1. Lamb to the Slaughter Point of View

2. Is Mary a victim or a villan?
Group activity: Break out rooms (5 min)
Based on what we have read up to now…
What do you think?

3. Point of View
Point of view is the “eye” or narrative voice through which a story is told.
It is not the author of the story. It is the voice through which the author chooses to tell the story.

4. Importance of the Narrator
There are two main different types of narrators:
1st person: one of the characters is narrating the story.
3rd person: the author is narrating a story about the characters and refers to them with the third person pronouns “he/she.”
This point of view is subdivided into:
Third person omniscient
Third person limited

5. Narrator in Lamb to the Slaughter
What type of narrator has Dahl chosen for this story?
3rd person limited: the third person limited point of view is when an author sticks closely to one character but remains in third person.
This style gives you the ability to be inside a character’s thoughts, feelings, and sensations, which can give readers a deeper experience of character.

6. Weekly Task State of mind
Read part 5 of the story and explore Mary’s state of mind.
State of mind
Definition: : The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.
Synonyms:
attitude
perspective
outlook
approach
disposition
frame of mind
mindset
way of looking at things