How do the reactions of the mother and father change throughout the story? the monkey's paw

Change in the reactions of mother and father throughout the story of The Monkey's Paw:

All through the story the reactions of the father and mother alter in sync with the expectations of the reader and the desired realism and suspense of dealing with the supernatural.

The first time the mother sees the talisman, she shows her aversion to it while the father is quite interesting and seems curious and desperate enough to own it.

When Mr.White takes hold of it snatching it off fire and asks Sergeant Morris to tell him how to make a wish and after the sergeant instructs him on that , warning him of consequences, the mother  is seen being in a lighter vein asking her husband to wish for four pairs of hands for her.

All three of the family enjoy a laugh.  After the wish both the husband and the wife get anxious as the husband says he had seen the Paw moving. The wife though disturbed herself,  tries to soothe the husband telling him it must be his imagination. The atmosphere and uncertainty now oppresses the mother and the father both along with the son.

On getting the news about the sudden demise of their son due to an accident , the father faints and the mother screams in pain. They are devastated.  The father and the mother are seen desperate to get the son back though the father is more horrified.  Fear of the unknown outcomes and desperation to restore life  continue as they make the third wish. It is then that the story ends.

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the correct answer is dilapidated.

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