In Roald Dahl's story lamb to the slaughter it shows how a nice and stable person can get their life changed with just a few words. The story starts off with with Mary Maloney the sweet and loving pregnant wife of Patrick Maloney waiting at home for him to get off work.When her husband Patrick got off work she greeted him at the door “hello darling”(page 1) and he only replied “hello” (page 1) which showed to her that he's not very happy and that he is in a bad mood.She tries to cheer him up and to get him in a better mood by trying to fix him a drink and trying to fix him dinner.Patrick gives her some very rude responses like “i don't want it”(page 1) and “forget it”(page 1). Mary doesn't stop trying yet though she still says that she's
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Yes, and perhaps a can of bean.s." That was better. Both the smile and the voice sounded better now. She practiced them several times more. Then she ran downstairs, took her coat, and went out the back door, through the garden into the street” (page 2) . This was mary's plan to have an alibi and she was making sure her lies were believable, so she practiced saying them over and …show more content…
“ She put the package on the table and went into the living room; and when she saw him lying there on the floor, it really was a shock. All the old love for him came back to her, and she ran over to him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry hard. It was easy. No acting was necessary”(page 3). Mary was very shocked to see him dead because it hadn't fully hit her before that he was dead."Quick! Come quickly! Patrick's dead." "Who's speaking?" "Mrs. Maloney. Mrs. Patrick Maloney." "Do you mean that Patrick's dead?" "I think so, " she cried. "He's lying on the floor and I think he's dead "(page 3).Mary had to sound truly concerned for him and pretend that it was a shock that he was dead .After the cops showed up they asked her some questions and she tried to answer them as well as she could without her seeming guilty."Oh," she said. "So it is! I'd better turn it off." She returned with tearful eyes. "Would you do me a favor? Here you all are, all good friends of Patrick's, and you're helping to catch the man who killed him. You must be very hungry by now because it's long past your supper time, and I know that Patrick would never forgive me if I let you stay in the house without offering you anything to eat. Why don't you eat up the lamb in the oven?"(page 4). Mary was trying her best to get
Yes, and perhaps a can of bean.s." That was better. Both the smile and the voice sounded better now. She practiced them several times more. Then she ran downstairs, took her coat, and went out the back door, through the garden into the street” (page 2) . This was mary's plan to have an alibi and she was making sure her lies were believable, so she practiced saying them over and …show more content…
“ She put the package on the table and went into the living room; and when she saw him lying there on the floor, it really was a shock. All the old love for him came back to her, and she ran over to him, knelt down beside him, and began to cry hard. It was easy. No acting was necessary”(page 3). Mary was very shocked to see him dead because it hadn't fully hit her before that he was dead."Quick! Come quickly! Patrick's dead." "Who's speaking?" "Mrs. Maloney. Mrs. Patrick Maloney." "Do you mean that Patrick's dead?" "I think so, " she cried. "He's lying on the floor and I think he's dead "(page 3).Mary had to sound truly concerned for him and pretend that it was a shock that he was dead .After the cops showed up they asked her some questions and she tried to answer them as well as she could without her seeming guilty."Oh," she said. "So it is! I'd better turn it off." She returned with tearful eyes. "Would you do me a favor? Here you all are, all good friends of Patrick's, and you're helping to catch the man who killed him. You must be very hungry by now because it's long past your supper time, and I know that Patrick would never forgive me if I let you stay in the house without offering you anything to eat. Why don't you eat up the lamb in the oven?"(page 4). Mary was trying her best to get