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    Roald Dahl successfully presents scary or creepy moments and ideas in his writing by having the personalities of his characters be very eerie and questionable‚ or not what people should normally be like in real life. He includes events or scenarios that aren’t all blood and gore‚ but things you would never expect would happen or see people do. This is what makes Dahl’s stories quite odd and unusual. In Lamb to the Slaughter‚ the vibes from the two characters‚ (Mr. and Mrs. Malony) seem very out

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    Prose Assignment I have studied five short stories by Roald Dahl which are The Landlady‚ Neck‚ Dip in the Pool‚ Man from the South and Lamb to the Slaughter. I am going to focus on The Landlady‚ Man from the South and Lamb to the Slaughter. Man from the South Man from the South is set in a hotel in Jamaica. Roald Dahl makes it seem a relaxing and fun environment. The characters include an English man‚ a South American man‚ an English girl and an American sailor. The story is about a strange

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    Coincidentally‚ there is someone else facing the same situation as yours‚ who is a character in the short story‚ Man from the South‚ which was published in 2008 and proved to be an intriguing thriller full of twists and turns and with appalling consequences. Roald Dahl‚ the author of Man from the South‚ as Michael Caldon defined‚ is the master of creating surprises‚ in whose stories‚ readers can hardly predict the results unless they’ve turned into the last page because there are so many transitions.(2008) And

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    Formal Writing Essay Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl 1.) Describe one character in the text you studied. Explain HOW this character was made interesting in the text. In the short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl‚ Mary Malone is one of the main characters and I found her to be interesting. In this essay I will explain how Roald Dahl uses language features to portray Mrs Maloney. Mrs. Maloney is a six months pregnant with a child and she is in a very protective state. “Her

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    “The Landlady” Personal Response In this short story “The Landlady” written by Roald Dahl‚ it is about a young 17 year old boy‚ named Billy‚ who is travelling by himself‚ and he has a set place in mind where to stay the night‚ but comes across a very cheap bed and breakfast place‚ that seems decent for one night. The bed and breakfast is run by an elder lady‚ who seems loving and kind‚ but we are later shown how she is strange and does very weird things. Once it became obvious that the lady

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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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    The Whole Town’s Sleeping which is written by Ray Bradbury and The Landlady written by Roald Dahl have many similarities when compared. The Whole Town’s Sleeping is set in Illinois‚ inside a small isolated town. We are introduced to Francine and Lavinia who find a dead body floating inside the ravine‚ suspected to be another victim of the ‘Lonely One’ – an unknown serial killer who murders women. Meanwhile The Landlady is set in the town of Barth where we meet Billy Weaver. He has just arrived

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    stories‚ “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl‚ and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs‚ Billy Weaver and the “Whites”‚ both made careless and foolish decisions that led them to an appalling destiny. As previously mentioned‚ the varying decisions they made throughout the course of the stories made them face their last moments on Earth‚ which was an unfortunate demise. Billy Weaver’s fate was determined by the choices he made throughout the short story‚ “The Landlady”‚ by Roald Dahl. I think this because in the

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    because of their parents think highly of a boarding school. Why was little Roald sent to the Headmaster? Roald Dahl was sent to the Headmaster for alleged cheating during Prep‚ by one of his masters. What did the Headmaster accuse Roald of? He accused Roald of calling the master a liar and cheating on his essay. What was the verdict‚ and what punishment did he get? The verdict was that in any way Roald tried to explain his innocence he was claimed a liar and punished with six strokes

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    also a helper to the author to make their writing more fluid. Types of irony in stories are dramatic‚ situational and verbal. In the short stories “The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela‚ “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl‚ there is situational and dramatic irony. The ironies affect the main characters carrying their stories out interestingly. In the short story “The Censors” there is situational irony. The protagonist Juan is in a predicament because

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