Theme, theme, theme! What is a theme? A theme is a written message or a taught lesson about a story or person. The book “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier, is about an elderly lady, Miss Lottie and some children. They lived in a dry, unjoyful world.
For example, in the story it shows Mrs. White’s desperation for the monkey’s paw when Jacobs includes “ ‘The paw!’ she cried wildly. ‘The monkey’s paw!’ ” This quote in the passage allows the reader to feel the same desperation and excitement that Mrs. White
The very first way the story shows the theme is through character. For example, Doodle's brother renamed him because of his disabilities. “Renaming my brother was perhaps the kindest thing I ever did for him because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle.” (Hurst 464)
The situations take place in the story are evidence for the theme. First, the theme
The story of “The Monkey’s Paw” creates tension as well as a chiropractor can relieve. In the story it doesn’t take more than two eyes to see the tension rising rapidly. When the story leads our mind to look at the tension we tend to oversee all the foreshadowing that is happening. One way author’s create tension is through the foreshadowing of story. Not only is foreshadowing important to create tension, but in this story it will do more than that as it gives more intuition to the story.
Thesis: In The Monkey's Paw by W.W Jacobs, the realistic essence of the monkey's paw made it fundamentally creepy. Point 1: The monkey's paw is a symbol for inclination for greed, exposing our superior wants as people, even the most humble. Point 2: Consequences for the actions of those using the paw develops the image of regret and fear. Point 3:
The authors of the two texts “The Monkey's Paw” and “Don't Look Behind You” effectively created suspense through the use of dramatic elements. The two texts use imagery to create suspense. Dialogue creates suspense in “ The Monkey's paw” and “Don't look behind you”. Description of characters fears/ anxiety creates suspense in the two texts. Therefore these two texts create suspense because, it makes the readers think.
Themes are the foundation of storytelling, the concept that connects a piece of writing, film, art, or any creative expression. They serve as the author’s message or perspective to the audience, frequently focusing on numerous aspects of human life. It adds depth and complexity to a work, guiding the audience in interpreting and understanding the meaning and importance of the story. Offering a structure for examining characters, events in the story, and symbolism allows the audience to engage with the content. Furthermore, it can provoke emotions by tapping into our shared experiences, bringing out empathy in ourselves.
One strong theme is faith. Faith is seen throughout the stories and it is seen in many different ways. Starting off with the classic the beast has faith that the father would return with Beauty as promised. The father promised the beast that if he let him go he would bring back the youngest child. In the Cabbage Stalk Portugal the theme is seen when the prince had faith that the little maid will return to him when she did the command he gave her (Heiner).
This narrative displays the spiritual world where animals can communicate with humans and portray their traits. The present themes in this novel play a huge part in telling a spiritual story regarding the characters and them discovering who they are. The theme or themes in a story are the underlying idea of the story. Without a theme in a story the story wouldn 't really have a purpose or clear idea. Some people confuse the two terms plot and theme.
Theme is the message about life or human nature that is “the focus” in the story that the writer tells ( Glossary of Literary Terms 3). A theme in this story would be “Love and Blindness”. This falls under the theme category because it is saying love itself changes the way you are as a person but it also has its blindness. The “blindness” is not so much of not being able to see them physically but how they truly are as a person. A person can be very depressing, arrogant, or even abusive but the person in love will see past it hence the term blind.
What is the theme you may ask? Theme is a concept or lesson that a writer explains in a short story or novel. The author tries to convey this message to its readers using literary devices such as mood, characters, plot, and setting. Many well-written stories have multiple themes. For example, the short story “The Birth-Mark.”
In the story “The Monkey’s Paw” the theme is don’t mess with fate and this story elements like character, setting, and plot all help contribute to the theme. The character’s emotions, reaction, and actions are a significant role in revealing the theme. The setting, though not realized as much actually shapes the story too. As normal, plot most definitely contributes to the theme. The character’s reaction contributes to the theme.
One of the literary elements used in the stories was symbolism that was used in almost every story. Symbolism itself is to represent a meaning or feeling. Within the story “the Monkey's Paw” by W. W. Jacobs, used the chess game to
Have you ever watched a suspenseful movie about magic? Have you ever wished you had your own genie that would grant you three wishes? However, the three wishes aren 't exactly what you wished for? Well in the story the Monkey’s Paw that pattern seems to be happening a lot.
