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Describe various ways that W.W. Jacobs creates tension in the short story 'Monkey's Paw'
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Monkey's Paw Describe various ways that W.W. Jacobs creates tension in the short story 'Monkey's Paw' In this essay I am going to write about the various ways the author W.W Jacobs creates tension in the short story Monkey's Paw. For example I am going to write about how he has used the setting of the story, the manner of speech of the characters etc. to help him create tension. Firstly, the setting of the story takes place in a very isolated and lonely place, far away from civilization in a deserted area. This makes it a bit scary and starts to introduce tension for the reader in the story. "That's the worst for living so far out" Then we are told about the name of the villa i.e.- "Laburnum". This is the name of a poisonous plant. This is quite scary as the home of the characters is of a deadly...
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