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How does W.W Jacobs create fear and tension in his sotry, "the Monkey's Paw"?
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The Monkey's Paw 'The Monkey's Paw' is one of W.W Jacobs's most famous short stories. In 'The Monkey's Paw', Jacobs uses many different types of tone, language, and many other devices that create a really good mystery story. At the beginning of the story, the language is calm for the inside of the house, 'the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.' Shows that inside the house was a cozy atmosphere compared with the language used to describe the outside. The inside atmosphere is also made stronger than the dark atmosphere outside by the presence of the strong family unit. Jacob's language that he uses in this part of the story could be seen as normal, but actually be talking about the future, for example, 'putting his king in such sharp and unnecessary perils' can be seen as describing the game of chess but replace 'king' with family and it portrays the...
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