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Comparing The Monkey's Paw And The Tell-Tale Heart

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Sometimes, greed or want can lead to many consequences, much like in the stories, The Monkey’s Paw and The Tell-Tale Heart. Both stories are about men who become greedy once they realize they have power. This greed overtakes them and leads to ruin. The cause-and-effect relationships between The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe, and The Monkey’s Paw, by W. W. Jacobs, caused a feeling of suspense for the reader because of the way that the stories were written and the events that took place. The cause-and-effect in the story, The Monkey’s Paw, ended up affecting not only the main character, but his family as well. The book, The Monkey’s Paw, was written by W. W. Jacobs in 1902, is about a man by the name of Mr. White, who acquires a magical
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