The Lamb to the Slaughter tells the story of Mary Maloney, a pregnant housewife who after receiving some bad news, murders her husband. In the beginning of the story, Mary comes across as a gentle and reserved woman who lives to serve her husband. At a point in the middle of the story, Mary morphs into a character almost unrecognizable to the one we saw in the beginning. In my essay I will be explaining how the stark contrast between Mary’s character at the start and end of The Lamb to the Slaughter reinforces the idea that nothing is as it seems.
