The Monkey's Paw Mood

Dark Morals “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs are horror stories by American authors. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a story about a psychotic narrator that killed an old man because of his eye. After killing the old man, the narrator heard sounds that led him insane. “The Monkey’s Paw” is about a family who received a magical monkey’s paw that could grant wishes. However, granting wishes led to dark consequences such as death. The two stories use literary devices to describe the plot vividly and keep the reader engaged. The stories use devices such as mood and theme to explain the story. "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe and "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs both have a similar mood, yet different

According to “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe, “He shrieked once—once only,” (Poe 92). In “The Tell-Tale Heart” the insane narrator killed an old man because his eye had given him an eerie feeling. His action sets the mood as suspenseful and somber. The mood is suspenseful because of events before the death of the old man builds up an anxious feeling. This makes the story anxious and engages the reader. Additionally, the mood is somber because of the old man’s death. His death was dark and gruesome. In “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, a family is given a magical monkey’s paw that can grant wishes, however, there are dark consequences to the wishes. The first wish the family had made was for £200. The family had gotten the payment from their son’s death. After a few months, the mother

The theme in the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe is the pressure of guilt will drive a person insane. According to “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe, “It grew louder-louder-louder...' Villains!' I shrieked, 'dissemble me no more! I admit the deed!-tear up the planks!- here, here! It's the beating of his hideous heart,” (Poe 94). In the story, the narrator murdered the old man with a strange eye. A neighbor had reported a shriek to the police who came to investigate the situation. When the officers were first investigating, the narrator acted normally until later on the guilt of killing the old man had taken over him. The guilt made the narrator hear the old man’s heart beating which led the narrator to confess to his action. However, the theme of the story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W Jacobs is never to interfere with one's fate. According to “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, “The visitor bowed in assent. ‘Badly hurt,’ he said quietly, ‘but he is not in any pain,’” (Jacobs 112). “‘They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son’s services, they wish to present you with a certain sum compensation,’” (Jacobs 113). In the story, the White family had wished for £200 by wishing from the magical monkey paw. The previous owner of the monkey paw had warned the family about the consequences of using the monkey paw. The owner explained that the wishes