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Character Analysis: The Monkey's Paw

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What if your parents actions affected your future? Would you react or would you be happy with your parents actions(parenting)? Whether you answered yes or no to either of the questions, I strongly believe that parents choices affect their kids. In “The Monkey’s Paw” on page 4, it states Mr. White made a wish for 200 pounds(Dollars). To pay the mortgage. Now lets remember that on page 3 Mr. Morris said “I'm warning you,you won't like the consequences.” And later on that day something tragic happened! On page 5, Mr. And Mrs. White got the news that their son died. Now we’ve all made mistakes or have done something we regret. Now that Mr. and Mrs. White's son Herbert is dead everyone is wondering what's gonna happen? Mrs. White did what she …show more content…

The author in the story that the mom and dad made him eat isolated. Meaning away from the family! Now that's ignorant but personally, I can relate to this. My great grandpa when he eats sometimes his dentures will fall out his mouth and I would hate when he ate at the table! So I would go eat in the living room or on the back balcony. But, I soon realised that he is getting old and can’t help that he is getting old. So eventually I did the right thing and went back in there and ate in the dining room with family. I felt better that I know he knew why I left and when I came back he looked confused. I just knew he knew why I came back. Although I made the right decision, the grandson in the “grandpa” story planned to treat his parents how they treated his grandpa!(Again, parents actions will affect their kids!) The parents, didn't like the sound of that so they changed their ways and let the grandpa sit with the family. That caused the son(grandson to change too!) Everything was back to normal now and every one was being fair to one another. As I’ve been saying the whole time “Parents actions will affect their kids!” I think I get my motivation from my mom. And im also called the “momma bear: around my friends because I tell them what not to do and I like watch things and make sure everyone is safe. My mom’s caring, respectful and positive role model traits affected on me! As you’ve read and can probably tell I strongly believe that “Parents actions affect their

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