Near the beginning of the story Morris says the kpmonkeys paw was created by a fakir who wanted to show that fate ruled peoples lives and that those who interferes with it did so their sorrow does the conclusion of the story support or disprove this idea

The conclusion of "The Monkey's Paw" supports Morris' statement that those who interfere with fate will have a sorrowful one. This is found in the interference with fate made my Mr. White when he interferes with fate due to his blinding by greed and the encouragement of his child. When his child dies at work and returns to haunt him later in the story, it is evident that his interference with fate changed his outcome as his "child" comes back with frightening intent. In the same way that his fate has been altered, his child has been altered, the person he loved the most becoming his demise.