A short story which has an unexpected ending is The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl. The writer uses clever structure and effective characterisation to create such a surprising and satisfactory finale. The story is about a young man named Billy Weaver. He is just starting a new job in Bath and‚ whilst looking for accommodation‚ he comes across a compelling Bed and Breakfast. He can’t walk away from the building and ends us ringing the bell. He barely takes his finger away from the bell when‚ what appears
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Russell said in her article “What is the Horror Genre?”. For a story to be considered horror‚ it needs to have many elements‚ like a spooky setting‚ and supernatural occurrence. Some stories just are not considered horror. “The Landlady”‚ by Roald Dahl‚ is not a horror story because the characters are important‚ the setting is not spooky‚ and nothing is supernatural. First‚ the character Billy is important‚ and the reader cares about him. In a good horror story‚ the reader should care more about
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landlady’s secret before she murders the young lad. To create suspense Roald Dahl has set the time at 9pm when darkness takes over light. As dark represents evil the mood changes to an atmosphere of suspense‚ particularly if you’re unfamiliar with the area. This is exactly what happened to Billy and Roald Dahl therefore shows this as part of a beginning of suspense. The weather is an important part of the setting in which Roald Dahl creates a sinister mood. ’The moon was coming up out of a clear starry
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Chapter 12: What Underlying Conditions Favour Democracy? Page 145-165 We face two questions: How can we account for the establishment of democratic institutions in so many countries in so many parts of the world‚ and how can we explain its failure? A full answer is impossible; two interrelated sets of factors are undoubtedly of crucial importance. FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATIVES During the 20th century‚ the main alternatives lost out in competition with democracy. The monarchy‚ open oligarchy‚
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The Landlady “It doesn’t look in the least bit dead.” In the Landlady by Roald Dahl‚ the author uses revealing actions to help describe his characters. In the beginning‚ Billy Weaver was looking for a cheap place to stay and ended up at BED AND BREAKFAST. The landlady welcomed him in‚ gave him a place to stay‚ and tea to drink. Billy learns that the landlady couldn’t be trusted but it was too late. “She was about forty-five or fifty years old‚ and the moment she saw him‚ she gave him a warm
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people to sad and grieving emotions. In The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher‚ Adam is a character that has experienced it the most. He is terrified by a hitchhiker that follows him where ever he goes. This made the story become very effective. Robert Adams‚ the main character‚ told his mother that he don’t wanna go insane if something bad happens while he was on the highway. Before he leaves the house‚ his mother says‚ “Be careful and don’t pick up any hitchhikers.” A few minutes later‚ Mr. Adams left
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Author Roald Dahl wrote this dark humored story about a married couple in the 1950s‚ Mary and Patrick Maloney. This story begins with Mary waiting for her police officer husband‚ Patrick‚ to getting home then ends with Mary killing Patrick and getting away with it because she fed the police the murder weapon. This ending is very unexpected considering at the beginning the six month pregnant Mary loved her husband more than anything. This story opens with Mary calmly waiting for her husband
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Jake Marasco 2/5/13 Per. 5 Honors English The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy starts with Earthman Arthur Dent facing the demolition of his house to make way for a motorway bypass. He was then met by hi friend Ford Prefect who had three things to tell him: He was an alien from Beetlegeuse‚ He was a writer for the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy‚ and the Earth was about to be destroyed. Arthur and Ford get picked up by a Vogon ship avoiding their destruction
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distinctions can be made among the play “Hitch-hiker” and the video “Twilight Zone : Hitchhiker.” The video helps create a more explicit visualization that helps the viewer to better comprehend the main components of the story. Each method of delivery‚ the video and skit‚ attains a variety of similarities such as the main conflict and related motives. The key comparison that can be made is the problem that a supposed ‘Hitchhiker’ is coming after the essential character. As quoted in the play “Hitch-hiker
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In literature‚ as in life‚ thing are not always how they appear to be. Most short stories from this unit support this statement. The Landlady is written by one of the most famous authors Roald Dahl‚ and the story is about a landlady who stuffed 3 men in a room which was very ironic. When Billy went to england he went to a bed an breakfast to have a place to crash and the land lady put poison in the tea to all 3 victims tea cup and when they died she would stuff them. The one thing that makes Billy
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