the structure‚ language and characterisation. ‘The speckled band’ was written in 1892 by Sir Arthur Doyle‚ he was qualified as a doctor which gave him a medical perspective for all his stories. ‘The lamb to the slaughter’ was written in 1952 by Roald Dahl most famous for writing children’s stories although he did write adult material such as the book ‘The lamb to the slaughter featured in ‘The tales of the unexpected’. Detective stories mainly base themselves around solving murder cases; the reader
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the role of the damsel in distress’ Respond to this statement by referring to the character of the landlady in the short story of the same name. Women are often portrayed as a damsel in distress in literature. This stereotype affects our reading of Roald Dahl’s short story‚ The Landlady‚ and the reaction we have with its title character. Style‚ point of view and setting as well as characterisation amalgamate in The Landlady to support this bias. The text introduces the Landlady as a woman of about
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Continuation : A Dip In The Pool .. Mr.Bottilols body was so cold that he could not feel his legs. Guilt and stupidity ran through his mind which made him feel like a fool. He sat there in the ice cold water and thought of how childish his acts were . He knew that death was around the corner if he were not saved. Mr.botilol put all his effort to shout for help ‚ but no one responded. His heart began to race faster each second.He prayed and pleaded for help ‚ but yet no one approached him. He believed
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When Pranks on Played Pranks can be funny‚ but they can also be hurtful. In the short stories‚ “The Mouse Plot‚” by Ronald Dahl‚ and “All Summer in a Day‚” by Ray Bradbury‚ both involved children whose shenanigans cause painful consequences. “The Great Mouse Plot‚” part of Ronald Dahl’s autobiography‚ a group of schoolmates plays a trick on Mrs. Pratchett the mean‚ and filthy candy shop owner. They decided to put a dead mouse into one of her jars of candy‚ causing Mrs. Pratchett to drop the
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The opening scene of the play is a court. There is a judge facing the audience. Mary Maloney is in the defendants seat ‚ looking very calm. Prosecutor: The defendant‚ Mary Maloney‚ is accused of murdering her husband‚ Patrick Maloney. Although she is currently pregnant‚ I urged your honour not to sympathise with her‚ as evidence shows that she is a cold-blooded killer. Mary Maloney pretends to cry upon hearing that. Defending Lawyer: Objection! No one is guilty until proven so in front of the
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How does R. Dahl illustrate conflict between appearance and reality in 3 of the 5 short stories? The Landlady appears to be very nice‚ friendly and kind‚ which we can read in the text: “She was about forty-five or fifty years old… she gave him a warm welcoming smile” and “she seemed terribly nice!”. As we follow the plot‚ the reality of her is that she is probably a serial killer and maybe has a psychic illness. The character of Mary Maloney is similar to the character of the Landlady. They’re
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Roald Dahl Publisher: Wolters-Noordhoff Year of Publishing: 1994 City of Publishing: Groningen Titel description: The story is bout the life of Roald Dahl and when he was young‚ his mother gave him the nickname "Boy". Information about Roald Dahl: Roald Dahl’s quirky and darkly funny tales made him a popular children’s author in the second half of the 20th century. His career as a salesman for Shell Petroleum in Africa was interrupted by World War II; Dahl joined
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I enjoyed reading “Boy”. The adventurous story’s Dahl recounted were interesting for readers of all ages. THANK YOU I enjoyed reading “Boy”. The adventurous story’s Dahl recounted were interesting for readers of all ages. THANK YOU I noticed that in this autobiography‚ Dahl only recounts the most exciting of storys of his childhood‚ there isn’t much sad or boring storys. Although all the storys he recounts are exciting‚ they all sound credible. As this this autobiography is a children’s
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Bibliography: • DAHL‚ Roald. (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.html
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” -Roald Dahl Roald Dahl has written numerous children’s books in his career as a writer. He had fun playing around with words‚ inventing new ones. He always capitalized on his humor‚ never failing to think to think out of the box. He always wrote from the point of view of a child. Roald Dahl was an acquisitive reader in his younger days. According to him‚
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