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books and literature fictionWhat is the family's attitude to the monkey's paw?
Likewise, people ask, what power is the monkey's paw supposed to have?
The Monkey's Paw. The monkey's paw is a symbol of desire and 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.
Then, what is unusual about the monkey's paw?
It has a spell cast on it. It grants 3 wishes to the owner. He tells them to wish for something sensible.
Whites' urging, Sergeant-Major Morris takes a small, mummified paw out of his pocket. He explains that a fakir (a mystic miracle worker) placed a spell on the paw to prove that people's lives are governed by fate and that it is dangerous to meddle with fate.