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High School - 12th Grade

What do "The Open Window" and "Lamb to the Slaughter" have in common? How are they different?

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Posted by steezysnwboarder on Tuesday May 19, 2009 at 6:23 AM and tagged with compare and contrast, lamb to the slaughter.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    1. Similarities: Both stories feature seemingly innocent females outsmarting males (interestingly enough, both stories are written by males!). Vera from "The Open Window" seems like a romantic, innocent girl who politely greets her aunt's visitor.  Mary Maloney in "Lamb" is a pregnant, dutiful wife to whom the police cater as they investigate her husband's death.  Vera preys on the overly anxious Framton Nuttle, while Mary deems herself betrayed by her husband and murders him.  In the end, both women effectively cover up what they have done to "victims."

    2.  Differences: Vera's "torture" of Framton is motivated by a prankish spirit.  She does not want to kill Framton; she simply desires to try out her storytelling techniques on an innocent victim.  Mary Maloney, on the other hand, is motivated by a spirit of revenge after her husband informs her that he is leaving her.  She intentionally murders her husband.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/lamb-slaughter
    http://www.enotes.com/open-window

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Sunday May 24, 2009 at 12:18 PM

  2. harrypraneeth
    harrypraneeth Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    1. Similarities: Both stories feature seemingly innocent females outsmarting males (interestingly enough, both stories are written by males!). Vera from "The Open Window" seems like a romantic, innocent girl who politely greets her aunt's visitor. Mary Maloney in "Lamb" is a pregnant, dutiful wife to whom the police cater as they investigate her husband's death. Vera preys on the overly anxious Framton Nuttle, while Mary deems herself betrayed by her husband and murders him. In the end, both women effectively cover up what they have done to "victims." 2. Differences: Vera's "torture" of Framton is motivated by a prankish spirit. She does not want to kill Framton; she simply desires to try out her storytelling techniques on an innocent victim. Mary Maloney, on the other hand, is motivated by a spirit of revenge after her husband informs her that he is leaving her. She intentionally murders her husband.

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    Posted by harrypraneeth on Friday June 5, 2009 at 7:37 AM