Transcript Lamb to the Slaughter

Lamb to the Slaughter
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Author
Biological Information
Literary Focus
Theme
Narration
Conflict
Characters
Plot
Author
• Roald Dahl
–1916-1990
–British Novelist
–5 Children
Biological Information
• Wrote for adults and
children
• Wrote:
– James and the Giant
Peach
– Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Literary Focus
• Irony: Detectives actually eat the
evidence they are looking for.
Theme
• Betrayal: Patrick is leaving
her.
• Revenge: Getting back at
Patrick for wanting to leave
her while she’s pregnant
• Betrayal could easily lead to
revenge.
Narration
• 3rd Person Limited
-Mary is telling the story
Conflict
• Internal
–Needs to save unborn child
• External
–Mary vs. Patrick
–Mary vs. Detectives
Characters
• Mary
– Protagonist
– Wife
– Murderer
• Patrick
– Husband
– Detective
– Victim
• Jack Noonan
– Detective
• O'Malley
– Detective
• Sam
– The grocer
– Alibi
Plot
• Exposition
• Climax
– The quiet home
– Detective points out lamb
– Mary sewing
is cooking in oven.
• Narrative Hook • Falling Action
– Detectives eating the
– Patrick leaving
lamb.
Mary
• Resolution
• Conflict
– Detectives eating the
– Mary must save
evidence.
the life of her
unborn child
– Mary giggling