The Monkey's Paw Research Paper

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Yes, Herbert was at the door at the end of “The Monkey’s Paw” and he came back as the undead. Firstly, the family wished for 200 pounds and when they received it, it was because their son died. Then the dad made the wish, “‘I wish my son alive again” (Jacobs 8). This means that they made a wish for their son to come back with a magical monkey’s paw that grants wishes just like in the story of “Aladdin.” As a general rule, if someone has some way to bring someone back they will and it will work. Another thing, there was a knocking at the door after they made the wish, “at the same moment a knock came quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sound on the front door” (Jacobs 8). This shows that someone came to the door at almost the same