Mary Maloney In Lamb To The Slaughter

Mary Maloney was a very complex character, her personality changing quickly throughout the story. Roald Dahl’s character was kind at first, always wanting to do what would make her husband happy, as shown by her offering to make her husband supper at home if he was too tired to eat out as planned. This was changed quickly when Mary acted out and murdered her husband when he shared news that she was unfond of. In “Lamb to the Slaughter”, the story starts of with Mary’s husband, Patrick, returning home from work and entering the house. He seemed tired, as Mary noticed, his mood a bit off from normal, somewhat unsettling. Patrick didn’t kiss his wife back when he walked in and immediately went and poured himself a drink. He announced that