Lamb To The Slaughter Self Control Analysis

Self control is a very important asset to have. To be able to control your actions and words in all situations is self control. Mary Maloney, a young, pregnant woman, showed that she did not have the best self control. She was taken over by her emotions when her husband, Patrick, told her he was leaving her. She ended up killing him with a lamb leg, acting like nothing happened, and feeding it to the investigators of the crime. The overall lesson in “Lamb to the Slaughter” is that you need to be able to control yourself in even the toughest times. The first example of Mary losing control is when Patrick came home and she was so obsessed with him that she did everything for him. “She took his coat and hung it up. Then she made the drinks, a strong one for him and a weak one for herself; and soon she was back again in her chair with the sewing, and he was …show more content…
“‘Personally, I think the weapon is somewhere near the house.’ 'It's probably right under our noses. What do you think, Jack?’ And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to laugh.” This shows that Mary could not control herself enough to not give away that she murdered Patrick. If any of the detectives had heard Mary laugh they could have figured out that she did the crime and arrested her. This is another piece of evidence that proves the theme that one must keep their self under control no matter what. As you can see, Mary could not keep herself under control. There are many examples of this. If she had been able to keep herself under control, then Patrick would still be alive and there would be less of a chance of her being caught. Self control is a very important quality for a person to have. Everybody should be able to control themselves, but not all people can. No self control can result in very bad