Appearance Vs. Reality Motif In The Landlady By Roald Dahl

Appearance versus reality motif means that someone trusts what they see more than what they know and is driven to the looks of a scene, object or person versus their “gut feeling” due to inexperience. The Landlady by Roald Dahl is the story of 17-year-old Billy Weaver who traveled to Baths in hopes of finding a job to become closer to becoming a successful businessman. Young Billy trusted his sight rather than what he believed and stayed at a bed and breakfast, located in a run-down part of town. There, he met the landlady- a woman in her mid to late forties. She portrayed herself as a sweet, caring, polite lady who is generally a very nice person. But Billy knew there was something was off about the landlady, she seemed oddly prepared