The story "The Monkey's Paw" shows how playing with fate can result in harmful doings. This book also has many examples of foreshadowing that the White family refused to recognize. I personally believe that there is no plan set out for our lives, I think that whatever happens, happens, and there is no reason for its occurrence. I think that higher beings set choices for us along the way, but there is no right and …showed first 75 words of 675 total…

…showed last 75 words of 675 total…many interpretations of this story. I felt that foreshadowing and fate were the most important themes. I do not have the same believes about fate that the family did. They believed in fate and I don’t. Them playing with fate had resulted in bad occurrence for them and they will always remember what happened. They may now realize the foreseeing that they so confidently overlooked. However nothing will compensate for their losses and grievances