The sergeant-major's warning not to wish on the monkey's paw is a clear example of foreshadowing.
Foreshadowing is a literary device where an author provides some events that seem to warn about future scenes. In other words, foreshadowing is when certain events of a story seem to hint at a future event.
- The short story "The Monkey's Paw" was written by W. W. Jacobs, about a talisman capable of making wishes come true.
- In the story, a soldier returning from India brought a talisman, a monkey's paw, believed to be a wish granter.
- He gave the paw to his friend Mr. White who wanted to try out whether the wishes actually are granted.
- But the sergeant-major warned them not to try out, stating "Wish for something sensible."
- This scene is clearly an example of foreshadowing for the scenes that the Whites will be faced with.
While we understand that foreshadowing is like the presence of some hints about what will happen in the near future, it also provides suspense in a story. Thus, option B is clearly an example of foreshadowing in the short story.
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