Lamb to the slaughter lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Lamb to the slaughter

Roald Dahl

British author

Wrote both children's and adult books and stories

Children's often funny

Adults often bizar. 

1950's role of the female

typical 1950s housewife: attentive, respectful, pleasant, and kind, but never too flashy or outspoken. 

read with the how it is now. 

ab ovo vs in medias res

Abo vo: start a the beginning ( timeline)

in medias res: start in the middle ( flashback/ flash forward/ fade out)

--> two version of this story. Look at them and decide what is best 

--> next lesson look/read the story 

What tragic news does Patrick give Mary at the beginning of the book? How do you think this impacts her emotionally? How does she react?

What does Patrick Maloney tell Mary before she kills him?

1. He does not like her cooking.
2. That he is not happy with his job.
3. That he is having an affair.
4. That he wasn't hungry.

What happens to the murder weapon?

1. Mary threw it away.
2. Mary puts it back into the freezer.
3. Jack Noonan found it under the sofa.
4. The detectives ate it.

What is the significance of Patrick's profession and Mary's interaction with the police?

Justify the title of the story "Lamb to the Slaughter."