Transcript Mallory/Will

By Will Zucha and Mallory McCarthy
Vs.
When most people think of having
three wishes, they think of the good that may
happen. But people do not usually think of all of
the poor outcomes that could happen if they are
not careful. In both “Monkey’s Paw” by W. W.
Jacobs and “Aladdin” by Disney, two similar
stories, the characters are given three wishes.
Some of the wishes in both stories are chosen
wisely, yet some of the wishes were chosen
poorly. “Aladdin” is set in Arabia with kings and
princesses, where a young, poor man and his
monkey find a magical lamp; this lamp holds a
genie inside. On the other hand, “Monkey’s
Paw” is set in England where a couple and their
son receive a talisman, a monkey’s paw, which
will grant them three wishes. In the end, the
outcomes of the wishes in both stories are very
different. In one sorrow, and in the other joy.
However multiple lessons are learned in both
stories.
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Motivations
• Aladdin and Monkey’s Paw motivations
Wishes and Outcomes
• Aladdin and Monkey’s Paw wishes and outcomes
Aladdin and Monkey’s Paw
first wish
Aladdin's first wish
Monkey’s Paw first wish
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Aladdin wished to become a prince
•
•
Outcome: Aladdin got to go inside the
kingdom and got to meet the princess
Mr. White wished for five hundred
dollars
•
“I wish for five hundred dollars,” Mr.
White said very clearly.”
•
Outcome: They received the money,
but for their son’s Herbert’s death.
Both of the wishes involve wealth and
fortune. While Aladdin’s wish turned out
OK, Mr. White wish didn’t go as planned.
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Aladdin and Monkey’s Paw second wish
Monkey’s Paw second wish
Aladdin’s second wish
•
To save his life when he was
drowning
Outcome: Aladdin didn’t drown
•
Mrs. White wishes for Herbert to
be alive again. “… and wish our
boy alive again!”
•
Outcome: Zombie Herbert awoke
from his grave and came back
home
While Aladdin was saving his own life,
Mrs. White was trying to save her
son’s life. Both were trying to save a
life.
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Aladdin and
Monkey’s Paw third wish
Aladdin's third wish
Monkey’s Paw third wish
•
Freeing the genie
•
Outcome: The genie did not have
to serve anyone
•
Mr. White wishes for the mutilated
Herbert to be gone “If only he could
find it, before the thing got in!”
•
Outcome: Nothing is at the door when
Mrs. White looks for Herbert
Both of the third wishes are wise; they are
doing what’s best for someone else. Both
stories wish for someone gone.
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Aladdin’s Motivation
Aladdin's Motivation
First wish:
• Aladdin wanted to marry Jasmine.
Second wish:
• Aladdin's head nodded when genie
asked if he wanted to be saved when
he was drowning
Third wish:
• Aladdin promised genie that he
would free him
• Aladdin thought genie deserved it
Monkeys Motivation
First wish:
• To pay off the house
• To see if the paw would work
Second wish:
• Herbert just died
• Mrs. White wanted her son back
Third wish:
• Mr. White wanted mutilated Herbert to leave
• Mr. White feared Herbert as a zombie
Compare/ Contrast Motivations
• First wish
Both characters wanted something. While Aladdin wanted to meet the
princess, Mr. White wanted money.
• Second wish
For the second wish, in both of the stories, the characters were trying to
save a life. Mrs. White wants her son to have his life back, and Aladdin wants
his life.
• Third wish
Aladdin wished for genie to be free. Similar to that, Mr. White wishes for
Herbert to be gone, or free from Mr. and Mrs. White. In both stories, they are
doing what is best.
Compare/Contrast Outcomes
• First wish
Aladdin’s first outcome went rather smoothly; Aladdin got into the kingdom.
On the other hand, Mr. White’s first wish makes him regret.
• Second wish
Monkey’s Paw second outcomes leaves Mrs. White happy, but Mr. White
worried. Aladdin’s second outcome leaves him alive.
• Third wish
Both wishes leave some people happy, but others upset
Compare/Contrast
In both stories, the characters can have 3 wishes. In both
stories, the wishes don’t always bring good. The wishes in both stories
bring some happiness and cause some sadness or disappointment.
However, the ending in Aladdin was happy. Aladdin married Jasmine,
Jafar was gone, and genie was free. On the other hand, at the end of
the monkey’s Paw, Mr. and Mrs. White both die of depression and
loneliness.
Sources cited
Fanfiction for Afterandalasia - Five Disney Films That Use Gags
or Silence In The Plot (And One That Notably Didn't)
Zinkthink: 52 Changes - Everything that goes with it!
The Monkey's Paw: Herbert by ~RichardVale on deviantART
http://www.streetrat.net/paninicards/thetale39.htm
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/aladdin%20and%20jasmine
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http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Jafar
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