In “The Monkey’s Paw,” W. W. Jacobs describes the interactions of a close-knit family in the beginning of the story. This description contributes to creating an atmosphere of in the excerpt. However, after , the mood gradually becomes . NextReset
The mood of the
story begins to get darker as the monkey is introduced, things take a darker
turn. It is bad enough that it is dark
and that it is raining, even when the paw is thrown into the fire, it sets off
a chain of dark and tragic events.
