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Lamb to the Slaughter

by Roald Dahl

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Lamb to the Slaughter

"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl uses the title as a clever double entendre, symbolizing both the murder weapon—a frozen leg of lamb—and the unsuspecting husband, Patrick Maloney, who is killed...

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Lamb to the Slaughter

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," Mary Maloney is the protagonist who murders her husband, Patrick, after he reveals he is leaving her. Patrick is the unsuspecting victim whose death drives the plot. The...

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