【200】英文小说读物人物分析

第一篇 review
Mr.White
Character Analysis
Mr.White is the elderly man who buys the monkey's paw and uses it to wish for two hundred pounds (British money) in order to pay off the loan on his house.At the beginning of the story,he's skeptical about the paw.Is it magical,or is it just an icky piece of junk?By the end of the story,though,he's totally convinced of its powers.
"The Monkey's Paw" is a tragedy,the story of Mr.White's fall from a basically happy life to one full of fear,doubt,guilt,and loneliness when his son dies and his wife breaks down.We might see "The Monkey's Paw" as the story of a foolish man who makes foolish wishes and pays the price.We might also see it as the story of a man who learns to be strong when life gets tough.
Why Wish on a Cursed Monkeys Paw?
Mr.White seems like a kindhearted man,eager to please his wife and son.Still,he is a little reckless (as his chess game suggests) and a bit dissatisfied with his life.He complains about living in the middle of nowhere and wishes he could visit India,like Sergeant-Major Morris.Yet,before he makes his first wish,he makes this claim:
"I don't know what to wish for,and that's a fact," he said,slowly."It seems to me I've got all I want." (1.54)
Mr.White is very human.Like most people he has conflicting desires and emotions.We can want to be home and somewhere else at the same time.We see him as a bit of a dreamer,a man who wants to experience something exciting in his old age.This dream combines with his desire to make life easier for his family by paying off the house and drives him to wish on the paw.
第二篇
Mr.White
Mr.White’s grief is twofold as he laments his son’s death as well as his decision to wish on the monkey’s paw in the first place.Unlike his wife,Mr.White realizes he should have never invited trouble by wishing for the two hundred pounds or to bring Herbert back to life.The fact that he believes an unholy creature stands knocking at his door instead of his son suggests that he feels guilty for having let selfishness overtake him when he made his wishes.Instead of passing off the knocking as an unrelated coincidence,he immediately jumps to the conclusion that evil stands on the other side,as if believing the paw has punished him for being greedy.His decision to wish the unwanted visitor away with his third wish may reflect his desire to not only save his and Mrs.White’s lives,but also redeem himself for his sins.诶。。那个(1.54)是指。。？1.54 是direct quote from the novel，在原文文章中的位置如果你真的度过的话 你应该找到"I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said, slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."