Lamb to the Slaughter | Ideas for Group Discussions
Almost no one who reads this story ever forgets it. The policemen eating the evidence stands out in the mind as fresh as the day it was first read. The challenge in generating a discussion about "Lamb to the Slaughter" will be pointing it in a productive direction. The admiration of the stark emotional impact of the story's resolution needs to give way to thought about its contents. One aspect to focus on would be the system of values inherent in the story; is it good that a woman murders her husband and gets away with it? Can anyone's fawning adoration of another instantly become...
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