Alternate Ending to “The Landlady” “Your teas all ready for you.” She sat down on the large‚ comfy sofa and placed the tea on the coffee table. Billy sat down in the chair next to the sofa and grabbed the cup of tea. He took a long sip of the tea because he was very parched from all of his traveling. “Would you be a kind man and do me a favor?” The Landlady asked‚ “Will you please sign my guest book‚ I like keeping record of people who come here.” She handed Billy the guest book and gave him
Premium English-language films Tea Coffee
In the mysterious story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl‚ the setting takes place in an INN late at night. The main character is a 17-year-old boy named Billy who needs a place to stay. He then finds a cozy place to stay on a lonely street with no shops‚ only tall‚ broken down houses. He then sees a brightly illuminated window through the black night. This leads him to the Bed and Breakfast. The author uses foreshadowing and suspense to create a theme that not everything is not what it seems. Throughout
Premium Edgar Allan Poe Short story English-language films
(c) How has the reading of The Landlady by Roald Dahl taught you that one must be cautious and not too trusting? Discuss with close reference to the text. An evident theme in “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl is that appearances are deceptive. Billy‚ due to his naïveté‚ is taken in by the landlady‚ thus portraying insufficient caution In one instance‚ when he rings the bell of the landlady’s house‚ he is immediately informed that the rent required is “fantastically cheap.” This compels him to stay
Premium Roald Dahl
Lost Property by James Maloney is a young adult novel that deals with relationships teenagers may experience. The novel‚ narrated by Josh Tambling‚ a seventeen year old high school student‚ illustrates what he learns through the progression of the story about his relationships with other characters. Josh learns that within a relationship‚ one must be completely honest to yourself and with other people. Josh learns that in relationships‚ he must be honest with others. He learns this through his
Premium Mother Parent Young-adult fiction
Every story needs a protagonist; a main character that takes the reader by the hand and leads them through their journey. In Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl‚ the protagonist is Mary Maloney‚ the wife of Detective Patrick Maloney. She is a major character as the events of the story revolve around her actions‚ and a dynamic character as she transforms from a doting wife to a cunning murderer. Mary is six months pregnant‚ and her skin was described as having a “wonderful translucent quality‚ the
Premium English-language films American films Character
Amber Lopez Mr. Lopez AP English III February 4‚ 2013 Snapped: How Mrs. Maloney got away with murder In the short story "Lamb to the slaughter" by Roald Dahl‚ Mrs. Maloney gets away with killing her husband and nobody really suspects her of doing so because she’s a woman. The setting and time period of the story plays a large role because this is still an era when men and women had gender roles. Mrs. Maloney isn’t a suspect to her husband’s murder because she had an alibi and one of the main
Premium Gender role Woman Gender
preparing for the weekend when a teacher introduced them to a story called The Landlady written by Rohl Dahl the students read this story thinking nothing of it. What happened was it freaked them out and gave them chills. Rohl Dahl uses great wording‚ and description to create a sense of foreboding. The Landlady was a story written quite some time ago. Never the less it is creepy and brings chills to a reader. The teacher Mrs. Sabine thought it would be a great story. The children thought nothing of
Premium English-language films Roald Dahl Family
Since Mrs. Maloney is clearly the murder of Patrick Maloney when she bashes him in the head with the the leg of lamb‚ and feed it to the police playing innocent at the time the irony of the story is a sweet face might completely get away with the murder of her husband. At the begging of the story‚ Marry lived a simple housewife life that was all around her husband Patrick‚ she would do some sewing clean the house plus be keeping her good looks on point. Mrs. Maloney would greet Patrick at the door
Premium
actions. In the stories‚ “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl‚ and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs‚ Billy Weaver and the “Whites”‚ both made careless and foolish decisions that led them to an appalling destiny. As previously mentioned‚ the varying decisions they made throughout the course of the stories made them face their last moments on Earth‚ which was an unfortunate demise. Billy Weaver’s fate was determined by the choices he made throughout the short story‚ “The Landlady”‚ by Roald Dahl. I think this
Premium Roald Dahl Thought Bed and breakfast
Ms. Maloney with the murder of Patrick Maloney. Why would the perfectly stable Mary Maloney randomly decide to kill her husband? What would cause a perfectly sane woman to do such a heinous crime? As you are aware‚ Patrick Maloney was a well-respected member of the police force. To all who knew him he was a good man. He never had any enemies‚ and was very committed to his job. So how did this good man end up dead? Supposedly‚ Mr. Maloney was alleged of having an affair. However‚ Mr. Maloney is no
Premium Murder Crime Capital punishment