life of the old man. He loved the man dearly, and he never wanted to hurt the man but he didn’t like the man eye. So he decided to take his life. So he planned out the man’s death by staying up all night night and every night. The Monkey’s Paw the man had 3 wishes and his son told him to wish for 200 pounds to pay off the house they were living in. So he …show more content…

In Tell Tale Heart he flipped the man over the bed. The man was dead so he dragged the man into the bathtub and cut his body into pieces and lifted up some wood and but his leftovers under the floor. Then a minute later the police came to the house and ask to speak with the old man. But he decided to tell them that the man went on a trip, the policies went into the house and sat down began to talk to each other and then the man thought they was talking about him so he told them that he killed the old man. In the book The Monkey’s Paw the man at the door had to tell them that their son has passed away and that there was 200 for them to get from his

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