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    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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    actions. In the 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

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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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    When creating a movie based on a story‚ some things may change and others may be kept the same. When comparing “The Landlady” and “Tales of the Unexpected”‚ one can notice several similarities and differences between both. “The Landlady”‚ by Roald Dahl‚ is a fictional story. “Tales of the Unexpected” is a series of fictional stories that involves mystery‚ horror‚ and suspense. When comparing both the story and the episode‚ one can notice many similarities and differences. The story and the episode

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    In the mysterious story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl‚ the setting takes place in an INN late at night. The main character is a 17-year-old boy named Billy who needs a place to stay. He then finds a cozy place to stay on a lonely street with no shops‚ only tall‚ broken down houses. He then sees a brightly illuminated window through the black night. This leads him to the Bed and Breakfast. The author uses foreshadowing and suspense to create a theme that not everything is not what it seems. Throughout

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    It was a Friday morning‚ students were preparing for the weekend when a teacher introduced them to a story called The Landlady written by Rohl Dahl the students read this story thinking nothing of it. What happened was it freaked them out and gave them chills. Rohl Dahl uses great wording‚ and description to create a sense of foreboding. The Landlady was a story written quite some time ago. Never the less it is creepy and brings chills to a reader. The teacher Mrs. Sabine thought it would be

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    In the story the Landlady Roald Dahl wrote‚ young Billy was looking for a bed and breakfast to stay. When he found one‚ the lady seems really sweet and thoughtful‚ and could be a grandmother to him. She was really prepared for someone to come and it wasn’t expensive at all‚ but thats where things started to get weird. Things aren’t always what they seem‚ the first impression was good‚ but maybe too good. One problem was that Billy needed a place to stay. He was in luck because he found a bed and

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    The Landlady and Crime & Punishment are titled specifically so the authors can introduce and link the themes of the text. Dahl deliberately used the vague title ‘The Landlady’ to evoke the reader’s interest. Before the story begins we are already curious to know who this female character may be and what she is capable of. The title ‘The landlady’ serves a strong relationship with the plot of the story. Ulman used the title ‘Crime & Punishment’‚ which makes the reader assume that the genre of

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    “The Tell-Tale Heart” and the “Landlady” have a lot of differences and common things. They deal with odd characters and peculiar situations. Both of the stories have eerie setting which make them attractive to the people who read them. In some parts of the stories‚ very creepy events happen and make people frightened. Each of them has conflict‚ irony‚ allusion‚ which makes them very attractive to the audience. Both “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl deal with atypical

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