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    STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD IN LANDLADY Prose 1 Arief Febriyanto 63708028 Moch Fajar Akbar 63708014 Willi Adjie 63706897 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF COMPUTER 2011 STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD 1. STYLE Style is the use of literary devices‚ tone‚ and mood in a particular way that makes author’s writing recognizable. In another word‚ the style of writing is the style of author who writes it. The author’s style can be recognized by the following

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    both connect and contrast each other. "The Landlady" and "Monkey’s Paw" are collectively creepy from all perspectives. As "The Landlady" follows a young man as he is poisoned and preserved by a middle-aged woman and "Monkey’s Paw" describes how a family is negatively affected by wishing on a monkey’s paw that is said to have mysterious powers‚ both illustrate scenes that leave readers’ skin crawling. Within the pages of these two books live the landlady‚ a middle aged bed and breakfast owner who

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    1‚ No other housemate sharing the common bathroom. Landladies and their domestic helper are using their master bedroom attached bathroom. 2‚ Domestic helper can help to clean up the room 3‚ Landlady allow tenants to do light cooking (e.g. instant noodle) 4‚ The room is bright with nature light shining 5‚ Giant Express super market is just downstair 1‚ The nearest coffee shop is about 800m away‚ about 10mins walking distance 2‚ Located furthest away from your company (about 3.1km‚ approximately

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    relaxing at a bed in breakfast? Well that’s what happened in the story The Landlady written by a famous writer of Ronald Dahl. Who he has also written the BFG‚ Witches‚ Matilda‚ and Rhyme Stew. The genre of this story is fiction/short story‚ and this passage is mysterious and puzzling‚ which can make you envision it all in your head. The theme is meant to be dotty and eagering‚ but also a little unusual about the landlady. She is nice at first‚ but becomes mysterious and murderous. “ On a clear

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    In the short story The Landlady by Ronald Dahl‚ a young man named Billy Weaver is traveling alone for business and is looking for a place to stay. As he’s walking down the road‚ the sign catches his eye and it said “BED AND BREAKFAST‚” He walks up to the door and knocked‚ She immediately let him in. She welcomed him and was in his personal space constantly and talkative with him and kept a conversation all the time. She started telling him more intimate details about everything he could do and how

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    Let us pose the question; can a warm and cozy feeling also be considered horror? This essay will go in depth on whether or not "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl fits into the horror genre. Please remember there are no set guide lines for a story to fit into the horror genre. This short story does not meet all the elements of horror‚ but still is suspenseful and scary therefore should be considered part of the horror genre. Walking out in the cold‚ windy night Billy Weaver is looking for a hotel he

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    Roald Dahl builds a sense of foreboding by writing a very descriptive story about a creepy scary land lady and how she lures people to her house and kills and stuffs them. In the landlady by Roald Dahl he tells a short story about judging a book by its cover and how this sweet innocent lady can actually be a cold hearted killer who stuff people and her pets. And how a man name Billy fell for her psychopathic trap. She talks to him and says the wrong name every time. She says how does time

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    Alternate Ending to “The Landlady” “Your teas all ready for you.” She sat down on the large‚ comfy sofa and placed the tea on the coffee table. Billy sat down in the chair next to the sofa and grabbed the cup of tea. He took a long sip of the tea because he was very parched from all of his traveling. “Would you be a kind man and do me a favor?” The Landlady asked‚ “Will you please sign my guest book‚ I like keeping record of people who come here.” She handed Billy the guest book and gave him

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    (c) How has the reading of The Landlady by Roald Dahl taught you that one must be cautious and not too trusting? Discuss with close reference to the text. An evident theme in “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl is that appearances are deceptive. Billy‚ due to his naïveté‚ is taken in by the landlady‚ thus portraying insufficient caution In one instance‚ when he rings the bell of the landlady’s house‚ he is immediately informed that the rent required is “fantastically cheap.” This compels him to stay

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    because they have to deal with people at work‚ and you can’t be rude because they would have to see them every day. The theme do appearances often reflect reality is illustrated in “The Landlady” by Edgar-Allen-Poe‚ “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara and “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers. In “The Landlady” a short story by Roald Dahl‚ shows the theme appearances don’t often reflect reality. The story starts with Billy Weaver who was going find a cheap hotel‚ when Billy discovers a small

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