the authors purpose was to simply teach you and entertain at the same time the author is explaining that even though he was nervous of his new coming year he had noticed hope through his friends and his teacher
Well the definition of climax is when the story hits the most intense peak
i always thought that in the monkeys paw its when the story is finished and the family starts making wishes on the paw
i hope this helps some ( im a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe if you have more questions) <span />
