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    STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD IN LANDLADY Prose 1 Arief Febriyanto 63708028 Moch Fajar Akbar 63708014 Willi Adjie 63706897 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF COMPUTER 2011 STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD 1. STYLE Style is the use of literary devices‚ tone‚ and mood in a particular way that makes author’s writing recognizable. In another word‚ the style of writing is the style of author who writes it. The author’s style can be recognized by the following

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    both connect and contrast each other. "The Landlady" and "Monkey’s Paw" are collectively creepy from all perspectives. As "The Landlady" follows a young man as he is poisoned and preserved by a middle-aged woman and "Monkey’s Paw" describes how a family is negatively affected by wishing on a monkey’s paw that is said to have mysterious powers‚ both illustrate scenes that leave readers’ skin crawling. Within the pages of these two books live the landlady‚ a middle aged bed and breakfast owner who

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    Foreshadowing of “The Landlady” “The Landlady” is a short story written by Roald Dahl and is in third person point of view. Roald Dahl’s story takes place in Bath‚ England at a bed and breakfast‚ is staying Billy Weaver stays. Others book by Roald Dahl include: The Golden Ticket‚ BFG‚ and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl uses many examples of foreshadowing throughout this story. In the story “The Landlady” a boy named Billy Weaver goes to a boarding home in Bath‚ England. Billy Weaver’s landlady is a strange

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    In this article‚ Goldstien attempts to describe the aspect of AIDS in Newfoundland. In order to sufficiently do so‚ she illustrates three main elements which relate to the expansion of the legend in the province; Cultural variability‚ localization and contemporary legend. The idea of doing this is to give the reader a general understanding of what stories were told in order to enhance the generation of these legends. Throughout the article‚ Goldstien provides examples of different versions of the

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    The Landlady “It doesn’t look in the least bit dead.” In the Landlady by Roald Dahl‚ the author uses revealing actions to help describe his characters. In the beginning‚ Billy Weaver was looking for a cheap place to stay and ended up at BED AND BREAKFAST. The landlady welcomed him in‚ gave him a place to stay‚ and tea to drink. Billy learns that the landlady couldn’t be trusted but it was too late. “She was about forty-five or fifty years old‚ and the moment she saw him‚ she gave him a warm

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    In the short story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl‚ there many problems that occur. One of the beginning problems kicking off the story was that Billy couldn’t find a place to stay. He settled on a decision of staying at a landlady’s house. However‚ the landlady is extremely creepy. He is starting to wonder many things about her and doesn’t like the gut feeling that he has. Trusting his instinct is a very important role that could potentially save him from something that seems to good to be true.

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    Billy is starting to feel a little under the weather. He decides to tell the Landlady that he is getting tired and is ready to head to bed. The Landlady is okay with it so Billy heads to his room. Billy falls asleep after a little bit of tea and cookies. A few hours later Billy wakes up. While he’s waking up‚ He notices that he can’t move any of his arms or his legs. This worried Billy‚ He looks around and realizes that he is strapped down onto a table. He has been stripped down and there are bruises

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    The “Landlady” was a suspenseful story wrote by Roald Dahl‚ but how was this story made so suspenseful? Well there are many reasons from the clues he gave out‚ to the words he used to describe the setting. Still many people wonder how stories get you on the edge of your seat in suspense just waiting to see what is going to happen. The question I’m asking is‚ how does the author‚ Roald Dahl make the story “The Landlady” so suspenseful? In the beginning‚ Billy the main character was put in a predicament

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    But he found a comfortable bed and breakfast‚ and the landlady was so considerate. Even though‚ she was hiding something big… Mr.Weaver started to get a bit creeped out. She was so abnormal‚ but he had to figure this out. “Is everything alright?” The landlady asked. “Oh..Yes everything is‚ I am just tired‚” Mr.Weaver stated. “Ok then. See you in the morning!” “Yes...Of course‚” Mr.Weaver ran up the stairs making loud noises. “Oh my..” the Landlady yelled softly‚ “Please be more quiet!” Mr.Weaver shut

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    Would you stay at a cozy‚ warm place with a nice old woman? It’s nice and comforting‚ with only one kink; it’s the house of a murderer. In the story “The Landlady‚” by Roald Dahl‚ the main character‚ Billy‚ stayed at a place called the Bed and Breakfast. The reader was manipulated into thinking the Bed and Breakfast was a cozy place with a nice old woman‚ but in reality it was the home of a murderer who was about to take her next victim. Authors manipulate their reader’s expectations of reality

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