Which detail from the story is part of the rising action the Monkeys Paw

Q: Which event most clearly introduces the rising action in the story The Monkeys paw?

Which event most clearly introduces the rising action of The Monkeys Paw? Sergeant Major Morris advises Mr. White to throw the paw into the fire.

The plot of a story is the sequences of events that help a story reach its end. A story will always have events in it that are used to propel it forward. While some events are used to provide information about the setting and some background information, other events can help the story reach its conclusion. The plot of a story usually has 5 parts: beginning with the exposition, then the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution which is the ending of a story. The development of the plot can be explained using the story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs.
The exposition usually introduces the characters and the setting for the story. Here in The Monkey’s Paw the story begins with Mr. White, an old, British man and his son playing chess in their home, which is described as the worst of “all the beastly, slushy, out-of-the-way places to live in”. After a while they hear knocking on the door, which is caused by Sergeant Major Morris, an officer in the British army who was returning from India. The Sergeant proceeds to tell the family of his time in India and about a strange item called the monkey’s paw that he was given in India. The sergeant warns the family of the dangers of the paw and how they should destroy it for them to be safe.
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In The Monkey’s Paw, the falling action stars immediately after Mr. White makes his second wish, he feels relief that the paw failed to grant their wish because he won’t have to see his dead son raised from the dead. He then stayed in the living room for a while before he heard a small, barely audible knock on the door. Mr. White realized what this was, the paw worked and his son was waiting at the door. Because he didn’t want to see his son’s mutilated corpse, he hurried back to the bedroom and acted like nothing happened, which might’ve worked, if it wasn’t for the third

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The Monkey's Paw
Which detail from the story is a part of the rising action?
Which event most clearly introduces the rising action in the story The Monkey's paw?
Which detail from the monkey's paw is part of the exposition?
What is the falling action of the monkey's paw?

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which detail from the story is part of the rising action?

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Answered by Aslan on 8/31/2017 5:58 PM

The rising action begins when Sergeant Morris begins to explain the mysterious magic of the Monkey's Paw.

Which detail from the story is a part of the rising action?

The rising action can be thought of as the part of the story “in the middle”, after the introduction of the main characters and setting, and before the climax occurs in the story. This part of the story is often where the main character faces challenges and must overcome obstacles in order to achieve their goal.

Which event most clearly introduces the rising action in the story The Monkey's paw?

Which event most clearly introduces the rising action of "The Monkey's Paw"? Sergeant Major Morris advises Mr. White to throw the paw into the fire.

Which detail from the monkey's paw is part of the exposition?

The exposition usually introduces the characters and the setting for the story. Here in The Monkey's Paw the story begins with Mr. White, an old, British man and his son playing chess in their home, which is described as the worst of “all the beastly, slushy, out-of-the-way places to live in”.

What is the falling action of the monkey's paw?

The falling action is when Mr. White wishes for Herbert to leave, to not come back, to go back to his grave. He uses his last wish on the Monkey's Paw for this.