Reading "The Monkey's Paw  and "The Tell Tale Heart  I have seen many similarities and also many differences. These two short stories are very dynamic in their structure and themes and I plan to further discuss that through this paper. I plan to analyze three different topics that I have chosen to target in efforts to writing a great paper. I will discuss the differences or similarities in the setting of each short story as well as the characters and the theme of the passages. I plan to analyze them the best way I can to create a well written compare and contrast essay.
While reading "The Monkey's Paw  and "The Tell Tale Heart  I have noticed a difference in the setting that was created. The setting in "The Monkey's Paw  creates a dark, cold wet atmosphere where a father and his son plays chess. The atmosphere was interrupted by a man who acquires ideas about the game. This man created a hostile environment for the father and son as well as an older white-haired woman who was knitting peacefully by the bright fire. On the other hand "The Tell Tale Heart  short story started off with a confusion, not very detailed in what was going on or where it was taking place until the second paragraph. It was a mystery to whom the speaker was talking to or about. Also, the speaker was very defensive stating that he was not mad, but indeed nervous. He explained his love for an old man that he murdered, yet he has no idea how the thought was conceived in his head to commit the murder. He was sure about one thing and it was that the old man's eye appeared like a vultures, and that made his blood turn cold. The difference in these two short stories is that "The Monkeys Paw  has a place of setting and that is Laburnum Villa. We also know who is in attendance because it is explained in the passage. This setting is very detailed in giving us a vivid idea of what the picture would look like if it was drawn out. It gives us d...