Lamb to the Slaughter | Techniques
"Lamb to the Slaughter" is a typical Dahl story because it is very succinct and bare of any details that do not contribute directly to the plot. The story does not philosophize; there are no broodings on right and wrong or life and death. Mary's thoughts are direct and to the point — she must save her baby. The moral implications of murder do not occur to her, nor does the narrative point out the complex feelings one might reasonably expect a woman to feel who has just killed her husband. On the other hand, her feelings about being abandoned by her husband are discussed. She is numbed,...
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