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...... These items also show a progression of greed, manipulation, and impetuousness, however. The first time Jack climbs the beanstalk, everything takes him by surprise, and his theft of the gold is almost warranted by the giants threats to eat him. The second time, however, Jack knowingly walks into danger with the intent of stealing, apparently not having tried earning a living in the interim. He also manipulates the giants wife into letting him back into the house (Jacobs 138-9). The third time, his manipulation turns to trickery, and he and his mother dont even require anything elsehe could live a life of lazy luxury with just the hen. Instead, he decides to see what else he can steal just because he wants it, and though his theft of the harp shows signs of an appreciation for culture, is decision to ignore its pleas for its master makes the act almost rapacious in its disregard for anything but Jacks desires (Jacobs 142)
The outcome of the story necessarily has an impact on its overall meaning and interpretation, and this is one of the areas that is most often varied in the telling of the story. Jacobs version is generally accepted

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