Part 1 of Essay
The success of any short story depends upon the skill with which the plot moves. The writer doesn’t have the time to develop ideas that he has in a novel, but at the same time all those elements must be present. The unusual element in the “Monkeys Paw” is how much the plot depends upon coincidence and irony. The successf ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... other two wishes may have caused unhappiness. Also Sergeant Morris says; “I warn you of the consequences.” Clearly here, however innocent the wish, Morris knows that it will end badly. “Don’t blame me for what happens.” The major coincidence centres around the two hundred pounds. “How could £200 hurt you?” says Mrs White ironically, she will find out! There are two real climaxes in the story – one is how they get the two hundred pounds (and the fact that Herbert’s death is a shocking mutilated death) and the secon ....