Roald Dahl

People aren't always as they seem. Roald Dahl shows this in the short story Lamb to the Slaughter. In this story, a woman named Mary Maloney has lingered all day for her cherished husband, Patrick. When returning home, he gives her horrible news. She's terrified and acts on her first thought, picking up a leg of lamb, to swing it against the head of Patrick. She kills her husband, revealing her true side. Then she does everything she can to convince others alongside of herself, that she didn’t…

In each short story, violence has been introduced as one of the main themes. 'Lamb to the slaughter' by Roald Dahl is no exception. In fact, it is full of aggressive, violent and impulsive actions that make the story gruesome and somewhat, very unorthodox. Even though, the probable lesson that everyone would make out from this story is that anyone can get away with murder, if they make a clever plan, the author is not encouraging violence in any sense. The author is trying to give a completely…

In “Beware of the Dog”, a short story by Roald Dahl, it describes the struggles of a british plane fighter during a war. During the story, it tells about Peter Williamson, a british plane fighter soldier and his struggles and conflicts. It describes what is going through his head, as he is returning home to Brighton, as he flies overhead German occupied France. The writer describes his actions as if he were delusional because of the blood that he is losing due to the leg that he lost. He blacks…

“Don’t believe everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar. - Author Unknown” This quote describes the suspense short story, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. The short story is about how a mother with an unborn child carries out the perfect murder. The story revolves around a pregnant wife, Mary Maloney and her husband Patrick Maloney. Betrayal by someone who is loved obsessively can cause a complete shift in personality which can cloud one's judgment about deceiving others and being…

Fictional Candy That Makes Us Wish Willy Wonka was Real by Jesse Bereta Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a timeless story of imagination and wonder scribed by classic children's book author Roald Dahl. Originally published in 1964 the book has received countless reprinting's and has been adapted for theatre, video games, and feature films. The story of Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the unforgettable chocolate factory has been a fan favorite for generations. While the plot of a humble,…

all the many aspects of the film come together to create a masterpiece. The novel and screenplay written by Roald Dahl truly takes on an image all of its own as it plays out on the screen. I give this film 4 out of 5 stars, and say it is a must see for the entire family with the outstanding casting choices for believable characters, and creative set designs, to the developed plot that all…

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers much of the buildup to World War II. In the book mention is made of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal plays a large role in the memoir as a sea level waterway running across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean and the Red seas. Dahl states that, "The voyage from the Port of London to Mombasa would take two weeks and on the way we were going to call in at Marseilles, Malta, Port said,…

Roald Dahl’s short story Lamb to the Slaughter was written in 1953, it tells a story about a loyal pregnant housewife, Mary Maloney who is happily waiting for her husband to get home from work. Once he arrives and finishes his drinks, he announces to her that he will be leaving her. In shock and feeling betrayed, Mary ultimately kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb. The title “Lamb to the Slaughter” is effective as it is a familiar saying, the literal meaning is to kill the innocent;…

Billy. She was even kind enough to save a seat right next to her for Billy as the Landlady “sat there smiling at Billy and waiting for him to come over” (Dahl 4). Now that the two of them were on one sofa, the chances of Billy to run from the Landlady were very low because she constantly tries to engage in a useful conversation. Undoubtedly, Roald Dahl makes the Landlady in “The Landlady” a successful serial killer by allowing Billy believe the hotel was all a safe place and by not allowing…

She cooks the frozen leg of lamb she kills her husband with, calms herself down, tidies herself up and rehearses what she is going to say when she goes to the market, “Hullo Sam” (Dahl 2). She went to the market and acted very casually towards Sam the clerk so that he would not suspect anything. She made him believe she was going to buy the food to cook for her husband but it was only an alibi. She then went home and called the police and reported to them that her husband was dead. When the…