Life Lessons in The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs and The Third Wish by J

Life Lessons in The rapscallions Paw by W.W. Jacobs and The Third Wish by Joan AikenWhat would a typical person do if they had ternary wishes and knew that there would be a price that they would have to pay in order for them to fulfill their wishes? This is the question that overcomes the main characters, Mr. White and Mr. Peters, in the stories The Monkeys Paw by W.W. Jacobs and The Third Wish by Joan Aiken. In these two stories, two men were allowed to create three wishes each and had consequences that followed, therefore, they learned a important lesson about life. The men in the two stories were distinct in their own ways, one being very greedy and the other very cautious. In The Monkeys Paw, our main character was Mr. White. He was very discerning. When he is first introduce in The Monkey Paw, he occupys many question and is very inquiring (page 88-89). Mr. White is also very greedy. He was not content with hat he had, and he then, out of all the wishes in the world, asked for 200 pounds for his own creature comforts (page 91). On the other hand, the main character of The Third Wish is Mr. Peters. Mr. Peters is a kind-hearted, cautious man. The lecturer send packing tell that those are his traits for number of reasons. First of all, the reader can tell that Mr. Peters is compassionate because of his reaction towards a swan trying to extricate itself from a branch. He quickly rushes over and tries to free the bird (page 101-102). other reason why the reader knows that Mr. Peters is kind is because they see how he wants his wife to be happy more than himself. This clearly shows how warm his heart is (page 104-105). The reader can also learn that Mr. Peters is cautious by observing the way he thinks about his three wishes. Ever... ... original was created (page 106). The last clue given was when people ask Mr. Peters to just find another wife. Mr. Peters replies in favor of Leita and says he will always be faithful to her (page 107). This suggests t he true love between the two and the consignment they share between each other. Mr. White and Mr. Peters both were eligible to wish for three things and, therefore, they encountered some consequences. Due to their experiences, the reader learns a valuable lesson about life. on the whole in all, these two stories were very interesting. They way the authors set the mood of the stories based on character traits, wishes, consequences, and theme was very intelligent and well-though-out. Both stories had great themes that helped a reader understand the story and life better. I thought The Monkeys Paw, and The Third Wish, were both marvelous pieces of literature.