The Monkey's Paw Research Paper

Monkey’s Paw The Monkey’s Paw and The Simpsons parody are alike in many ways. In the beginning of the story, Mr. White is talking to Sargent Morris who had just arrived and said, “What was that you started telling me the other day about a monkey’s paw or something?”. (Jacobs 1) This story and movie are similar in the way that they both have monkey’s paws. In the Simpson’s parody a family travels to Morocco and while their there they buy a monkey’s paw and in the ‘Monkey’s Paw’ the White family also gets a monkey’s paw. Both of the monkey’s paws grant wishes and move when something is wished for, in this way the story and movie are alike. Later in the Monkey’s Paw when Mr. White gets the monkey’s paw from Morris, Morris warns Mr. White that

In the Simpson’s movie when one of the children wishes for a pacifier, the limo with the pacifier appears right away. In the Monkey’s Paw, the father wishes for money; the money doesn’t come within that day, it comes the next day and doesn’t just get handed to them it comes at the cost of something. (Jacobs 4) Where as in the Simpson’s the limo just pulls up in front of the house. Between the two, only the father makes wishes in the Monkey’s Paw and in the Simpson’s movie, multiple members of the family make different wishes. In the Monkey’s Paw, the messenger comes to Mr. and Mrs. White’s house late at night and tells them, “He (Herbert) was caught in the machinery.” and that “…they admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son’s services, they wish to present you with a certain sum or compensation.” Mr. White replies with “How much?” and the messenger tells them “…Two hundred pounds”. (Jacobs 5) Short after this happens Mrs. White falls to the ground and starts screaming and calling for help. Mr. and Mrs. White realized that their son was the consequence that the Sargent was talking about. Therefore the Simpson’s got the results of their wishes right away and the White family did