Read this excerpt from “the monkey’s paw” by w. w. jacobs. which lines reflect the theme that men must never go against fate? he took something out of his pocket and proffered it. mrs. white drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously. "and what is there special about it? " inquired mr. white as he took it from his son, and having examined it, placed it upon the table. "it had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sargeant-major, "a very holy man. he wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. he put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it." "and did you really have the three wishes granted? " asked mrs. white. "i did," said the seargent-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth. "and has anybody else wished? " persisted the old lady. "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.

He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.

"I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."

Explanation:

These are the lines that reflect the theme that men must never go against fate. In the first line, we learn that the fakir who originally had the paw believed that people should never mess with their fate. He thought that doing so would only bring suffering. The second line provides evidence of this, as one of the men who tried to change his fate did end up suffering terrible consequences.

edna is the protagonist of the novel, and the “awakening” to which who lives apart from her husband and children and is responsible only to her as a true confidante for edna despite their considerably different personalities. although robert lebrun is the man whom edna truly loves, arobin satisfies

either a donut or a sphere or a pancake or a flat sphere. it depends on where the vertical line is.

if the line goes through the center of the circle and is perpendicular to a diameter containing the center, then you get a flat circle.

if the line and the diameter of a the circle meet in the center of the diameter and at an angle, you get a pancake.

if the line is on the circumference of the circle and is at right angles   to the circle you get a ring.

if the line contains the diameter, you get a sphere.

the the line is parallel to the diameter and touches the circumference, you get a donut.