Almost every person on earth has committed a wrong act and tried to get away with it; the end result often differing between them actually getting away with it or not. However, one of the most important parts to getting away with an act, is to remain calm throughout the entire ordeal. In a tense situation, one's emotions can get out of hand if they are not carefully controlled. In the short story “Lamb To The Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, Mary Maloney deals with this exact scenario. After her husband tells her he wants a divorce, she ends up killing him in a moment of anger; the story centers around how she kept calm and went about her day, calling the cops and acting like a distraught wife, while the whole time it was actually her who killed him. Someone can get away with anything as long as they are calm and think carefully.
In “Lamb To The Slaughter”, Mary Maloney kills her husband in a brief fit of what is assumed to be rage. After he falls to the ground, Mary is numbed with shock for a few seconds before she begins to calm herself. This moment is what is crucial to her getting away with the murder. Because she takes the time to calm herself before acting further, “All right, she …show more content…
Staying calm can help prevent an emotional rush, thus stopping many easily avoided mistakes. If someone is trying to get away with something, the first move they will want to make is to manipulate it so the entire situation is theirs to control. That is what Mary did when she returned home from the grocery store. On her way back, she was telling herself, “Do everything right and natural,” so that when the time came, she would be prepared to do what she needed to (3). She made sure that she was in control of the situation and knew what she was to do. Another big part of her plan was making herself look calm while at the grocers, despite her knowing that her husband laid at home,
In “Lamb To The Slaughter”, Mary Maloney kills her husband in a brief fit of what is assumed to be rage. After he falls to the ground, Mary is numbed with shock for a few seconds before she begins to calm herself. This moment is what is crucial to her getting away with the murder. Because she takes the time to calm herself before acting further, “All right, she …show more content…
Staying calm can help prevent an emotional rush, thus stopping many easily avoided mistakes. If someone is trying to get away with something, the first move they will want to make is to manipulate it so the entire situation is theirs to control. That is what Mary did when she returned home from the grocery store. On her way back, she was telling herself, “Do everything right and natural,” so that when the time came, she would be prepared to do what she needed to (3). She made sure that she was in control of the situation and knew what she was to do. Another big part of her plan was making herself look calm while at the grocers, despite her knowing that her husband laid at home,