Lamb to the Slaughter | Social Concerns
Mary Maloney lives in a middleclass household and is slavishly devoted to her husband. When "Lamb to the Slaughter" begins, she is eagerly waiting for her husband to come home from his job as a policeman. Her life is suddenly shattered when he comes home and announces that he plans to divorce her. In Mary, he has the perfect housewife; she is six months pregnant, content to stay at home and do the household chores, and devoted to making her husband as comfortable as possible. Why he would want to divorce her is not explained, but it does seem unjust for him to abruptly leave Mary.
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