Lamb To The Slaughter Research Paper

Literary Research Paper

“One cannot plan the unexpected” by Aaron King, means that no one knows what the future holds until it occurs. Just like the quote Patrick Maloney did not foresee his future when he explains to his wife ,Mary, that he was leaving her. As the reader, one did not expect that Mary would be capable of murdering her own husband out of desperation. “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl unveils the story of Mrs.Maloney and Mr.Maloney. Mary Maloney is hopelessly devoted to her husband, Patrick Maloney, and is awaiting her first child. Mary spends all of her time to make a sweet comfortable home for her husband when he arrives from work. Mrs.Maloney appears to love her husband throughout the beginning of the story but shockingly murders her husband due to his infidelity. Since she was a detective’s wife, she manages to put her emotions aside and covers her tracks. Mary acts fast upon the murder and comes up with a believable alibi. The detectives investigated throughout the house but it was all in vain. Not a single detective could detect that a pregnant woman would kill their own husband, due to double standards back in the 1950s. No one suspected her due to

He wrote numerous popular books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, the BFG, and Someone Like You. In 1961, Dahl established himself as a children's book writer. His famous books were eventually made into movies. Books such as Matilda, Fantastic Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach were made into hit movies. Even though he received popularity thanks to his writing, he was constantly criticized for his books. Critics believed that he persuaded children to get revenge from reading his books. He eventually died of an infection at the age of 74. He died in Oxford, England. Throughout his writing career, he wrote 19 books and 9 short stories.