Lamb to the Slaughter | Essays and Criticism

  • Anthropological Implications of Narrative

    Bertonneau is particularly interested in the anthropological implications of narrative, an interest which he explores in the following essay on ‘‘Lamb to the Slaughter’’.

  • The Irony Behind the Title of Dahl's Lamb to the Slaughter

    In the following essay, she analyzes the irony behind the title of Dahl’s ‘‘Lamb to the Slaughter.’’

  • Roald Dahl: Nasty, Nasty

    In the following essay, Warren gives some background on Dahl’s life and analyzes Dahl’s position as a writer of horror stories. He likens Dahl’s style to that of James Thurber and Saki, other notable twentieth-century humorists who possessed a satiric and sometimes morbid bent.

  • With Waves of Tension

    In the following review, Kelly examines the use of suspense in the short story collection Someone Like You, in which ‘‘Lamb to the Slaughter’’ appeared.