Answer:
- The story revolves around a mysterious cursed talisman—a monkey’s paw that symbolizes greed—everything that its owner could possibly wish for and the unrestricted ability to make it happen. This power makes the paw alluring, even to unselfish people who desire nothing and have everything they need. Mr. White, for example, is eager to procure the paw, even though he admits he is in need of nothing and is unsure of what to wish for. Herbert jokingly suggests that his father wish for money, which he does not need, just for the sake of it. This thought process illustrates how easily the paw can sway minds. The paw represents greed and brings out the selfish desire dormant in even the most content people. The wish is granted, but with unexpected, sinister consequences.
- Keeping in mind the motif of three, one of the most common representations of a group of three in Western culture is the Holy Trinity from Christianity. It refers to Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. The monkey's paw hails from a faraway land where it was cursed by an Indian holy man – making it an anti-Christian symbol. Hence it disregards Christianity and the Holy Trinity, bringing unfortunate consequences to the family that indulges in it.
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B, D, and E are the correct answers. Literary themes are usually profound statements that teach a "lesson". A and C are just random sentences that don't have meaning.
Answer:
A) dependent
Explanation:
"Lamb to the Slaughter" (1953) is a short story by by Roald Dahl (1916-1990).
The story is narrated in third person omniscient point of view.
Mary Maloney (Mrs. Patrick) is narrated as six-month pregnant wife. She is waiting for her husband to come home from his job as a local police detective. When he returns, she busies herself in bringing dinner for him, but Mr. Patrick indirectly tells her that he is about to leave her. This sudden discovery shocks her and she kills her husband with a frozen lamb leg. Next she goes to grocery shop, buys some items, informs police about the murder, cooks the lamb's leg (murder weapon) and makes them eat it.
Mary Maloney is over-dependent on her husband. At this stage (six months) of her pregnancy she needs her husband's support the most. In order to keep him happy she does everything even beyond her present condition. Her over-dependency on her husband shocks her the most, because if she had any alternative, she might have coped with this shock (her husband leaving her). Although she acts intelligently by avoiding any suspicion and cooking the murder weapon, but this intelligence is not part of her character. It was temporary and out of necessity to save her born-to-be child from the consequences.
She expressed her anger by taking the most serious action, but again this expression was out of a huge shock and not constant part of her character. Had it been constant part of her character, she would have been mentally ready to listen such a thing from her husband any time in their married life.
Yes, she was isolated but dependency is the most prominent characteristic of her personality. Moreover, before the murder, there seems no such evidence that she was isolated by her husband because in such a case she would have been accepting her husband's action, and this would not have shocked her that much.
Answer:
- Stage three: minimization
Explanation:
In the 'Development of Intercultural Communication', <u>stage 3; 'minimization'</u> is associated with the learning of similitude or common characteristics among the various other cultures. At this stage, the learner tend to ignore the stereotypes that bring differences among the cultures and rather emphasizes on appreciating the people as individuals and respect their linguistic and cultural diversity. Therefore, people begin to consider 'other cultural perspectives' and show dignity and respect towards them as at this stage they begin to believe that 'the basis of every culture is formed on the same values and principles to behave and interact'.