Transcription of Th e Monkey’s Paw Aunty Misery Reader/Writer Notebook
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E monkey s Paw / Aunty Miser yLiterary Patterns Stories, whether in books or in movies, often contain patterns. One familiar pattern involves the number three. (Think of Charles Dickens s A Christmas Carol, in which Scrooge is visited by three ghosts.) Such patterns are repeated in tales from various cultures and periods of history. Some patterns are formed within a single story, as certain plot events are repeated. We call these repetitive structures within a story parallel and Contrasting When you compare and contrast stories, you look for ways that they are similar to and diff erent from each other.
MEET THE WRITERS Preview the Selections In “The Monkey’s Paw” an English family, the Whites, receive a visit from an old friend, Sergeant Major Morris, who has returned after years in India. The visitor brings with him an odd souvenir.
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