Relationships Between Men and Women in Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, Catbird Seat by James Thurber and Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver by Thomas H

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Relationships Between Men and Women in Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, Catbird Seat by James Thurber and Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver by Thomas Hardy The short stories Lamb to the slaughter- Roald Dahl (1954), Catbird Seat- James Thurber (1945) and Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver- Thomas Hardy (1894) show how the relationship between men and women can be complicated. In Lamb to the Slaughter the writer has intended to convey a tensional feeling between Mrs Maloney and Mr Maloney because Mr Maloney has something different to do from his occasional routine, he is scared, tired and probably feels sympathy for Mrs Maloney according to his harsh decision. The story focuses on murder, rather than a lustful relationship. It specifically empathises Mrs Maloney because the twist in the story centres around the character Mary Maloney. The story is not finished deliberately and it is left for the audience to discover everything even the characters and their future and what would happen next. Although in Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver there isn't too much of tension created in fact there is a particular relationship between the men and women, it is very emotional and sexual but it summarises the case of recognition, when the women find out the deceit that Kytes caused and his betrayal. Hardy did not like industrialisation and thought men were experts but Kytes was out of control. The author deliberately conveys the intriguing twist which occurs towards the end for effect and depicts the relationships between men and women in a sexual but emotional way. The intriguing twist in Catbird Seat is of Mrs Barrows and Mr Martin's competition ... ... middle of paper ... ...r the different tensions and the relationships between the men and women. My personal response is that the writer's have depicted the relationships between men and women in a variety of ways, love, commitment and deceit. They have deliberately caused tension for effect which is used dramatically and the characteristic use of language/choice, the author's have used different areas for effect to make the story more interesting for the reader which adds to the relationships between the men and women in each story and their dialogue e.g.- onomatopoeic words, the stories are not just for the relationships but for effect these areas have been included to make it more interesting to understand and enjoy. These were the writer's intentions on how they had depicted the relationships between men and women in their stories.

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