The way up to heaven A short story by Roald Dahl All her life‚ Mrs. Foster had had an almost pathological fear of missing a train‚ a plane‚ a boat‚ or even a theatre curtain. Being late on occasions would throw her into such a state of nerves that she would begin to twitch. It was just a tiny vellicating muscle in the corner of the left eye‚ like a secret wink. Married for 30 years. She has been a good and loyal wife. The husband knows about her problem and likes to see her suffering. She is
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We Are Going Oodgeroo Noonuccal Medium: Poem “We Are Going” a poem written by the famous Oodgeroo Noonuccal is in its own way a masterpiece for communication to the present world about the impact of modernisation on the Indigenous people of Australia. If anything‚ Oodgeroo expresses the reality of the fading of the Aboriginals and expresses the sadness and pain that follows. The constant use of the word “We” in this poem creates the sense that Oodgeroo is not at all speaking for herself. She is
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Why Do People Seek Revenge? “An Eye for an Eye” that’s what most people say when it comes to revenge. People don’t consider their decisions are right or wrong‚ all they think about is how to get their revenge with people that tend to harm them or humiliate them. It seems like a trigger that is waiting to be pulled‚ so when someone says or does something that is extremely upsetting it develops a tremendous desire to seek revenge. Revenge develops negative behavior toward others‚ that can lead
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short stories for lots of different reasons. Every story has an object or thing that is important and stands for something else. Symbols are seen throughout everything as long as it has meaning. In the story of Lamb to the Slaughter‚ written by Roald Dahl. Patrick Maloney got killed by his lovely wife using the lamb. We could sense a certain tinge of irony in the end. The leg of the lamb‚ the unborn baby and the policemen are three main symbols which play a large role in the Lamb to the Slaughter
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Importance of Literature What makes literature so important in our lives? How does it influence society? "Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become." - C.S. Lewis‚ a British scholar and novelist. This adage is perhaps the most appropriate description of the importance of literature in our lives. Literature reminds us
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A tale of the unexpected is Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. The story has a twist in the tale ending in which a loving wife gruesomely murders her husband. Mr Patrick Maloney‚ a senior in the police force seemed a happy married man to his pregnant wife‚ Mrs. Mary Maloney. Mr Maloney comes home one night‚ shocking his wife with the news he is leaving her. Mrs. Maloney is in great shock‚ to a state that she kills her husband‚ with a frozen leg of lamb. In the end she gets away with it‚ unwittingly
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He encapsulates the quote which says: “Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out‚ giving a piece of yourself‚ no matter in which art form‚ in which medium.” He is a true artist behind the camera. He has created films both of his time and timelessness. His artistic direction is phenomenal. He makes the most heroic characters vulnerable and the most
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General analysis of the story entitled “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s coat” I am going to analyse the story entitled “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s coat”. It was written by the American writer whose name is Roald Dahl. This story was written in a matter-of-fact style by means of the third person narration. The author doesn’t participate in this story‚ but he knows all the events. The story combines the elements of both: narration and dialogue. The author makes ample use of dialogue in this story
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Sudat Khan 1/24/15 7224 English Can Humor Give People Life Lessons? By: Sudat Khan Class: 7224 The texts “Alligator” by Bailey White and “Lamb to the Slaughter” By Roald Dahl are texts that use humorous techniques. The text “Alligator’ is about a girl whose Aunt Belle bonds with an alligator. Throughout the text‚ Aunt Belle goes to the pond where the alligator lives and they both stare at each other. Suddenly‚ one day the
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Matilda Too smart for her own good‚ is a legendary saying used for people that are so smart that at the end of their life it can be dangerous for them. In the fantastic story Matilda written by Roald Dahl‚ the author describes a young girl’s life that is affected by lack of love and affection and her being too intelligent for her age and time. It was the beginning of summer in 1993 the climate was starting to get hot and the Wormwood family didn’t pay much attention to Matilda and her incredible
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