Lamb to the Slaughter Expository Essay
In the story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl the main character, Ms. Maloney, is a dynamic character for many reasons. In the beginning of the story Ms. Maloney dedicates most of her time to her husband, the most exciting part of her day is when her husband gets home, and she seems to be obsessed with her husband, but by the end of the story she doesn’t care about him at all, she doesn’t seem to regret anything, and all she cares about now is the safety of her unborn child. A famous quote that is related to the story is “All that’s left is the proof that love is not only blind but deaf,”(Unknown) which means that people are so blinded by love and the devotion they have to someone that they can’t, won't or try not to notice what’s really going on …show more content…
Maloney in the story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl is a dynamic character is that the most important part of her day is when her husband get home from work. And example that Roald dahl uses in the story is “...This was always a wonderful time of the day. She knew he didn’t want to speak much until the first drink was finished, and she was satisfied to sit quietly, enjoying his company after the long hours alone in the house,”(1) This quote shows how Ms. Maloney Looks up to her husband and that she is excited about being with him as often as she can, and that she isn't as happy alone as she is with him in a extremely clingy sort of way. In contrast to this, at the end of the story she doesn’t seem to regret her actions at all, for instance, in the passage Roald Dahl says “Keep things absolutely natural and there’ll be no need for acting at all. As she entered the kitchen through the back door, she was quietly singing to herself.”(3) This quote shows us that Ms. Maloney has gone quite a bit insane from the news her husband has given her, and she didn’t care that she had just murdered her husband, she just had to figure out a way to create an
In the story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl the main character, Ms. Maloney, is a dynamic character for many reasons. In the beginning of the story Ms. Maloney dedicates most of her time to her husband, the most exciting part of her day is when her husband gets home, and she seems to be obsessed with her husband, but by the end of the story she doesn’t care about him at all, she doesn’t seem to regret anything, and all she cares about now is the safety of her unborn child. A famous quote that is related to the story is “All that’s left is the proof that love is not only blind but deaf,”(Unknown) which means that people are so blinded by love and the devotion they have to someone that they can’t, won't or try not to notice what’s really going on …show more content…
Maloney in the story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl is a dynamic character is that the most important part of her day is when her husband get home from work. And example that Roald dahl uses in the story is “...This was always a wonderful time of the day. She knew he didn’t want to speak much until the first drink was finished, and she was satisfied to sit quietly, enjoying his company after the long hours alone in the house,”(1) This quote shows how Ms. Maloney Looks up to her husband and that she is excited about being with him as often as she can, and that she isn't as happy alone as she is with him in a extremely clingy sort of way. In contrast to this, at the end of the story she doesn’t seem to regret her actions at all, for instance, in the passage Roald Dahl says “Keep things absolutely natural and there’ll be no need for acting at all. As she entered the kitchen through the back door, she was quietly singing to herself.”(3) This quote shows us that Ms. Maloney has gone quite a bit insane from the news her husband has given her, and she didn’t care that she had just murdered her husband, she just had to figure out a way to create an