In the short story "The Monkey's Paw," W.W. Jacobs reveals his message that: 1.) Interfering with fate will lead to sorrow and misfortune, 2.) Unnecessary desire for wealth can often lead to despair, and 3.) Fate has ultimate control of the future and is therefore a powerful force that should not be tampered with. Explain the development of one of Jacobs's themes outlined above. Use concrete details from the text.

Let's discuss the third point. The Indian holy man, or fakir, originally placed a spell on the monkey's paw to punish those who tried to tamper with fate. Sergeant-Major Morris understands this all too well from his own experience. But he also knows that, as long as the paw is capable of granting three wishes, the temptation will be too great to make such wishes and, in the process, defy fate. That's why he tries to destroy the paw.
The White family, on the other hand, don't take this lesson to heart, with tragic consequences. They all seem to think that the monkey's paw is just a bit of a giggle, a piece of harmless mumbo jumbo. In using the paw to make three wishes, they are defying fate and setting themselves up to be punished for their arrogant presumption, just as the fakir intended.
Each time the Whites make a wish, they get what they wish for, but not quite in the way they intended. For instance, when Mr. White wishes for £200, he does indeed receive it. Unfortunately, this comes in the form of compensation paid out for his son's fatal workplace accident. In underestimating the power of fate, the Whites are messing around with something they simply do not understand. They mistakenly believe that they can control what happens in the future, when in actual fact, such power is completely out of their hands. Far from controlling fate, the Whites are controlled by fate.