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To start with this blog, please answer the following:
To start with this blog, please answer the following:
- The Whites' first wish is for two hundred pounds, but they get them on the next day as a compensation for the grotesque death of their son when trapped in some machinery. What was the problem with their second wish?
- What do you think was their third wish? Why?
- What would you do differently in any point of the story? Explain.
Remember that opinions can not be exactly the same, and if you do not answer every question to the detail, you will not get all the points for your comments.
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ResponderBorrarAnswers
ResponderBorrar1. The problem with the second wish was that Herbert's mother wanted he to come back of the death because she didn't resist the lost of her last son.
2. In my opinion I think that Mr. White wished that his son would not come again to life because he was afraid that the second wish might bring his mutilated, also his son dead ten days ago and for Mr. White it was difficult when he recognized him, and just knew him by his clothing.
3. Personally I think that would change the point in which Mr. found the monkey's paw and he askes his thrid wish which would be that Herbert could come back with no harm, And after they gave each othera hug and Mr. White burned the monkey's paw.
1) Mrs.white was devastated she was crazy with the idea of returning her son to life.The problem in the second wish was Mrs.Whithe's wish was that her son Herbet would come back to life,but mr.white didn't have the foresight to wish him alive again whole and healthy. Therefore if Herbet returned, he would appear mangled and bloody because of the horrible death he suffered.
ResponderBorrar2)I think their third wish was to make his son desappear or return their son to death.why? Because Mrs.white wanted her son back but she forgot to add that he be as he was before the accident.
3)Personally I wouldn't do anything different in the story.I think It is absolutely ingenious and spooky too and the author make us wonder about the two last wishes because he didn't reveal who knocked on the door,he allowed us to use our imagination also because he didn't give the definitive conclusion or the end of the story so, It has mystery and suspense.
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ResponderBorrarQuestion#1:The main problem was that the Madame White wa whishing for aomething imposible...because nobody can get back from death;however,many people guided by desperation,pain and frustation do not realice the future consecuences that their desires could them bring.
Question #2:How I said before she was so desperate and her husband even more...so the third wish was to abolish the second wish,because Mr. White did not want to suffer more damage for their disbelief.
Question #3: Well I would like to change the point in which they are so unbelievers ,because, we can not believe in something however we should be respecful.🤔
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ResponderBorrarQuestion#1:The main problem was that the Madame White wa whishing for aomething imposible...because nobody can get back from death;however,many people guided by desperation,pain and frustation do not realice the future consecuences that their desires could them bring.
Question #2:How I said before she was so desperate and her husband even more...so the third wish was to abolish the second wish,because Mr. White did not want to suffer more damage for their disbelief.
Question #3: Well I would like to change the point in which they are so unbelievers ,because, we can not believe in something however we should be respecful.🤔
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ResponderBorrarQuestion 1: I would like to change the point of the monkey's paw could make cool wishes but only 3 if the people ask for more the 3 wishes with the monkey's paw could be catastrophic because it will punish ambitious people and will have a lot of problems.
ResponderBorrarQuestion 2: Herbert mother want to come back his son to the life because she was regret for playing with something unknown.
Question 3: I think that third wish was that wishes get over because he was so afraid and he did not want to lose his all family asking for impossible wishes thus he wanted to avoid a catastrophic consequences.
1. Probably that bringing his son back from death could bring worst consequences than the ones from the first wish.
ResponderBorrar2.their third wish in my oppinion could be to have another son cause they both couldnt accept the idea of loosing Herbert .
3. To use the monkey's paw for things when really needed
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ResponderBorrar1. The problem with the second wish, was the consequences of the first one because the White’s could get the pounds and but also their death son, because of that Herbert’s mother wanted his son back to life, but she didn’t say in what conditions she wanted him back.
2. I think the third wish was to revert the second one, in my opinion because Mr. White didn’t want something worse to happen.
3. I would change the first wish, desiring a good job instead of the pounds, in order to Mr. White earn money to pay for the mortgage, and the job offer would be made by the man who arrived at the White’s house and instead of telling them about the death of their son, he would arrive and offer a good job to Mr. White. in that way Herbert's death would not happen.
or On the other hand, after the consequences of the first wish, I would disappear the monkey’s paw to avoid other bad future events
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ResponderBorrarHi There.
ResponderBorrarQuestion#1
The problem with the second wish was the following:
Herbert's mother did not want to accept her son was dead, so she was desperated and she asked her husband to ask the second wish without thinking in anything else and he said: "I wish my son alive again" the wish was granted but the problem was the way in wich their son was going to be back, Mr White was really scared and afraid of the appearance of his son and he prefered not to see him anymore, and probably Mrs. White instead of getting happy she would become crazy.
Question#2
I think that the third wish was to break the previous wishes, because probably Mr. White decided not to get more consequences.
Question#3
Since I consider myself as an ambitious person, I also would take the wishes but in the following way:
1)I wish not to have any consequence after wishing.
2)I wish My family to be healthy and safe all the time.
3) I wish to have enough money to live more than comfortably.
1.I think that death can't be overcome and the father thought that the son was going to arrive in piece and was afraid.
