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1 Lamb to the Slaughter Author Biological Information Literary Focus
Theme Narration Conflict Characters Plot

2 Author Roald Dahl British Novelist 5 Children

3 Biological Information
Wrote for adults and children Wrote: James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

4 Literary Focus Irony: Detective’s actually eat the evidence they are looking for.

5 Theme Betrayal: Patrick is leaving her.
Revenge: Getting back at Patrick for wanting to leave her while she’s pregnant

6 Narration 3rd Person Limited -Mary is telling the story

7 Conflict Internal Needs to save unborn child External Mary vs. Patrick
Mary vs. Detectives

8 Characters Mary Jack Noonan Protagonist Detective Wife O'Malley
Murderer Patrick Husband Detective Victim Jack Noonan Detective O'Malley Sam The grocer Alibi

9 Plot Exposition The quiet home Climax Mary sewing Narrative Hook
Patrick leaving Mary Rising Action Mary hitting Patrick over the head with a leg of lamb Climax Detective points out lamb is cooking in oven. Falling Action Detectives eating the lamb. Resolution Detectives eating the evidence. Mary giggling

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