In “the monkey’s paw,” a stranger comes to the door. how does this scene contribute tension to the rising action of the story?

Because you might assume that the person at the door is dangerous and there to do something bad to them. Or it's a phantom.

In der Kurzgeschichte "The Monkey's Paw" von WW Jacobs kommt ein Fremder zur Tür. Die Art und Weise, wie diese Szene zur steigenden Handlung der Geschichte beiträgt, ist "Der Fremde bringt die traurige Nachricht, dass der Sohn der Weißen bei einem Arbeitsunfall ums Leben gekommen ist."

new york state wildlife expert richard thomas found that a woodchuck could   chuck around 35 feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds.

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