ResponderBorrar2.Maybe, the third wish was for his wife to forget his son forever, so that she would never want to relieve again.
He understood the great mistake he mase for his ambitious.
3.I change the son never die, and the father distroy inmedialy the paw for not have bad problems in the future
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ResponderBorrar1. Mrs. White wanted her son alive; therefore, her husband asked to the monkey´s paw to return their son. However, the wish was not fulfilled as they expected. In my opinion their son returned but he was not a human yet for me he was a ghost or maybe only his soul returned or something like that.
2. I think Mr. White wanted his son away from home.
3. I would like that in the third wish Mr. White wishes that the sergeant-major would never appear with the monkey´s paw in their lives, and then everything returns as in the beginning but they learn the lesson and reflect on it
#1 i think that the mistake was the words used, so they had to be more specific and say that they want their some before the accident.
ResponderBorrar#2 Obviously the third wish was abolish the second one, because their some return like a zombie, or something like that.
#3 I like to change the point in the story when they decided use the monkey's paw....i don'T know that is a horrible thing.
1. The problem with the second wish was not to have elaborated well the desire to ask hurried and with magic should not be played is very serious.
Borrar2. The third wish was the correct thing because we do not know the terrible consequences that would have brought back to the life of the son of Mr. White, because it could have returned like a zombie or something like that
3. If it were my case, I would have asked that everything that had happened would be a nightmare and everything would return to normal.
In her desperation Mrs. White, wanted her son to come back alive and for that reason demanded the other wish, the wish was granted again, but her son could come in a bad way, there fore her husband prefer that his son does not come back and he wish to break the second wish.
ResponderBorrarThey were a happy family, but their family were transformed in a sad family, I think it happened because of the ambition and avarice. The third wish was that his son does not come back alive, because of the form that died.
I would like to change that they never received Sergeant Major Morris, as a visitor.
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ResponderBorrar1. I think that the problem was that Mr and Mrs White remembered the monkey's paw too late or maybe they wished in an incorrect way.They should have wished going back to the past or something like that to change their son's destination.
Also the idea of bringing back to life a person who died in a horrible way 10 days ago it's a crazy and nonsense idea, but Mrs White was so desperate to see her son alive again, that she didn't tought the consequences and forced her husband to do it.
2. In my opinion their third wish should have been to disappear the person who Mr and Mrs White loved the most, Herbert, because Mr white realized that bringing back a person who past away more than a week ago was a terrible idea for many reasons.
3. Since the very beginning I would probably be wise and decide to not take the monkey's paw and let it burn to avoid that awful tragedy.
1) Mrs. White's heart was wrecked because of Herbert's death. She was depressed and broken, her mind was tangled in thoughts, and in that ocean of thoughts she remembered that they have had only one wish out of three. She begged Mr. White to ask for the second wish; bringing Herbert back to life. Although he wasn't happy with that idea,they asked for it. The problem was that the decision was too precipitated that they didn't even realized what they were actually asking for.
ResponderBorrar2) The author takes us into the idea that in the third wish Mr.White revoked the second wish. He was trying to avoid seeing his beloved son in the poor and deplorable conditions that he ended.
3) Perhaps all the idea of the monkey's paw magic never existed, maybe all the events occurred by pure coincidence. Personally, I don't believe in magic, so first of all, I wouldn't have accepted the amulet, which was the root of all their sudden disgrace.
#1: The problem with the second wish was that The Whites wanted to fix the fatal consequence from the first wish, and Mrs. White was so desperate to have her son alive that she didn´t take the time to realize that maybe Herbet would appear with a terrible appearance.
ResponderBorrar#2. I think the third wish was to cancel the second one because Mr. White was afraid to see his son alive but in a bad conditions.
#3. I really don´t believe wishes could become true with an amulet but anyway after reading this story I would take care in each of the words I use in the wishes.
Mame: Nickoll Andrea Donaire Salinas
ResponderBorrar#1. The problem with the second wish was that the son's body risen from the dead as some kind of zombie and Mrs. White wants yo open the dolor and admit her son, while her husband wants to keep him out.
#2. Although his wish is not specified, he seems to have wished that whatever was causing the knocking at the door would go away because they didn't want their son appear mangled and bloody because of the horrible death he suffered.
#3. I would have changed the third wish and I'd have wished that the son was Alive again, whole and healthy.
Mame: Nickoll Andrea Donaire Salinas
ResponderBorrar#1. The problem with the second wish was that the son's body risen from the dead as some kind of zombie and Mrs. White wants yo open the dolor and admit her son, while her husband wants to keep him out.
#2. Although his wish is not specified, he seems to have wished that whatever was causing the knocking at the door would go away because they didn't want their son appear mangled and bloody because of the horrible death he suffered.
#3. I would have changed the third wish and I'd have wished that the son was Alive again, whole and healthy.
Question 1
ResponderBorrarI think the mother was crazy because she thinks her son can come back of dead. She wants a wish where her can say I want my son again and she starts to listen thing that are no real.
