Love can be the most wonderful thing we can experience, but, at the same time, it can prove to be the most fatal. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, that exact message is sent. A central idea in that short story is that love becomes toxic when the one person takes the relationship more seriously than the other. This idea is shown throughout the passage as Mary Maloney is seen doing things that show how infatuated she is with her husband. As she was six months pregnant and a housewife, her days were centered around her husband. She awaited his return from work every day with anticipation. She was the perfect wife; waiting for Mr. Maloney with a drink and dinner prepared for him. She seemed to be any man’s dream, though, he clearly felt
