short stories 1 the landlady

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Introduction to 'The Landlady'

Published in 1959, 'The Landlady' is a short story by Roald Dahl that follows a young man named Billy Weaver who stays at a bed and breakfast owned by a strange woman.

Provide some background information about the short story.

Setting

The story takes place in Bath, England in the late 1950s.

Discuss the importance of setting in the story and how it contributes to the overall mood and tone.

Characters

The main characters are Billy Weaver, the landlady, and the two previous lodgers, Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple.

Introduce the main characters and their roles in the story.

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Foreshadowing

Hints the writer gives about what comes later in the story

Often they're not very obvious until the thing they were hinting at already happened

Do you have an example?

But this dame was like a jack in the box. He pressed the bell—and out she popped! It made him jump” (74). • “His landlady wasn’t there, but the fire was glowing on the hearth, and the little dachshund was still sleeping soundly in front of it (76). • “It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him—well, he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of Pickled walnuts?” (79).

Magical realism

Magic realism or magical realism is a style of literary fiction and art. It paints a realistic view of the world while also adding magical elements, often blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.

the magical power that the house has over Billy; a real-world setting

Point of view

Anonymous third-person limited narrator

The narrator follows Billy

The only time when the narration is explicit is when the circumstances are described or when the narrator offers details about the physical setting

Flat Charater 

two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.

Round Charater

 round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader

Metaphor

A metaphor makes a direct comparison between two unlike things in order to highlight the one (or so) shared quality between those two things. A metaphor outright “calls” or “labels” that one thing as another thing: 

Your bedroom is a dump.

She has a heart of gold.

camera eye”. This metaphor portray that they landlady is remembering her boards with a sense of permanance, much like how a photograph makes an event seem permanent.

3 Vormen van spot

ironie

fijne, milde spot; schertsend 

sarcasme

bijtende, scherpe spot; kwetsend

Je hebt heel hard gewerkt op je mobieltje, zei hij sarcastisch, maar kun je mij toch even helpen met tafeldekken?

cynisme

wrede, bittere spot; zwartgallig

Ach, een hond is tenminste goedkoper dan een kind.

Tja, als je een paar wedstrijden niet scoort heeft niemand meer belangstelling voor je, zei hij cynisch.

Irony

Which in this story

verbal irony

• when someone says something totally different from what they mean

situational irony

• when a the result of a situation is totally different from what you expect it to be.

Situational Irony • The situation turns out to be just the opposite of what we’d expect • He has never been to Bath before. He seems to be afraid of boardinghouses but thinks this house is pleasant. It is ironic that a seemingly sweet, nice Landlady will more than likely poison Billy just as Mulholland and Temple.

Verbal Irony • When the characters say one thing but mean something else • “The morning sun comes right in the window, Mr. Perkins….” • Does the Landlady intend for Billy to actually see the morning sunshine? • Why does the Landlady continue to forget Billy’s name?

Anti-climax

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

Genre 

a style or category of art, music, or literature.

horror thriller etc