Which detail from "the monkey's paw' most clearly create tension?

The detail that most creates tension is the fact that the first person who had three wishes made his last wish for death.

“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.”

aren't cheetos good enough to be president?

where is the passage