In The Monkey's Paw, are the characters consistent in their actions? Explain your answer.

Herbert is consistent.... he disbelieves the "curse and luck" of the paw.

Mr. White is no consistent.... in the end he fears the paw and wants to destroy it.

Mrs. White is consistent. She believes the paw will grant her wishes, and unlike her husband, refuses to allow him to destroy it in her attempts to ask for another wish.