Symbolism In The Landlady

Do you know when someone is about to do something very mean to you? Billy from Roald Dahl’s ““The Landlady”” did not know that the old woman was about to kill him in the horror story. The reason why it counts as a horror story is the use of Suspnse, Elements of the Supernatural, and setting.

One reason “The Landlady” qualifies as a horror story is the amount of suspense that it contains. One part from the story really makes the reader scared for Billy and what will happen to him can be found on page 75 in which she states that Billy is exactly right and then looks him up and down. The reason that this is suspenseful is how she says that bill is just right which makes it seem like she was waiting of wanting him to come their. The other reason

The elements of the supernatural come into play when Billy is unable to pass the door of the woman’s house. Billy says that he was unable to pass the house as if the house drew him in. The reason that this qualifies as an element of the supernatural is how strong of a feeling Billy had to go to the house and how those strong of feelings would not happen usually in everyday life.

Along with suspense and elements of the supernatural “The Landlady” also contains an eerie setting. At the beginning of the tale it says how run down the neighborhood,it says how the pillars are cracked, and how the paint is peeling off the wall as well. While the inside is cheerful, and comfy it was just a lure to get Billy to come into the house, similarly to the story of Hantz Gretel, where the witch used the gingerbread house to bring the kids into the house to eat them.

Do you see why Dahl’s “Landlady” should qualify as a horror story? It contains Suspense, Elements of the supernatural, and a spooky setting. Are you smarter than Billy Weaver? Will you be able to tell when your in danger? Watch out for things like this, and be careful or you might end up like Billy