Mrs. Maloney In Lamb To The Slaughter

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People can change in a split second, just like Mrs. Maloney. We can infer that she is a dynamic character from her actions. In the beginning of the story Mrs. Maloney is head over heels in love with her husband. Following her first murder Mrs. Maloney doesn’t fall to pieces. Prior to the end Mrs. Maloney is proud of what she did. With this story “Lamb To The Slaughter” the author Roald Dahl characterizes Mrs.Maloney as dynamic, revealing to us that people are fragile and can snap at the slightest things. Mrs. Maloney loves her husband. According to her internal monologue Mrs. Maloney “loved the warmth that came out of him”, and we can infer that she loves him (Dahl 1). The author uses descriptive words such as “warmth” to create an uplifting

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Justifiable In Lamb To The Slaughter

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A Lamb To Slaughter Analysis

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