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“The Monkey's Paw”

“The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story written W. W. Jacobs, following the short story it has a short film. I preferred the short story because I thought it was written and expressed a lot better than the film. I didn't care for the actors and setting in the film, I pictured it differently when I read it. The Film and short story had similarities, characters, setting, and some dialogue. It starts off with a chess game with Mr.White and his son. Then Morris came to visit, and Mr.White does take the monkey's paw. Then, when Morris leaves the White family thinks what could they wish for that would be sensible. Money, so that's exactly what they wished for, and all of a sudden the paw moves in Mr.White's hand. Mr.White had

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