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

Life Lessons in The tampers hired hand by W.W. Jacobs and The Third attentiveness by Joan AikenWhat would a typical any(prenominal)one do if they had ternion wishes and knew that there would be a price that they would down to pay in order for them to fulfill their wishes? This is the question that overcomes the briny characters, Mr. ashen 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 valuable 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. blank. He was very discerning. When he is first introduce in The Monkey Paw, he asks many question and is very curious (page 88-89). Mr. White is also very greedy. He was not content with hat he had, and he then, out of all the wish es in the world, asked for 200 pounds for his own 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 reader can tell that those are his traits for number of reasons. premier(prenominal) of all, the reader can tell that Mr. Peters is compassionate because of his reaction towards a trust trying to extricate itself from a branch. He quickly rushes over and tries to exempt the bird (page 101-102). Another reason why the reader knows that Mr. Peters is kind is because they teach how he wants his wife to be happy more than himself. This clearly shows how impregnable 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 outlast clue given was when people ask Mr. Peters to just find some other wife. Mr. Peters replies in favor of Leita and says he will always be c lose-fitting to her (page 107). This suggests the true love among the two and the loyalty 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. All 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.