Lamb to the Slaughter

Lamb to the Slaughter - Title Explained

A) Lamb to the Slaughter (proverb): To undergo something without a fight

B) How does the title apply to the story?
1)  Literal meaning: 

2) Figurative meaning:


C) Who is initially the "lamb"?

D) Who is eventually the "lamb" (= weak one) ? 




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Lamb to the Slaughter - Title Explained

A) Lamb to the Slaughter (proverb): To undergo something without a fight

B) How does the title apply to the story?
1)  Literal meaning: 

2) Figurative meaning:


C) Who is initially the "lamb"?

D) Who is eventually the "lamb" (= weak one) ? 




Slide 1 - Tekstslide

 Lamb to the Slaughter - Title 

Lamb to the Slaughter (proverb): To undergo something without a fight


How does the title apply to the story?
1)  Literal meaning: 
Mrs. Maloney "slaughters" (murders) her husband with a leg of lamb (bevroren lamsbout)
2) Figurative meaning:
Mrs. Maloney - a lamb ("zwak"/afhankelijk/meegaand) kills and is the opposite of someone undergoing something without a fight. Her husband wants to divorce her, and she does not simply accept this (undergo this without a fight), but kills him instead
Who is initially the "lamb"?
Who is eventually the "lamb"?



Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Questions - answer in pairs

Answer questions 1-13 on pages 25 and 26 in pairs




timer
30:00

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Theme
  • The central idea about life / Universal truth 
(e.g. love/oppression/sacrifice/marriage/betrayal)


Q. What is the theme in "Lamb to the Slaughter"?






Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Theme
The central idea about life high-lighted in the story:

  1. Revenge
  2. Deception/Betrayal






Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Three different crime novels:
  • Crime novel of deduction
  • Hardboiled crime novel
  • Realistic crime novel

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Crime novel of deduction
The detectives solves a mystery or puzzle by logical reasoning on the basis of a few facts and clues

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Hardboiled crime novel
The crime was solved by hard work and by detectives who were honest but as violent as the gangster they were fighting against

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Realistic crime novel
Concentrates on the psychology of criminals and detectives, on the society in which they live and their environment

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Slide 11 - Video

Op welke manier neemt Mary de leiding met de lamsbout t.o.v. haar echtgenoot?

Slide 12 - Woordweb

Op welke manier neemt Mary de leiding met de lamsbout t.o.v. Jack Noonan?

Slide 13 - Woordweb

Citeer de regel waaruit je kunt opmaken dat Mary Maloney concludeert dat ze haar zaakjes goed op orde heeft.

Slide 14 - Open vraag

Welke rol speelt het moordwapen in het niet op kunnen lossen van de moord?

Slide 15 - Woordweb

Verklaar de titel van het verhaal.

Slide 16 - Open vraag

Bij welke categorie crime story hoort het verhaal?
A
Crime novel of deduction
B
Hardboiled crime novel
C
Realistic crime novel

Slide 17 - Quizvraag