The title is effective as the title “Lamb to the Slaughter” can represent a couple of situations throughout the story. The first is when the expecting devoted housewife Mary is told by her husband that he wanted a divorce, she was completely unprepared for the news so she represents the lamb going to the slaughter as she is being divorced. Then ironically, Mary murders her husband and he becomes the second lamb. No one saw that the pregnant devoted housewife was capable of murder. Giving the effect of surprise and suspense of what will happen next. The police are the third lambs, they do not suspect the detective's wife murdered him. They are lead by Mary away from the crime. This is an effective use of irony as it shows how cunning and malice she was whilst she seemed so innocent. Mary Maloney could have been the fourth lamb if she had been found guilty of her husband's murder, as she could have faced the death penalty or a life in prison with a
The title is effective as the title “Lamb to the Slaughter” can represent a couple of situations throughout the story. The first is when the expecting devoted housewife Mary is told by her husband that he wanted a divorce, she was completely unprepared for the news so she represents the lamb going to the slaughter as she is being divorced. Then ironically, Mary murders her husband and he becomes the second lamb. No one saw that the pregnant devoted housewife was capable of murder. Giving the effect of surprise and suspense of what will happen next. The police are the third lambs, they do not suspect the detective's wife murdered him. They are lead by Mary away from the crime. This is an effective use of irony as it shows how cunning and malice she was whilst she seemed so innocent. Mary Maloney could have been the fourth lamb if she had been found guilty of her husband's murder, as she could have faced the death penalty or a life in prison with a