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“Lamb to the Slaughter”

“Lamb to the Slaughter” . Roald Dahl. Allusion. Reference to something well-known. Biblical allusion to the Bible – lamb to the slaughter. “Mary had a Little Lamb”. IRONY. Situational Irony: Something happens opposite of what you would normally expect.

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“Lamb to the Slaughter”

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  1. “Lamb to the Slaughter” Roald Dahl

  2. Allusion • Reference to something well-known. • Biblical allusion to the Bible – lamb to the slaughter. • “Mary had a Little Lamb”

  3. IRONY • Situational Irony: Something happens opposite of what you would normally expect. • Dramatic Irony: The reader knows something important that the characters do not know. • Verbal Irony

  4. Characters • Mary Maloney • Dutiful wife, 6 months pregnant, truly cared about her husband. • Patrick Maloney • Police Officer, cheating/ left his wife for another woman • Investigators • Friends of the Maloneys

  5. Summary • Mary Maloney kills Patrick with a frozen leg of lamb when he tells her he is leaving her. (Situational Irony) • She goes to the grocery store to create an alibi for the investigators. • The investigators end up eating the murder weapon they are looking for without knowing it. ( Dramatic Irony) • Allusions to the Bible, Mary had a Little Lamb, Mary who was as gentle as a lamb becomes a slaughterer.

  6. THEME • Sometimes good people can be driven to do bad things when pushed far enough.

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