D is the correct answer .
The man in the monkey's paw sought to get his desires met using the spell on the monkey's paw only to unleash great mayhem on his household.
Summarized in one word, the theme is one of Tragic Loss. The answer, therefore, is D.
<h3>What is a theme in literature?</h3>
This refers to the key idea or the hidden meaning a writer explores in a novel, story, or literature. It is usually conveyed using characters, plot, dialogue, setting, or a mix of all the mentioned elements.
Examples of themes are:
- Love
- Betrayal
- War
- Patriotism
- Forgiveness
- Grace etc
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Until the very end of the story, we don't get to realize that the narrator is a wolf, and her husband a werewolf. This adds to the suspense of the story, and we eventually get to understand the roots of her behavior: a werewolf is something in between a wolf and a human. Therefore, it is something unclean and uncanny, even from a wolf's perspective. A pack of wolves has to kill him because he, being half human, is dangerous for them. His wife has to be a part of this even though she still loves him.