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Each Column has a question for you to answer.  Read the question, and then create a new card.  Next, answer the question with complete sentences, textual evidence, and proper grammar.  Next week we will revisit this board and comment on each other’s insight.

Be sure to put your name in the title box.

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Here is the story to support you with answering the questions.

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What are the motivations of the different characters?

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How would you explain the main character to someone who has not read the story?

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If you were the main character, what would you have done differently?

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What would you change about the setting if you were the author?

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What mood was created by the different settings in the story?

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Did the beginning draw you into the plot?

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What do you think happens to the characters once the story ends?

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What did the plot of the story make you think about during reading, and after reading the story?

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What message do you think the author wanted the reader to walk away with? Why?

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What does the story tell us about what it means to be human?

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Who ever got the paw got three wishes and they all wanted things but only had three so they had to use them wisely.

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I would explain the main character as sad because he lost his son so he does everything he can to get him back

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If I were the main character and I lost my son I wouldn’t of wished for him back because all he did was wish for trouble.

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I would make it during the day not during the night

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It was one night so I guess it could of been scary because it was dark

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Yes

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I think they realized that they shouldn’t of wished for those things.

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I would never wish for something like that

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I think the message the author is trying to send is to not take things for granted

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I think it means that we have more things than others do so we’re more in control and that we have a lot

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I would describe the main character as upset because after he lost his son, he knew that if he wished him back, he wouldn't be the same.

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If I was the main character, I would have listened to the soldiers warning before wishing for anything.

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I wouldn't change anything about the setting because I feel like it adds more to the mood of the story.

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The mood the setting created was kind of eerie because it was at night.

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Yes

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I think they realized that they should have listened to the solders warnings and not have used the monkey paw.

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I think the message the author was trying to send was to be careful what you wish for.

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While reading I was thinking that they should listen to the warnings because the solder was trying to warn them for a reason.

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I think its showing us that humans make mistakes and it's wise to learn from them and not repeat no matter how badly you want to.

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The motivations for the characters was to try to fix their mistakes.

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The motivations of each character change a bit over the course of the story. At first, they believe that the monkey's paw is just superstitious nonsense, and have no real motivation for using it, other than to prove the soldier wrong. When it actually works and their son dies, Mrs. White is motivated to use the paw by the fact that she could bring her son back. She does not care what the price might be, she is willing to do anything. Her husband, however, sees things differently, and thinks that if his wife tries to bring their son back, he will return as a zombie. He thinks it would be better for them to get rid of the monkey's paw and never use it again. So, he uses the last wish to wish their son was dead again.

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I would explain to them that the main character of the story is Mr. White, who has a wife and one son. I would tell them that he does not believe in supernatural items and voodoo, because he does not believe in the monkey's paw at first. I would also tell them that when his son dies as a result of his wish, it shows that he is a bit of a coward, because even when his wife was willing to wish their son back to life no matter what he looked like, he could not stand the thought of it. I also think it was wise of him though, because you should not tamper with death. Wishing on the monkey's paw again would just make things worse.

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If I was the main character, I would have asked the soldier to keep the monkey's paw, or to throw it away. I think that I would only half believe what he was saying, but there would be some part of me did. Add that to the fact that I'm a big chicken, and I would probably play it safe and not use the monkey's paw.

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I think I would make the setting at first seem more safe, and cheerful. That way when the more creepier events unfold, it would come as more of a shock. I would keep the setting the same when Mrs. White wishes for her son back because that was really creepy.

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The setting at the end gave the story a very scary atmosphere. I think it was creepy how it was at night, and they had to wait for a while before hearing the knocks echo around the house. The cemetery being far away made the suspense build up a bit, because as Mrs. White assumed, he had to walk all the way to the house before knocking on the door.

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Yes, when the monkey's paw was introduced in the way it was, it makes you curious about what will happen and makes you want to read more.

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I think that they probably were way more superstitious afterwords. They probably wondered for the rest of their lives what it would have been like if Mr. White did not wish his son back away.

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While I was reading it, I felt sympathetic about what happened to them, but afterwords, I think they almost had it coming when they didn't listen to what the soldier said.

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The author wanted us to be careful what we wish for. Also, that everything you wish for will have a price.

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It shows us that people make mistakes all the time because they think they know better or don't listen to the warnings of others. We should remember to heed what others tell us when all they want to do is keep us safe. The Whites really should have listened to that soldier.

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Naomi Kinzle                           The motivations for the different characters at first was they all wanted money then the son died and the mothers motivation was to get him back and the fathers motivation was to stop the mother from doing something she'll reret.  

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Naomi Kinzle                           The motivations for the different characters at first was they all wanted money then the son died and the mothers motivation was to get him back and the fathers motivation was to stop the mother from doing something she'll reret.  

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I would describe the main character as upset and sad because his son is gone but he doesn't want to wish him back because he knows its wrong.

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If I were the main character I wouldn't have used the monkeys paw.

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I wouldn't change the setting because it makes the story more interesting.

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The mood created by the setting was creepy because it was at night and it was raining.

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Yes, because the way it began was interesting.

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I think they realized they made a mistake by wishing for the things that they did.

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While reading I was worried about what they were gonna wish for because they had warnings but didn't listen to them.

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I think the author wanted us to know to be careful what u wish for and to not take the little things for granted.

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I think the story tells us that everyone makes mistakes and there's always consequences.

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Mr. White is initially motivated by curiosity. He took the paw from his pocket looked at it and said, "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact it seems to me I've got all I want."

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Mr. White is an elderly man who is annoyed that he lives so far out in the countryside. Herbert's death depresses him, but he understands he cannot use the paw to bring his dead son back to life. Mrs. White falls into a deep depression and decides that she should use a wish to bring Herbert back. Herbert White was youthful and enthusiastic, he is intrigued by the paw and hopes that the wishes will bring the family wealth and fame. Morris is tall and well built and he is frightened of the talisman's power.

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If I were a main character in The Monkey’s Paw I would have asked the soldier to get rid of it.

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If I were the author I would just simply not change the setting because it brings the story together.

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The mood created was scary because they described the settings as dark and rainy.

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The beginning did draw me into the plot.

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I think when the story ends that the characters realize they shouldn’t have used the paw.

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While reading the story I was worried because the soldiers were warning them but they didn’t listen.

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I think the message the author was trying to get across was to be careful what you wish for.

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I think what the story is telling us about what it means to be human is that we make mistakes but if we make a mistake we should take time to learn from it.