understanding the events of the story. It is important also to understand the reasons for the characters’ actions and the choices that the author made. These questions will help to delve into the depth of this story. "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl is a fun story that uses irony and perspective to create a truly enjoyable story. Still‚ to get the greatest value out of this story‚ it is worthwhile to understand not only what happens in the story but why it happens. From the way the situations
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Yusuf Walli-Attaei Ms. Klimitz ENG 3U1-01 21 July 2012 Clever Killer What was the last mistake you made that really ruined things for you? In the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl‚ Mary Maloney the protagonist is seen as the average house wife living‚ until she murders her husband‚ Patrick Maloney‚ a police officer with a frozen leg of lamb. Mary discovers about a divorce her husband wanted and acted upon it killing him. Mary Maloney’s personality traits such as her cleverness
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ESSAY: Describe a character that you found interesting from your texts. Explain why you found this character interesting. In The Landlady by Roald Dahl‚ I found the character of the Landlady interesting because despite being slightly strange‚ she seems like a very nice and kind lady. Another reason I ofund her interesting was because it is revealed that she is actually an extremely cruel lady who kills her guests. The Landlady is described as a forty-five or fifty year old woman who owns a Bed
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All people feel emotion throughout their lifetime‚ but most don’t go through too many too fast. “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl follows a housewife‚ Mary Maloney‚ whose husband announces he wants a divorce. The wife kills her husband while in a shocked state and to protect her unborn child‚ she covers up the murder with quick thinking. Mrs. Maloney ultimately gets away with the crime with no suspicion cast her way. Mary Maloney and her husband Patrick Maloney both expressed some form of emotion
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The Man from the South Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and died 23 November 1990. He was a British and Norwegian author. His parents were Norwegians‚ Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Dahl. One of his most famous adult stories is The Smoker also known as Man from the South was filmed as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock presents. His first children book was The Gremlins‚ published in 1943. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_dahl 14.09.2010 ) At the start the narrator is sitting by a table
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Fransiska Linda Analysis of Willy Wonka’s Character from the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” INTRODUCTION The movie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is based upon the novel written by Roald Dahl. The story is about a great chocolate maker named Willy Wonka who are famous in all over the world. One day‚ Willy Wonka allowing a group of kids who have won the chance to enter his chocolate factory after being closed for 15 years because at that time his staff stole his secret chocolate recipes
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How have the authors‚ Hunter and Dahl‚ created a sinister tone in their short stories you have studied? Tone is of great significance to the storyline as it portrays the reader’s attitude while expressing the genre. Tony Hunter’s ‘Listen to the End’ and Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’ both guide the audience through their violent and mysterious stories that begin with a powerless main character on a dark‚ shivering evening. However‚ through varying and distinctive techniques‚ the two short stories
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Remember Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach? Or the Japanese folktale about Momotaro‚ the Peach Boy who battles monstrous creatures on a distant island? Who knew that Sendak and Dahl may have plundered Japanese folklore to construct their stories about boys who set sail in search of adventure? We will never know why Dahl changed his title from James and the Giant Cherry and gave James Trotter a "great big beautiful peach" to navigate the waters‚
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Character Analysis of Mary Maloney "Lamb to the Slaughter" Characterization is an important component in short story writing. In the short story "Lamb to the Slaugher" written by Roald Dahl‚ we are introduced to Mary Maloney‚ a pregnant housewife who recently found out that her husband is going to leave her. Mary develops into a very complex character as the events of the short story unfold. Mary is a typical housewife‚ waiting on her husband hand and foot. She loves him dearly‚ but as the short
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In the short texts The Landlady and Lamb to the Slaughter written by Roald Dahl‚ important characters are the Landlady and Mary Maloney. Both these characters are important as they are not the pleasant personas they appear to be and are in fact ruthless murderers. The Landlady is about an elderly woman who kills her house guest by poisoning them with arsenic and then stuffs their bodies. Lamb to the Slaughter is about a housewife Mary Maloney who kills her husband Patrick Maloney‚ with a leg of
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