the monkey paw Which TWO quotes from the story best support the answer to Part A Which statement best expresses the theme of the story?

The statement that best expresses the theme of history is that ignoring the advice of more experienced people can have dire consequences.

The two quotes that support this are:

"He took the paw, and dangling it between his front finger and thumb, suddenly threw it upon the fire. White, with a slight cry, stooped down and snatched it off. "

"'I won't,' said his friend doggedly. 'I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man.'"

Explanation:

"The monkey paw" tells the story of a family that has to face a terrible fate after placing an order for a magical monkey paw that makes orders. This family was informed by the last owner of the monkey's paw that all orders have a price and the prices are always terrible, for this reason, he wanted to destroy the monkey's paw and not give it to someone else, but the family ignored the council and decided to keep the monkey paw and place their orders.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel