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    11.12 – Bennett Arnold Claribel (p.9); 26.11.12 – 02.12.12 – Boyle Coraghessan Greasy Lake (p.37); R. Bradbury From Stonehenge to Tranquility Base (p.47) 03.12.12 – 09.12.12 –Cheever John The Angel on the Bridge (p.63) 10.12.12 – 16.12.12 – R. Dahl Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat (p.73)‚ Man From the South (p.88) 17.12.12 – 23.12.12 – W.Faulkner The Dance (p.125); Doctorow E.L. Wakefield (p.99) 24.12.12 – 30.12.12 – E.Hemingway Cat in the Rain (p.145)‚ The Snows of Kilimanjaro (p. 150); A

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    In the cold and deadly winter‚ a man by the name of Billy Weaver‚ entered the town of Bath‚ where it seemed as though a giant white blanket was covering it. He tried to avoid every whip of wild wind that came his way. Trying to find shelter in a cheap hotel‚ he asked around‚ it was suggested that he go to the Bell and Dragon. As he went in‚ he met an old lady who was almost too nice to him. Soon after‚ the old lady started to talk about some other men that she had hosted at Bed and Breakfast‚ were

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    In the story the Landlady Roald Dahl wrote‚ young Billy was looking for a bed and breakfast to stay. When he found one‚ the lady seems really sweet and thoughtful‚ and could be a grandmother to him. She was really prepared for someone to come and it wasn’t expensive at all‚ but thats where things started to get weird. Things aren’t always what they seem‚ the first impression was good‚ but maybe too good. One problem was that Billy needed a place to stay. He was in luck because he found a bed and

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    Lamb to the Slaughter

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    Lamb to the Slaughter Have you ever had what you love taken away from you? What did you want to do about it? In “Lamb to the Slaughter”‚ Roald Dahl gave an example of what love will do to someone if it is taken away. Love is a powerful feeling and key element to irony‚ conflict‚ and foreshadowing in “Lamb to the Slaughter”. Mary Maloney is a stay at home wife who is brought home the shocking news of her husband divorcing her. The divorced was foreshadowed when her husband came home but wasn’t

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    The author of the short story “Beware of The Dog” is Roald Dahl. The main character of “Beware of The Dog” is the Narrator/Pilot. The setting of the story is in 1940’s of World War Two. The plot is that there is a British Pilot that is flying in his Spitfire airplane who has been shot and has lost his right leg in combat. He starts to lose conscious because of all the blood lost from his leg being shot off‚ he flips the spitfire upside down and falls out so he can stay awake long enough to pull the

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    combination of both‚ each known in their individual rights. The heart is seen as the seat of emotions‚ the core of every person‚ as well as love and passion. The dagger has long represented a stealthy weapon of choice‚ which is easily concealed and quiet. Roald Dahl’s‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter” tells us of one obvious betrayal: Patrick Maloney’s decision to leave his pregnant wife. This violation of the marriage-vows is obviously not the only betrayal in the story. If you look deeper you see that Mary’s killing

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    The Man from the South Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and died 23 November 1990. He was a British and Norwegian author. His parents were Norwegians‚ Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Dahl. One of his most famous adult stories is The Smoker also known as Man from the South was filmed as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock presents. His first children book was The Gremlins‚ published in 1943. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_dahl 14.09.2010 ) At the start the narrator is sitting by a table

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    Fransiska Linda Analysis of Willy Wonka’s Character from the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” INTRODUCTION The movie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is based upon the novel written by Roald Dahl. The story is about a great chocolate maker named Willy Wonka who are famous in all over the world. One day‚ Willy Wonka allowing a group of kids who have won the chance to enter his chocolate factory after being closed for 15 years because at that time his staff stole his secret chocolate recipes

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    Literary Analysis “Lamb to the Slaughter” Roald Dahl may be one of the most brilliant writers in all of history‚ authoring several childhood classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. Although most of his stories are light and humorous‚ his darker side shines through with stories like “Lamb to the Slaughter”‚ an thought-provoking tale of a child-bearing housewife gone mad. Dahl does an amazing job at transitioning from tone to tone through his selective use of imagery

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    The short story‚ ”Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl and the film version directed by Alfred Hitchcock take place in America. The characters in this story are Mary and Patrick Maloney. In this story Mary gets very upset when she finds out that Patrick is going to leave her‚ so without thinking‚ she kills him with a leg of a lamb. At first she doesn’t realize what she did‚ but when she does‚ she calls the police and tries to convince herself that she didn’t do it. There are three significant differences

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