Question 2
I think the tird wish was crazy because they are desesperated about the lose of their son and they want their son again. They love their son and for that reason the two final wish are about they want their son again. And they try to change the second wish.
Queation 3
In my opinion I would like to know more about the dead of their son and what happen with Mrs white with the time.
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ResponderBorrar1- The second wish is the incidence of the first wish. The whites' never imagined the cruel effect to pay for the first wish got true. They requested to the monkey's paw to resucitate their son and it granted the wish.But, this guy resucitated as state as he died, COMPLETELY MUTILATED AND NUMB.
2- I should assure the thrid wish is to get back the son healthy and as before.
3- I should requested for getting back in time to burn the monkey's paw. obviously i woudlnt mention the burn part to the monkey's paw hehe. Nothing is free . Every wish has to be struggled and the recompense for that effort is the magical monkey's paw. SO, be careful of what you wish, because every wish getting true in easy way, has its consequences.
Burn the freaking monkey's paw and fight for your wishes. hehehe (sike).
1.The problema was that Mr and Mrs whites wanted to their son come back to life. Nevertheless they were dead of fear and Mrs White was desesperated because her wish was not fulfilled.
ResponderBorrar2.I think their third wish was that the wishes were revoked and that everything returned to do as before in their lifes.
3.I my opinion I would never have used the monkey´s paw, not after I´d heard the warning.
Personally I don´t believe in things like that.
#1
ResponderBorrarThe problem was the way they could have the money was through their son's death then they received a compensation.
#2
I think the third wish was to disappear to Mrs White and his son.
Why? Because he wanted to avoid a big problem or death of more people,
#3
Could be that the only point that I would change is the last wish (if it is that Ithink) Mr White could think in another wish to avoid suffering losing his wife and son.
Mariela Flores
#1 I think that Herbert's mother was desperate when she recognized that the first wish was realized. She was so desperate that her second wish was her son come back with their but Mr.White thought it will be a crazy wish.
ResponderBorrar#2 In my opinion their third wish was that their son desappear because Mr. White felt a lot of fear, he was so hurt but he want not to suffer more for son's death. The things not will be as before.
#3 I would like to change the begining when Mr. White has Monkey's paw for first time so If it was my case I would try to disappear Monkey's paw and take care with my wishes because I don't know as it will result.
1. Mrs. White wanted her son alive again so she whished Herbert came back but she didn't think about how the wish was made she was only thinking in her loneliness and of course the monkey's paw was evil so, if Herbert came back he returned disfigured.
ResponderBorrar2. Their third wish may have been to have never asked for any wish and for the Paw to disappear because since it came to their lives everything went in a bite and they lost the most beautiful thing in their life: Herbert.
3.I would have trusted in my friend's concern. Mr. and Mrs. White were very unbelievers and therefore whished something without thinking of the consequences. Sometimes you learn from mistakes but in this case the mistake was impossible to solved.
JOSSELINE ALEXANDRA FLORES VARGAS
1. I think that when they asked for the first wish they did it thinking about their personal and economic well being, forgetting the recomendation of the person who gave them the Monkey's paw. For this reason, for me the second wish is the consequence of the first wish. Because Herbert's mother never thought that her first wish would so currelly take away her son, and to remedy her mistake she asked that her son return.
ResponderBorrar2.- I think the third wish would have been to cancel the two previous wishes and that everything would return to normal.
3. Of story I would like to change the part in wich they ask for the firs wish, because maybe if she had thought well what they were going to ask and think of the possible consequences would not have happened to the loss of their son.
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ResponderBorrarkelin Marisela Suazo Martinez
ResponderBorrar1. the problem with the second wish was that Mrs. white wanted her son with them again but, they did not realize that the curse fall in the person who really wanted something not only for the person who asked for it as in the case of Herbert who wanted two hundred pounds, so probably Mrs. white would probably die too.
2. I think his third wish was to reverse the second one because he knew that it was not his son who knocked at the door....
3. I would change the end, If i were Mr. White,I would have wished to break the curse of the monkey's paw forever
1. Mr. White wished for his son to be alive again. The problem is that Mr. White then realized that his son would maybe rose from death in the same condition as he died, unrecognizable, mutilated, and more likely, suffering all bloody in pain.
ResponderBorrar2. They wished their son was dead as he was.
3. Honestly, since I believe real magic has to do with acquiring a power given by dark entities, and I am aware that when you deal with dark things, good might come, but with great sorrow; then I wouldn't even have dared to ask for a first wish. Instead, I would have rejected the monkey's paw immediately and adviced the sergeant to get rid of it hiding it in order to keep it from bringin suffering to others. If he had already experienced terrible things about it, then, "why to let others make use of it?" I strongly believe he was quite irresponsable and not empathetic at all.
1. the problem with the second wish was that they ask the wish without look the consequences and they ask to bring their son back to live, but they didn't ask to bring it as before he was before the accident.
ResponderBorrar2. the third wish was to make disappear the grotesque thing that was knocking the door, probably because that wasn't look like their son at all.
3. i would take the warning of the Sargent - Major Morris and i would required more information about how the Monkey's paw works and ask the wish with more specific words.