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Explain what makes a good mystery story based on your understanding of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacob.
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English Literature Coursework Pre 1914 Prose Explain what makes a good mystery story based on your understanding of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacob. Simplicity is the key when it comes to the plot of a mystery story. Very few characters and not many sub-plots. If you have a complicated plot then the story is hard to follow and if there are a lot of characters then you can't build up the readers pity or understanding of a single character ,which is how good mystery stories work. The author makes us understand a character so that when something happens to them we have come to know them and ether want something bad to happen to them if they're a nasty character or you want them to get out of trouble if the character is likable. It is also possible that the author will aim to show us how a character can be...
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