How Is Mary Presented In Lamb To The Slaughter

In the story "Lamb to the Slaughter" Roald Dahl uses Mary's desire to make her husband comfortable and concern for her unborn child to indicate that she is truly a caring person. As Mary Maloney has greeted her husband Patrick when he comes back home from work she helps him to relax and tries to make him as comfortable as she possibly can. The author writes, " 'Darling' she said. 'Would you like me to get you some cheese? I haven't made any supper because its Thursday.' 'No' he said. 'if you're too tired to eat out' she went on 'Its still not too late. There's plenty of meat and stuff in the freezer, and you can have it right here not even move out the chair' " (Dahl 2).When Patrick comes back home from his work he is acting unusually quiet, Mary sees this and tries to comfort her beloved husband so he feels better.
Another clear indicator that Mary is caring is when she tells him "You can have it right here not even move out the chair" she is dedicated to cook him dinner and serve him right where he was sitting and Patrick would not even have to move out his chair. Again Mary is taking care of her beloved husband and tries to desire him as much as she can, by providing him with comfort.Mary Maloney is showing her caring characteristic all through out the story.When she has killed her husband by hitting him with a frozen lamb leg she quickly realized what her actions will cause her. Mary starts thinking what will happen next to her but more importantly to her unborn child if the police finds out that she had committed the murder. Mary thinks, "It made no difference to her. In fact it was a