Lamb To The Slaughter By Roald Dahl

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The title of the story is Lamb to the Slaughter, by Roald Dahl. It is a fictional story that centers around the theme of betrayal. Poor Mary Moloney gets dumped by her zealous husband, a police officer. First of all, the story takes place in the 1950’s and in Mr. and Mrs. Maloney's house. And, it is late in the evening. The main characters are Mr. Moloney, Mary Moloney, and the officers. The conflict is Mr. Moloney comes home and tells his wife that he doesn’t want to be with her anymore. She feels utterly betrayed and vulnerable, so she snaps, becomes vigilant, and beats him with a lamb leg out of the freezer. She stages the plan to get out of trouble, and she accurately makes it look like he fell and took out the whole living room,

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