By Sydney Finch and Lilly Schlemmer
Lilly and Sydney
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If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? This may
be a fantasy to some people, but in these two mystical
stories, it comes to life starting with just two words, I
WISH…… Many similarities and differences occur in both
Monkey’s Paw, By W. W. Jacobs, and Aladdin, By Disney. In
“Monkeys Paw” and “Aladdin”, both stories display
characters wishing for their life to become better. In the
“Monkey’s Paw”, Mr. White was “hypnotized” by the idea of
being granted three wishes. However, he did not know that
those three wishes would lead his life to terrible
misfortune. In “Aladdin”, a genie comes upon a young street
rat, Aladdin, and offers him three wishes. Although, this
was tempting to Aladdin, he later finds out that those three
wishes cause him trouble and mischief with a dazzling
princess that needs to marry, Jasmine. In the end, each
character in both stories learn a valuable lesson that will
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dictate how they live their life.
Links to other slides
 Aladdin’s 1st wish
 Monkeys Paw 1st wish
 Aladdin’s 2nd wish
 Monkeys Paw 2nd wish
 Aladdin’s 3rd wish
 Monkeys Paw 3rd wish
 Comparison of 1st wishes
 Comparisons of 2nd
 Comparisons of 3rd
wishes
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Aladdin’s
st
1
wish
Wish
Outcome
 Wishes to be a wealthy prince
 He won the heart of Jasmine
and saltine
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Monkey’s Paw
st
1
wish
Outcome
Wish
 Mr. Whites wishes for $500
 Herbert, his son, sadly died
 Mr. White was offered $500
from the company
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Aladdin’s
nd
2
Wish
Wish
Outcome
 Aladdin wished to be saved-
 Genie rescues him and
ocean
 (Jafar and his army pushed
him into the ocean)
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returns to castle
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Monkey’s Paw
nd
2
Wish
Wish
Outcome
 Mr. White wished his son
 Herbert became a “zombie”
alive again
 Herbert ambled to his house
 He supposedly knocked on
the door
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Aladdin’s
rd
3
Wish
Wish
 Aladdin wishes to free the
genie
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Outcome
 Genie becomes very excited
 He decides to travel the world
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Monkey’s Paw
rd
3
Wish
Wish
Outcome
 Mr. White wished for the
 The knocking suddenly went
knocking to go away
 They assumed it was Herbert
 Mr. White thought Herbert
would be mutated
 Mrs. White wanted to let
Herbert in
away
 Mr. and Mrs. White are very
upset
 Mrs. White dies from
depression
 Mr. White later dies-he lost
his wife and son
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Comparisons and Contrasts of Monkey’s
Paw and Aladdin’s 1st wish
Monkey’s Paw 1st Wish
Aladdin’s 1st Wish
 Mr. White wishes for $500
 Aladdin wishes to be a prince-
rich
 These wishes are similar because
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they both wish for a rich life
style. “I wish for five hundred
dollars, Mr. White said very
clearly.” Aladdin requested,
“Genie, I wish to be a prince.”
However, Mr. White wishes for
physical money, and Aladdin
wishes to be a prince which
would make him rich.
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Comparisons and Contrasts of Aladdin’s and
Monkey’s Paw 2nd Wish
Aladdin’s 2nd Wish
Monkey’s Paw 2nd Wish
 He wished to be saved-ocean
 Mr. White wished for his son to
 Genie saved him-returned to
be alive again
castle
 These wishes are similar because
Mr. White wishes for his son to
be alive again, “I wish my son
alive again,” and the genie saves
Aladdin from the ocean
(Aladdin mumbled the wish), so
Aladdin would be alive.
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Comparisons and Contrasts of Aladdin’s and
Monkey’s Paw 3rd Wish
Aladdin’s 3rd Wish
Monkey’s Paw 3rd Wish
 Wished genie free
 Mr. White wished for the
knocking on the front door to
stop
 These two wishes are not similar
because Aladdin’s wish brings
joy by keeping his promise to
free the genie and Mr. White’s
wish brings sorrow because he
does not listen to his wife and he
wishes his son away.
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