Julia Altomare and Bria Blackshear

Protagonist/Antagonist

• Protagonists– Mr. White– Mrs. White– Herbert White

• Minor Character– Sergeant-Major Morris

• Antagonist– the monkey’s paw

Plot Elements

• Exposition- The Laburnam Villa, England, 1902– Cold, wet night– The White Family house

• Conflict- External– Mr. White uses a cursed monkey’s paw to

make a wish but it goes terribly wrong

Plot Elements

• Complications– Mr. White makes

his first wish– His son Herbert

dies the next day– Mrs. White goes

mad– Mr. White makes

his second wish

Climax• There is a knocking at the door

• Mr. White makes his third and final wish

Falling Action• The knocking

stops

• The Whites lose their son forever

• They are left with nothing but a cold, dark, empty house

Mood

• Shocked

• Depressing

• Disturbing

• Anxious

• Nervous

• Confused

Theme

• Be careful what you wish for because everything comes at a price, and there may be consequences.

Wish

=Price to Pay