The Ratcatcher is a short story written by the very famous Roald Dahl. Dahl was always fascinated with rats as shown in his other books such as “Boy” and “The Witches.” The Ratcatcher revolves around one character who is‚ quite obviously‚ a rat catcher. He is a very unusual person with strange behaviour and mannerisms. He gets quite cocky at times in the story‚ especially when he has his “audiences” attention and knows lots about rats‚ constantly repeating the phrase:”You’ve got to know rats on this
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styles‚ which is why people enjoy reading books published by various authors. Having a unique writing style is what draws the reader towards your book. In this essay‚ Roald Dahl and Edgar Allen-Poe’s writing will be compared and broken down. We will talk about Edgar Allen-Poe and his writing style and stories‚ then we will discuss Roald Dahl’s stories and writing‚ then we will compare the two. Edgar Allen-Poe has written many stories and is considered one of America’s greatest authors. His past influenced
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I enjoyed reading “Boy”. The adventurous story’s Dahl recounted were interesting for readers of all ages. THANK YOU I enjoyed reading “Boy”. The adventurous story’s Dahl recounted were interesting for readers of all ages. THANK YOU I noticed that in this autobiography‚ Dahl only recounts the most exciting of storys of his childhood‚ there isn’t much sad or boring storys. Although all the storys he recounts are exciting‚ they all sound credible. As this this autobiography is a children’s
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There are two authors that I would like to compare and contrast. Not their actual stories‚ instead how the authors who wrote the stories. The two stories are The Landlady wrote by Roald Dahl‚ There Will Come Soft Rains written by Ray Bradbury and they will both be reviewed. The two authors use satisfying writing styles and genres and a different audience in which the main characters talk to. But‚ they both write suspenseful stories and give their characters a good background and also good plot for
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The extract under discussion written by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl was a British novelist‚ short story writer‚ poet. Dahl written one of the famous children’s stories of the 20th century «Charlie and the Chocolate Factory». The text under consideration runs about men drives to London by new car. On the road he takes a Hitchhiker‚ and they argue about the power of the car. The main personage pressed down on the accelerator and the car ran. Then a cop on a motorcycle loom up alongside them and raise a
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Band"? Roald Dahl wrote Lamb to the slaughter in 1954‚ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote Speckled Band in 1892‚ that is around 62 yrs apart which would make the stories slightly different to each other because they were wrote in two different centuries. Roald Dahl was born in 1916 and died in 1990‚ Roald Dahl was most famous for writing children stories but he did also write some books for adults like the tales of the unexpected which lamb to the slaughter featured in. The characters in Roald Dahl’s
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16 August‚ 2013 Lamb to the Slaughter In the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter”‚ author Roald Dahl conveys his feelings that the troubles in life can be solved by analyzing the situation before acting‚ that you should appreciate what you have‚ and that ultimately that everyone is a lamb‚ all with the power to break free of their control. To reinforce his lesson on planning out a situation‚ Roald Dahl uses examples of the outcomes of situations with and without rational thinking; he first begins
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The Landlady In ‘The Landlady’‚ by Roald Dahl‚ the main character‚ Billy Weaver‚ fails to realise that something sinister is happening all the time around him. With Dahl’s highly effective use of techniques such as characterisation and imagery‚ he gives the reader several clues that Billy is heading towards this own downfall‚ but does not realise this. The short story is set in Bath where Billy goes to on a business trip. Once Billy arrives he immediately seeks accommodation and is told
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Roald Dahl presents scary or creepy moments within this writing by using peculiar details‚ shocking‚ surprising situations‚ and by leaving suspicion to the reader. The two stories‚ The Landlady and Lamb to the Slaughter both show Roald Dahl’s skills of creating illustrative details and coming up with unusual situations to make the reader feel uneasy. First of all‚ Roald Dahl uses multiple peculiar details to make the stories have a creepy effect. In the Landlady‚ the lady does very many abnormal
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Laughter makes us feel good on the inside. It helps break down barriers between people. If the movie were watching makes us laugh then its successful comedy. The texts baby’s day out by Patrick read Johnson‚ Cinderella by Roald Dahl and Snow white and the dreadful dwarfs by Roald Dahl are all successful comedies. They use the techniques of slapstick‚ absurdity and black humour. Slapstick humour is a rough‚ clumsy and physical behaviour that causes us to laugh. It is usually accompanied by an exaggerated
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