Question

irony in \the monkeys paw\

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Explanation:

Each entry pairs a specific textual example of irony from The Monkey's Paw with a breakdown of the type of irony (verbal, situational, dramatic) and how it subverts expectations.

Answer:

Example from story	Explain why this is an example
Mr. White wishes for £200; the next day, he learns his son Herbert died in a factory accident, and the company gives him £200 as compensation.	This is situational irony: the wish is granted, but in a devastating, unforeseen way that is the opposite of the positive outcome the Whites expected.
Mrs. White insists on using the paw to wish Herbert back to life; Mr. White is horrified, fearing what will return.	This is dramatic irony: readers and Mr. White know the reanimated Herbert would not be the son they knew, but Mrs. White is blinded by grief and hopeful delusion.
When the knocking starts at the door, Mrs. White races to open it, while Mr. White frantically searches for the paw to wish the visitor away.	This is situational irony: Mrs. White believes she will reunite with Herbert, but the reality is the visitor is a terrifying, unnatural version of him, subverting her hopeful expectation.
Sergeant-Major Morris says, "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death."	This is verbal irony: his casual understatement hides the horrific truth of the paw's cost, downplaying the danger he knows the paw poses.
Mr. White jokes, "I suppose all old soldiers are the same. We should have some money, that's the thing, and without work."	This is dramatic irony: his lighthearted joke about easy money foreshadows the tragic, violent way his wish for money will be fulfilled, which he cannot yet imagine.