Stages Of Grief In The Monkey's Paw

Shock, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These stages are the stages of grief. In the story , “ The Monkey’s Paw,” by W.W. Jacobs, a family obtains a severed monkey’s paw in it could grant any three wishes the wielder desires. However the wishes come true in horrific ways, such as killing someone to gain inheritance money or bringing a loved one back to life however in their deceased form. The father of the family Mr. White has gone through the stages of grief, because he was in shock when he heard his son Herbert died, and he bargained to bring Herbert back to life with the monkey’s paw.
To begin, Mr. White has gone through the first state of grief which is shock. Shock is the first reaction on hearing bad news. In this case Mr.