Roald Dahl used several interesting craft moves in his story “The Landlady”. One craft move was when they used descriptive words and sentences. Another was short and long sentences. Finally Roald Dahl utilized tone to develop his theme that things aren't always as they appear and be aware of your surroundings. Roald Dahl made good use of descriptive words and sentences. One example of this is when he stated, “But now, even in the darkness, he could see that the paint was peeling from the woodwork on their doors and windows and that the handsome facades were cracked and blotchy from neglect.”This helps create imagery because it shows what the character actually sees, that it is worn down and not a pretty as cosy as it seemed. Another good
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One example of this is when he stated, “Animals were usually a good sign in a place like this, Billy told himself; and all in all, it looked to him as though it would be pretty decent house to stay in.” This helps create the setting of what the place looked like and the reason he choose it. This relates to my theme that things aren't always as they appear because it looked nice with the pets but in reality the place was scary because the Landlady killed the animals and stuffed them. Another good example of this craft move was when he wrote, ”I saw the notice in the window.” It is a short statement that he made but it gets to the point and shows part of the reason why he choose the place to stay. Which is particularly powerful it relates to the theme because it looked nice inside and there was a notice in the window he wasn't aware what might happen to him if he stayed there. Lastly, the theme of things not always being as they seem was sent to the reader when he wrote Landlady said “But i'm always ready. Everything is always ready day and night in this house just on the off chance that an acceptable gentleman will come along.” Clearly Roald Dahl was effective in using the craft move of short and long sentences to teach us that things aren't always as they
One example of this is when he stated, “Animals were usually a good sign in a place like this, Billy told himself; and all in all, it looked to him as though it would be pretty decent house to stay in.” This helps create the setting of what the place looked like and the reason he choose it. This relates to my theme that things aren't always as they appear because it looked nice with the pets but in reality the place was scary because the Landlady killed the animals and stuffed them. Another good example of this craft move was when he wrote, ”I saw the notice in the window.” It is a short statement that he made but it gets to the point and shows part of the reason why he choose the place to stay. Which is particularly powerful it relates to the theme because it looked nice inside and there was a notice in the window he wasn't aware what might happen to him if he stayed there. Lastly, the theme of things not always being as they seem was sent to the reader when he wrote Landlady said “But i'm always ready. Everything is always ready day and night in this house just on the off chance that an acceptable gentleman will come along.” Clearly Roald Dahl was effective in using the craft move of short and long sentences to teach us that things aren't always as they