Does the conclusion of the story support the idea of the monkey's paw having been cursed by a fakir who wanted to show that fate ruled peoples lives and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow?

When Sergeant-Major Morris initially tells the story about the ominous monkey's paw to Mr. White, he says,

"It [the monkey's paw] had a spell put on it by an old fakir. . . . He wanted to show that fate ruled people’s lives, and that those who tried to change it would be sorry. He put a spell on it so that three different men could each have three wishes from it" (Jacobs, 2).

After recovering the monkey's paw from the fire, Mr. White haphazardly wishes for two hundred pounds to pay off the mortgage. The next day, the White family discovers that their son, Herbert, was tragically killed in a work accident and his company has given the family two hundred pounds in compensation. Both Mr. and Mrs. White are devastated by their son's death, and Mrs. White makes her husband wish for Herbert to return. In the suspenseful climax of the story, the Whites hear their zombie son attempting to get into their home, and Mr. White frantically makes the third wish for his son to return to the grave before opening the door.
One could argue that the old fakir's curse does indeed reveal that fate controls people's lives and that those who try to interfere with destiny will be sorry. Essentially, Mr. White thinks that his wish would result in attaining two hundred pounds with ease and was devastated to learn about his son's death. His second wish more accurately coincides with the fakir's curse as Mr. White wishes for his son to return back to life. By intervening with fate and wishing their son back to life, Mr. and Mrs. White are filled with terror and sorrow as their son returns home in zombie form. Overall, Mr. White's wishes are an attempt to alter his fate for the better but only bring him and his wife sorrow.

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