"The Monkeys Paw" (p.1902) W.W. Jacobs Flashcards
Quote symbolising reckless attitude: “who possessed ideas about the game involving…”
“…radical chances, putting his king into such a sharp and unnecessary peril that it even provoked a comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire”
Quote foreshadowing guilt: “He hid a…”
“…guilty grin in his white beard”
Quote highlighting attitude towards the unknown (specifically culture): “of woes and…”
“…plagues and strange peoples”
Quote symbolising central theme on fate vs free will: “he wanted to show that fate ruled peoples lives…”
“…and that those who interfered with it did so at their own sorrow”
Quote symbolising Das Unheimliche: “there was an air of prosaic…”
“…wholesomeness about the room which it had lacked on the previous night, and the dirty, shrivelled little paw was pitched on the side board with a carelessness which betokened no great beleifs in its virtues”
Quote symbolising sexist comment: “she then waited as patiently..”
“…as her sex would permit”
Quote symbolising “sorrow” of meddling with fate: “Unconscious of his wife’s shriek, the old man smiled faintly…”
“…put out his hands like a sightless man and dropped, a senseless heap to the floor”
Quote symbolising the brutality of nature: “came back to the house…”
“…steeped in shadows and silence.”
Quote symbolising hope against adversity: “remained in a state of expectations as though…”
“…something else where to happen-something else which would lighten there load, too heavy for old hearts to bear”
Quote symbolising the unnatural: “It was white and expectant, and his fears…”
“…seemed to have an unnatural look upon it. He was afraid of her.”
Quote symbolising despair (contrast between Gatsby and the American Gothic): “the darkness…”
“…was oppressive.”
Eponymy of the short story: “Be careful…”
“…what you wish for”-Anonymous
