Question

Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" is an example of conflict?

Answer 1

I would say D because what Mrs.White wants and what Mr.White wants, conflict with each other.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option D. Mrs. White wants her son to come back from the dead, but Mr. White is afraid.

Explanation:

When we talk about conflict in the literature we mean the tension generated by two major oppositions, which are extremely important for the future of the story.

In this case, these two opposite ideas are those of Mrs and Mr White.

There is nothing Mrs White wants more than to bring her son back to life, regardless of the consequences or what that monkey's paw can do. However, Mr White knows that this is a very bad thing. That his son could return in the form of a monster and kill him and his wife.

Although they make a wish, and their son returns from the dead, Mr White regrets. When he hears the knocking on the door and realizing that this was not his son, he decides to ask that it disappear before his wife opens the door and that monster can hurt her.

Given this information we can say that the correct answer is option D.