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Explore the different techniques thatW.W. Jacobs uses to create suspenseIn ‘The Monkeys Paw’.
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Explore the different techniques that W.W. Jacobs uses to create suspense In 'The Monkeys Paw'. The Monkey's Paw was written in 1902, a significant time in British history. At this point in history British rule governed a quarter of the Earth's population. It was known as the British Empire and India is just one of the countries included. In Jacobs' story the Sergeant Major who went to India to work in a colony came home after more than twenty years, entertains the White family with exciting and gruel some stories. Thousands of British men went to the East to learn about cultures and traditions. As they returned they brought interesting stories and souvenirs. The character just returned from India was a regular feature in British popular fiction at the turn of the century. Gothic genre stories were popular in those times. WW Jacobs was a Londoner who lived near the river and so...
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