Our next story..."The Monkey's Paw" was written in 1902 by W.W. Jacobs. It's a dark brooding tale which promises from the start that the light you see at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train. Mr and Mrs White of Laburnum Villas step out toward that light by taking up the three wishes granted to the owner of the Monkey's Paw. Terrible things have happened to previous owners of this artifact but surely the Whites will fare better than those who have gone before... (Summary by Jim Mowatt, provided at: LIbrivox ) At this site, you can listen (for free) to an excellent audioplay of the tale.
We will vote to either listen to the audioplay or read one ourselves. Here's the link for an adaptation of the story into a play: Download Monkey's Paw Script
Our literary analysis focus will be on foreshadowing, but we will review and apply other Short Story Unit terms: plot, characters (flat/round/static/dynamic), theme, setting, conflict, point of view, and theme. Make sure that you continue to practice the terms on Quizlet. We will also work on predicting the outcome. In grammar, we will follow up work on personal pronouns (and pov) with establishing antecedents.
You will have a quiz on the story, as well as an opportunity to amaze us with your group's efforts to produce a Monkey's Paw Marketing Development project. The product box will come with a warning label, as well as an instruction manual.
