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    Characterization is an important component in short story writing. In the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter" written by Roald Dahl‚ we are introduced to Mary Maloney‚ a pregnant housewife who recently found out that her husband is going to leave her. Mary develops into a very complex character as the events of the short story unfold. Mary is a typical housewife‚ waiting on her husband hand and foot. She loves him dearly‚ but as the short story unfolds‚ we see that he does not share the same feelings

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    Pathetically innocent‚ brutally ironic‚ and terribly funny Lamb to the slaughter is a story which reveals the savagery that lurks inside of all civilized people and the suddenness with which it can emerge. Like fat melting in a pan‚ Lamb to the Slaughter has a smooth and natural feel to it. The way that the story depicts Mrs. Maloney actually makes the reader feel sympathetic towards her‚ regardless of her actions. To the reader it seems obvious that Mrs. Maloney has been mistreated. The husband

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    stories‚ Lamb to the Slaughter and Jury of Hers Peers‚ there are many similarities and differences like‚ they are different because of the setting‚ the way the victim was killed‚ and if the audience knows who the killer was; the similarities are both the killers were the wives‚ both stories show understanding for the wife‚ and why she murdered‚ and both stories are told in 3rd person limited. There are many differences in these two stories. Even the setting is different. In Lamb to the Slaughter‚ the

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    ends with “Til death do us part”. Unfortunately‚ in some marriages the vows aren’t taken that sacred. In the two short stories‚ ‘The Alchemist’s Secret”‚ and “Lamb to the Slaughter”‚ their protagonists took their vows of “til death do us part” very personal; was willing to do anything to keep their vows. In short story‚ Lamb to the Slaughter‚ an old devoted wife‚ Mary Maloney‚ waited for her husband‚ Patrick Maloney‚ to return home from work as a police officer. He arrives home around the usual

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    the stories we read‚ Lamb to the Slaughter and A Jury of Her Peers‚ women felt victimized‚ and killed their husbands. While they both took action for a different reason‚ those actions yielded the same result: a dead man‚ a guilty woman‚ and a criminal investigation. It seems that‚ based on the ending of A Jury of Her Peers‚ neither one of them will be caught or punished for their actions‚ because both women refused to admit to their crime. Mary Maloney (Lamb to the Slaughter) left her dead husband

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    Comparison between ‘Hey You Down There’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ In Lamb to the Slaughter‚ Mary Maloney cannot wait for her husband Patrick‚ who is a policeman to come home. When he gets home‚ he tells her he is leaving her. Although she is stunned‚ she still wants to make him supper. She cannot believe what she is hearing. She gets a leg of lamb‚ which is frozen and in an impulse she kills her husband with it. Pretending nothing has happened‚ she goes to the grocers to get vegetables. Mary

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    View from the Bridge Topic: Discuss the theme of betrayal in “A View from the Bridge” The book‚ “A View from the Bridge”‚ by Arthur Miller has a lot of betrayal in it and this is what I will be discussing in this paper. In this story‚ Rodolfo wants to marry Catherine but the only man that stands in his way is Marco. Marco this Radolfo is gay because he can bake and do stuff a woman does.Also to talk about the way Edie betrays his wife‚ Beatrice and this was because of Catherine too. At

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    Have you ever meet a person that acted absolutely normal but turns out so much different? In the story “ Lamb to the slaughter” Mary Maloney is much different in the end than in the beginning. At the beginning she is nice but in the end she turns out to kill her husband. The reader thinks Mary Maloney is happy‚ persistent‚ observant because she acts very different at the end than the beginning. In the beginning of the story Mary Maloney is very happy. On page 23 it says “Their was a slow smiling

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    significant is the theme of betrayal in the play Macbeth? Betrayal is a big part in the play‚ Macbeth betrays his king and leader when he kills him‚ King Duncan trusted Macbeth with his life‚ obviously shouldn’t have! King Duncan was innocent but Lady Macbeth and Macbeth desperately wanted Macbeth to become king. I don’t think Macbeth wanted to kill Duncan but he sort of had to for his wife was sure he was going to make a perfect king‚ much better than Duncan. The betrayal is a big part in the

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    POETRY ESSAY “THE LAMB” By William Blake Pablo Huertas Ms. Charity Lea Givens ENGL 102-B16 LUO June 18‚ 2010 The Humble‚ The Sovereign…The Saving Lamb By Pablo Huertas REVISED THESIS STATEMENT “The Lamb” by William Blake In the poem “The Lamb”‚ Blake formulates questions regarding the maker and characteristics of the “Lamb” as the main theme using a symbolic setting and a peaceful mood‚ and concludes with the assertion that He knows who the “Lamb” is—presenting an imagery of its

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