There are a couple of reasons for why the empire didn't last. One of those reasons is that the empire was too great (big). Because the empire was too huge, it was divided into different parts after Alexander's death. He also didn't have an heir to the throne, so when he died, officials fought for power and to become king, which also contributed to the fall of the empire as well.
the policy of keeping communism from spreading beyond the countries already under its influence. The policy applied to a world divided by the Cold War, a struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The message of "the monkey's paw" is to be careful for what you wish for. The author gets the message across to the reader by showing us the negative consequences of the wishes characters make
