People aren't always as they seem. Roald Dahl shows this in the short story Lamb to the Slaughter. In this story, a woman named Mary Maloney has lingered all day for her cherished husband, Patrick. When returning home, he gives her horrible news. She's terrified and acts on her first thought, picking up a leg of lamb, to swing it against the head of Patrick. She kills her husband, revealing her true side. Then she does everything she can to convince others alongside of herself, that she didn’t do it. Redoing his story into a short film, Alfred Hitchcock changes multiple little things which seems to change the story slightly.
Hitchcock portrays these characters differently than the original story. For instance, Mary, in the short story, is
Hitchcock portrays these characters differently than the original story. For instance, Mary, in the short story, is