What are some of the particular ways that the Wife of Bath addresses themes of injustice?
How does she perceive fairness and unfairness, and how does she handle things
that she sees as unfair?
What can we learn about her character overall from considering this theme?

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Explanation:

The Wife of Bath is a very unusual character considering her time period. In her prologue, we learn about her life and her past, and we see that the tale she tells is based on her own experiences. The Wife of Bath was always interested in gaining the upper hand in a marriage because she believes that the best thing a woman can have is sovereignty and authority over herself. She was openly sexual with many men, married several times, and eventually married a man half her age. All of these events are reflected in the tale, in which the knight had to marry a much older woman, and the female characters in the story desire power over their husbands more than anything else.

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"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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