The Monkey's Paw

Monkeys paw

How does the author in the monkeys paw use foreshadowing in the first chapter to suggest that the spell placed on the paw might not bring happiness to whomever possesses it

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I don't think happiness is foreshadowed at all. Perhaps happiness is implicit in the wish motif but the description of the paw by Sergeant-Major Morris comes with ominous warnings.

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