Identify a central theme or idea of"The Monkey's Paw" and analyze the way plot, character, and setting help develop this theme.

The main themes in the "The Monkey's Paw" are fate, Orientalism, the supernatural, and death. Fate: As Sergeant-Major Morris says, "Fate ruled people's lives," and those who interfere with fate suffer the consequences. Also it tells that It is not wise to trust strangers, even when they promise to be loyal to you. Ignoring the wisdom and experience of others can lead to terrible consequences. You should never give up, even if you think a problem is impossible to solve.

●Herbert White

The son of Mr. and Mrs. White. Herbert is an irreverent, affectionate, and loyal young man and the only surviving child of the Whites. He works in an unidentified capacity with heavy machinery at a company called Maws and Meggins. It is possible, although not certain, that Mr. White’s second wish reanimates Herbert as a terrifying corpse.

●Mrs. White

Herbert’s father and Mrs. White’s husband. Mr. White is an old man who is both curious and malleable. A poor man, he thinks longingly about the exotic lands he has never visited. The monkey’s paw fascinates him in part because of its connection to those lands. Although it is Mr. White who makes all three wishes, he makes the first two only at the suggestions of his wife and son.

● Sergeant- Major Morris

A friend of the Whites. A mysterious and possibly sinister figure, Sergeant-Major Morris enjoys talking about his adventures abroad and shows the Whites his monkey’s paw, in spite of his professed reservations. A jaded and world-weary man, he discourages Mr. White from dreaming of India, suggesting that life is better and simpler at home in England. He throws the monkey’s paw into the fire and urges Mr. White not to make any wishes, but he ultimately tells him exactly how to make a wish.

● The representative

The man who informs Mr. and Mrs. White of Herbert’s death. The nervous representative sympathizes with the Whites and tries to distance himself from Maw and Meggins’s failure to take responsibility, stressing that he is following orders and not expressing his own feelings. He gives Mr. and Mrs. White two hundred pounds from the company.

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