LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER In class we read‚ "Lamb to the slaughter"‚ written by Roal Dahl. The story takes place one evening in the home of the Maloneys‚ who seem to be an ordinary married couple. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband Patrick‚ a policeman‚ to come home. Mary is pregnant and happy and looking forward to his return. However‚ Patrick has a nasty surprise for her. He says that he is going to leave her. Mary enters a state of shock and acts as if nothing has happened. From the deep freeze
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5.12-5.15 Change‚ whether it is present or absent‚ is universal and an inevitable notion and it can result in positive or negative impacts- depending on the factors stimulating the change. Within the beautifully composed poems by T.S. Eliot‚ the related text‚ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ this concept of change is depicted through the use and manipulation of language devices‚ with the aid of the recurring communal stimulating factors- change in perspective‚ change in world and change in one’s
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History and Memory “Waterhole” research task 1 Auschwitz Concentration Camp Largest of its kind Included 3 main camps‚ all of which held prisoners at forced labor One also functioned for an extended period as a killing centre Located in and around the town of Oswiecim‚ in southeastern Poland At least 960‚000 Jews were killed in Auschwitz Part of the ‘Final Solution’ to the Jewish “problem”. Jews were taken there from all over Europe in crowded cattle trucks‚ those who survived the
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but the explorers were up for the challenge. Roald Amundsen‚ a Norwegian explorer‚ was the first person to reach the South Pole‚ and the first expedition leader to fly over the North Pole. Amundsen was a man with big dreams‚ and followed his motivation of wanting to risk his life to achieve his goals. However‚ along with his own‚ Amundsen put the lives of other explorers in danger‚ which prohibits him from holding the many qualities of a hero. Roald Amundsen is clearly not considered a hero because
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four different short stories. Each of them included violence and death. I wasn’t expecting any of the violence at first‚ but after a couple of stories I saw the trend. Now I’ve chosen to write about the violence in “The Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. In this story there’s a pregnant wife and a husband. When the husband arrived at the home he didn’t seem too happy. He was being awfully quiet‚ and kind of ignored her. His wife asked him if he wanted any dinner‚ and he didn’t. He later told
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Within the short story “Poison” by Roald Dahl‚ Harry Pope portrays the trait of being attention-seeking. Pope demonstrates numerous acts to support the fact that he desperately desires to be noticed by others. To begin‚ when Timber Wood’s enters the bungalow‚ Pope explains how he is lying down and a krait‚ a venomous snake from Asia‚ is laying on top of him covered by the sheet. During this‚ he exaggerates to “‘[not] touch the bed! For God’s sake‚ don’t touch the bed!’ He was still speaking like
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Roald Dahl’s short story Poison weaves an intricate web of emotions‚ including anger‚ fear and embarrassment. Its title certainly embodies more than simply the snake’s venom‚ though it may seem that way on the surface. The lesson of the story may seem trivial‚ such as “be mindful of your surroundings” or “be thankful of those helping”. But the true moral of the story lies in the parched and barren desert of racism‚ and the effect of the British colonization on the people of India. Racism is not
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‘Time does seem to fly by when we’re having fun” A almost scientifically proven fact‚ stated in Every Second Counts by Matilda Battersby. People countlessly say “Time is of the essence” “Time is money” “Time goes slower if you wanna move fast.” But in a scientific point of view‚ how many of these are actually true? A Social psychologist by the name of Robert Levine‚ once conducted a study of the tempo of life in 31 different countries. He collected data on 3 different things‚ these included the
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Matilda Cook‚ or Mattie‚ is a 14 year old girl who is stuck in a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Thousands died after only a month‚ and it wasn’t long before her mother got it and sent her away to the country. All did not go well on the way there. Her grandfather got sick‚ prohibiting them from moving to the fever-free country land. Mattie was left to help keep him alive. Shortly after‚ Mattie fell ill and woke in a huge hospital surrounded by other yellow fever victims. Fortunately‚ her grandfather
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short stories and film adaptations are sometimes known for their differences and adjusted storylines. Such is the case with Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptation of “Lamb to Slaughter” and Roald Dahl’s story version. When analyzing the two‚ Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of “Lamb To Slaughter” is better than Roald Dahl’s story version. Hitchcock’s version provides the viewer deeper details about the characters and the plot. Whereas Dahl’s version takes on what appears to be somewhat of a progressively
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