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    Poison Roald Dahl Summary

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    People go through many situations in life. Most of them can be extremely stressful. Therefore‚ sometimes they just snap. In the story “Poison”‚ by Roald Dahl‚ Harry is angry because of stress‚ Dr. Ganderbai’s sarcasm‚ and his own superiority complex. Harry is in a very stressful situation. Harry is stuck in his bed because there is a poisonous Asian snake called a krait‚ sleeping on his stomach. A krait’s bite is deadly. Therefore‚ it is crucial that he stay as still as possible. However‚

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    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 named James Mulholland and Gregory Temple. Later that night‚ the landlady gives him tea that as a faint and bitter taste of almonds. The reader can infer that the tea had poison in it‚ and the old lady would kill him then stuff him like she did to

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    The lamb to the slaughter

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    The Irony of “Lamb to the Slaughter” The phrase “lamb to the slaughter’’ is used to describe an innocent or naive person being led into danger or failure. Roald Dahl’s use of this expression is effective for two reasons. First‚ it reminds the reader that the slaughter is a real killing. Second‚ throughout the story the reader will find out that the “lamb” is not the victim of the slaughter‚ but it is what is used in the slaughter. The double meaning to the title‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter‚” provides

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    Roald Dahl Research Paper

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    The Art of Books and Chocolate: The Sweet Life of Roald Dahl There once lived a little pink bunny named Hersh. Hersh was not your average carrot-loving bunny. In fact‚ he was quite allergic to carrots. Hersh’s favorite food was actually chocolate. To be honest‚ chocolate wasn’t just his favorite food. It was his life. Hersh ate chocolate with anything‚ day and night‚ through sickness and health‚ through good times and bad. His parents tried many ways to distract him. Eventually‚ they finally came

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    Book Review (Matilda)

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    BOOK REVIEW (With analysis) “MATILDA” By:  Roald Dahl Cover illustrations copyright © Quentin Blake‚ 1996‚ 1997 Cover design by Molly Leach Submitted by: Submitted to: I. Type Of Story Matilda is a children’s novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London‚ with illustrations by Quentin Blake. The story is about Matilda Wormwood‚ an extraordinary child with ordinary and rather unpleasant parents

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    Lamb to the Slaughter

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    Essay on the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl A great deal of people gets divorced. Not everyone reacts the same way‚ however. Some take it as another step in life but others can lash out with anger and alcohol. It all has to do with how well people can cope with the separation. Mary Maloney is one of the ones that take the news hard; and one of the many that takes rejection to another level. A lot of people turn to the courts to settle things‚ but not Mary Maloney. In what seems

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    The Landlady Roald Dahl The Landlady by Roald Dahl is about a story of Billy Weaver‚ and how he finds someone who seems to be too good to be true. The landlady appears to be a harmless old lady but turns out to be something much more. Unfortunately for Billy he judges the old lady to be something she is not. Roald Dahl builds a sense of foreboding by making the landlady appear to be too good to be true and drops hints about how not to judge a book by its cover. Billy had a suspicion about the

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    Bibliography: • DAHLRoald. (1982). The BFG. London‚ Penguin books Ltd • PULLMAN‚ Philip. (1998). Northern lights. London‚ Scholastic Ltd • A brief history of children ’s literature. (2000). [online]. Last accessed 28 April 2010 at: http://www.southernct.edu/~brownm/300hlit

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    The Hitchhiker

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    Roald Dahl wrote a short story about himself driving towards London. Along the way he saw a hitchhiker and decided to give him a ride. He noticed from the beginning that there was something special about this man. The hitchhiker’s face was compared to a rat’s and he said that his fingers were very nimbly. Since Roald is a writer he likes to listen to other people stories‚ but this hitchhiker seemed more interested about his car than to talk about himself. He started off slowly with some harmless

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    Compare and Contrast Two Short Stories-- Landlady by Roald Dahl and Chemistry by Graham Swift There are lots of great short stories out there‚ but in my opinion‚ both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the

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