The Monkeys paw by Marcus Donovan https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2 “Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it.” – Anonymous en-us 2017-05-11 13:13:49 UTC 2017-05-18 13:27:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Questions 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171828252 1. Genre? Why? Its speculative fiction, because it has to deal with the supernatural and uncommon things happening.

2. Explain what 20th century lit is. 20th century lit it is the division of "popular literature" and "high literature" in the 20th century is by no means absolute, and various genres such as detectives or science fiction fluctuate between the two.

3. Explain why your short story adheres to the conventions of 20th Century Literature. The monkey's paw is in the conversation of 20th century lit, because its more common now to go see a scary or horror film, or even read a scary book. It pulls the reader in to want to read more, too know what happens next.

4.Identify the protagonist, antagonist(s), central conflict, theme, and turning point/climax in the story. Cite evidence for each. Protagonist is Mr. White. Antagonist is Fate/ wish. The conflict of the short story the monkeys paw is the decision to test fate using the paw. The theme is don't tempt fate. The climax occurs at the very end of the story when Mr. and Mrs. White hear the knock on the door after Mrs. White has wished that Herbert would return to their family.]]> 2017-05-15 13:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171828252 W.W. Jacobs 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171837557  (1863–1943) British author mostly remembered for his macabre short story The Monkey's Paw. (1902) ]]> 2017-05-15 13:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171837557 W.W. Jacobs 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171837664 The Jacobs were a large family and poor; young W.W. as he came to be called by his friends, was shy and quiet with a fair complexion.]]> 2017-05-15 13:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171837664 historical context 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171978054 When Jacobs wrote "The Monkey's Paw" a popular saying was "the sun never sets on the British empire." By the early 1900s, England had conquered and colonized countries all over the world. The saying meant that somewhere in the world it was always daylight, and there a British colony could be found. Sergeant-Major Morris returns from India, a British colony, in "The Monkey's Paw." In colonies like India, Hong Kong, Australia, and South Africa, British military men, explorers, archaeologists, and scientists were learning about ancient cultures and traditions little known in the West. Returning from distant colonies to England, they were firsthand sources of information about other peoples and countries for their countrymen curious about exotic far-off lands. The retired colonel just back from India was a staple character in British popular fiction for many years.


]]> 2017-05-16 00:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171978054 Mourning over death 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171979425
"In the huge new cemetery, some two miles distant, the old people buried their dead, and came back to a house steeped in shadow and silence." I Chose this quote because it explains why Mr. and Mrs. white are in the cemetery. 
]]> 2017-05-16 01:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171979425 Stormy night at the Whites house 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171979487 "Outside, the night was cold and wet, but in the small living room the curtains were closed and the
fire burned brightly." The photo is an exact representation of the quote from above.]]> 2017-05-16 01:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171979487 Sadness comes from the monkey's paw 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171979555 "If you could have another three wishes," said the old man, eyeing him keenly, "would you have them?" 

"I don't know," said the other. "I don't know." Mr. White chose 3 wishes and is regretting it. Mr. White had sadness in this photo because of it.  ]]> 2017-05-16 01:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/171979555 W.W. Jacobs Documentary 2017donovanmt https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/172081790 This documentary tells the Story of how W.W. Jacobs became the renown author he is today.]]> 2017-05-16 13:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2017donovanmt/4nimzjd668s2/wish/172081790