The River essays

The River essays W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's PawThe Monkey's Pawprovecompensation The "Plot" A couple and their son are visited by a family friend, a soldier who has just returned from India. He shows them a monkey's paw which, it is claimed, has the power to grant three wishes but always ends up causing ill fortune. Against the soldier's wishes, the father decides to keep the paw and wishes that he would receive two hundred pounds. The sum arrives the next day as compensation after his son is killed in an industrial accident. Weeks later, the mother decides to wish to bring the son back to life - with horrific results In "The Monkey's Paw," what evidence of foreshadowing is given ...