What is the mood of the excerpt? O solemn
Olighthearted
Obored
excited
Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw."
"The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply:
"I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for
death. That's how I got the paw."
His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group.
"If you've had your three wishes, it's no good to you now,
then, Morris," said the old man at last. "What do you
keep it for?
The soldier shook his head. "Fancy, I suppose," he said,
slowly. "I did have some idea of selling it, but I don't think
I will. It has caused enough mischief already. Besides,
people won't buy. They think it's a fairy tale; some of
them, and those who do think anything of it want to try it
first and pay me afterward."
"If you could have another three wishes," said the old
man, eyeing him keenly, "would you have them?"
"I don't know," said the other. "I don't know."

Ineed to write a write a 4–5 paragraph compare and contrast essay that addresses how anne frank matures over the course of writing her diary. it's also a compare and contrast essay i just got put into this new class and i don't know if we were supposed to already be reading and the essay is due today and i haven't even started it nor read the book, someone me what do i do

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.