Read the statement below, then decide whether you agree or disagree with it. Be

prepared to support your opinion with details from the story. Here's your discussion

prompt:

The use of foreshadowing in "The Monkey's Paw" is so obvious

that it gives the events away before they happen.

I, without any second opinion, agree.

I disagree.

Explanation:

The Monkey's Paw is a short story written by W. W. Jacobs and it narrates the relationship between a family and a monkey's paw that arrives to their life with no good news.

Even though terrible things are expected by the events narrated at the beginning of the story, it is possible to say that readers might not expect what happened. For instance, the money the family received was supposed to be from a disgrace, but they (nor readers) expected what happened. Due to this, I disagree.