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    The story “The Lamb To The Slaughter” written by Ronald Dahl is an amazing story. In the story there are two main characters‚ Patrick and Mary Maloney. Patrick Maloney is a very hardworking detective and‚ Mary Maloney is a hardworking housewife. In the story “The “Lamb To The Slaughter” written by Ronald Dahl. Patrick Maloney comes home to his wife and tells her he wants a divorce.mrs. Maloney does not mrs. Maloney does not want to take that very well. She goes crazy mentally but on the outside she

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    The Benefits of Insanity Mary Maloney‚ the poor‚ distraught housewife in Roald Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter‚ is not guilty of her murderous actions by reason of temporary insanity‚ as at the time‚ she did not know what she was doing. Her lack of awareness of the situation going on around her is seen when she “stood very still through it all‚ watching him [her husband] with a kind of dazed horror as he went further and further away from her” (2). Here‚ Mary is in shock as her beloved husband‚ the

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    A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual operating alone or in collusion with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty‚ honesty‚ vanity‚ compassion‚ credulity‚ irresponsibility‚ naïveté‚ or greed. In ‘The Umbrella Man’‚ by H.H Munro‚ the author shows that even an ordinary man‚ with the right tactics‚ can fool a suspicious person‚ the narrator’s mother in this case. This

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    Throughout both of these works‚ there is a theme of self-discovery as the means of improving relationships and the moral of each story is that to understand truly each other‚ one must first understand oneself. The film adaptation/imagination of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox deviates from the source material in positive ways and introduces an interesting father-son subplot between the titular protagonist and his son(s). At the start of the film‚ Mr. Fox and his son Ash have difficulties communicating

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    3/15/14 English IV Honors Mod D Short Story Analysis Roald Dahl was one of the most prolific and influential writers of the 20th century. He wrote for both children and adults alike. However‚ his adult stories usually have a lot darker topics.. In the short stories "Mrs.Bixpy and the Colonel’s Coat"‚ "Nunc Dimmitis" and "The Visitor"‚ Roald Dahl plays with the idea that physical attraction is stronger than emotional attraction and he reinforces

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    The movie Wild Child written by Lucy Dahl and directed by Nick Moore is a hilarious movie based on a Malibu princess who thinks everything revolves around her. The relationship between the characters Poppy Moore (Emma Roberts) and her father Gerry Moore (Aidan Quinn) is very a modern day relationship just like one most teens will have with their father. Poppy always thinks she is right and believes she can overrule her father. Poppy only has her father to depend on‚ as she was little her mother

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    The Adventures of Roald Dahl The autobiography‚ “Going Solo‚” by Roald Dahl is about the adventures he faced throughout his journey as a World War II pilot. Throughout the novel‚ Dahl exhibits the ability to draw readers in and make them want to read more. His techniques and excellent storytelling skills helped develop this novel into an amazing read. As W. Somerset Maugham once said‚ “There are three rules to writing a good book. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.” This being said‚ one

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    Mary Maloney was a very complex character‚ her personality changing quickly throughout the story. Roald Dahl’s character was kind at first‚ always wanting to do what would make her husband happy‚ as shown by her offering to make her husband supper at home if he was too tired to eat out as planned. This was changed quickly when Mary acted out and murdered her husband when he shared news that she was unfond of. In “Lamb to the Slaughter”‚ the story starts of with Mary’s husband‚ Patrick‚ returning

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    "A Connoisseur’s Revenge" Plot/Description This is one of my favorite Dahl stories‚ and the one with (I think) the most potent twist in the tail of all. It’s not until the very last sentence that you understand the true story. Spoiler warning! Lionel Lampson is a wealthy older gentleman who enjoys fine art and the company of the upper classes. One night he escorts a vulgar woman named Gladys Ponsonby home from a dinner party. Gladys‚ who is a little drunk‚ shows off a new portrait of herself

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    The story "Beware of the Dog" starts by telling us that the main character‚ Peter Williamson is flying a Spitfire‚ or battle plane used in World War II. He makes it apparent that his leg was blown off in a dogfight. He wants to land at the landing zone and simply ask someone to help him out of the plane in a casual manner. As he continues to think about what he is going to say and do when he lands‚ he decides not to call the blood wagon. This is a decision that he will later regret. He now begins

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