The Monkey's Paw Foreshadowing
In The Monkey’s Paw, W. W. Jacobs interprets foreshadowing to create tension and suspense by doing the following: creating tension by Sergeant-Major warning them about the paw, Herbert saying that he wouldn’t be alive to see the money, and lastly Mr. White having the habit of doing before thinking.
Will interfering with your own fate really do so until your own sorrow? Does that sound suspenseful and make you tense? Jacobs demonstrates the use of tension and suspense by foreshadowing in his story “The Monkey’s Paw”. In the next following paragraphs there will be examples on how Jacobs uses foreshadowing to create tension and suspense in his writing.
To begin, W. W. Jacobs shows foreshadowing with Mr. White. Mr. White and his son, Herbert are playing chess and Mr. White moved his piece without thinking. This is one of the key things that foreshadows the rest of the story. When Sergeant-Major warns him about the paw he insists that Sergeant-Major gives to him, this creates tension. Mr. White then makes the first wish without even thinking first of what could go wrong. …show more content…
Herbert, after hearing about the paw and after the money Mr .White wished for, says that he might never see the money that his father had wished for upon the paw. This is a pretty big red flag but at first it doesn’t sound too bad. By doing this, by foreshadowing, Jacobs creates tension. Its an uneasy feeling that he makes you feel when Sergeant-Major had just warned them about the dangers of the paw. Later on Jacobs makes it suspenseful when there is a mysterious man outside. Mr. White’s wife invites him in and then he tells them that their son Herbert is dead, “..badly hurt..” “..but he is not in any pan.” Jacobs creates suspension and
Will interfering with your own fate really do so until your own sorrow? Does that sound suspenseful and make you tense? Jacobs demonstrates the use of tension and suspense by foreshadowing in his story “The Monkey’s Paw”. In the next following paragraphs there will be examples on how Jacobs uses foreshadowing to create tension and suspense in his writing.
To begin, W. W. Jacobs shows foreshadowing with Mr. White. Mr. White and his son, Herbert are playing chess and Mr. White moved his piece without thinking. This is one of the key things that foreshadows the rest of the story. When Sergeant-Major warns him about the paw he insists that Sergeant-Major gives to him, this creates tension. Mr. White then makes the first wish without even thinking first of what could go wrong. …show more content…
Herbert, after hearing about the paw and after the money Mr .White wished for, says that he might never see the money that his father had wished for upon the paw. This is a pretty big red flag but at first it doesn’t sound too bad. By doing this, by foreshadowing, Jacobs creates tension. Its an uneasy feeling that he makes you feel when Sergeant-Major had just warned them about the dangers of the paw. Later on Jacobs makes it suspenseful when there is a mysterious man outside. Mr. White’s wife invites him in and then he tells them that their son Herbert is dead, “..badly hurt..” “..but he is not in any pan.” Jacobs creates suspension and