Essays On Books

This essay evaluates the application of tension and suspense in Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter” and Charles Dickens’ “The Signalman”. Tension pertains to mental strain or excitement, while suspense involves anxious uncertainty or anticipation when information is deliberately withheld. Born in 1812, Charles Dickens experienced the industrial revolution and wrote extensively about living conditions […]

“The Speckled Band” and “Lamb to the Slaughter” were written in different time periods; the former in the 19th century and the latter in the 1950s. There are noticeable variations in style, vocabulary, and technique employed in both tales. The opening paragraph of “The Speckled Band” is presented as a narrative spoken by Dr Watson, […]

The two short stories that I am comparing are the pre- twentieth century story, ‘The Speckled Band’ written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1892 to the twentieth century story, ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ written by Roald Dahl in 1954. Both stories come from different periods and this is reflected in the writing, however both […]

A detective, a crime, a victim, a culprit/criminal, a suspect, a witness, mystery, suspense, clues, evidence, interviews, alibis and a twist. These are all the things good detective story will include. To compare two detective stories and see how they differ, you need to know that that they have these things in common. Both of […]

Crime detective stories are very popular. Mid nineteenth century the morbid fascination crime began when Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes the master of detection. Since then Sherlock Holmes has been the basis of all other detectives. Stories have been based on the plot as well, because crime stroies from the nineteenth century have the […]

There are several primary ingredients that should be present in a good murder mystery. These are a death, a motive, an alibi and a suspect.The main component is suspense, this is very important because the whole idea of a murder mystery is that the reader doesn’t know an extremely important detail. For example, in “The […]

This essay focuses on two stories: “The signalman” written in the 1800s and “Lamb to the Slaughter” written in the 1900s. In this text, I will analyze and compare two stories in terms of their style, content, and language. Specifically, Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter” effectively uses descriptive adjectives to establish the story’s setting and […]

“Lamb to the Slaughter”, written by Roald Dahl in the mid 20th century and “The Speckled Band”, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 19th century, both use techniques to build up suspense found common among crime stories. However, whereas “The Speckled Band” has all of the elements of a classic crime story, […]

My plan is to analyze “Lamb to the Slaughter” and “The Speckled Band” to highlight their similarities, differences, and success in fulfilling my expectations for a murder mystery story. Even though the stories were written during different historical periods, I will compare the characters, settings, language, and overall storyline to achieve this goal. Throughout my […]

The Speckled Bank is a short story from the 19th Century by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which is part of a collection that depicts the renowned Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson. The mention of a “dog cart” as a means of transportation within the story clearly indicates the time period in […]

The focus of my essay is to deconstruct two stories, exploring both their similarities and differences. Specifically, I will examine the roles of women as well as the two main characters in each story. The works that I will compare, Thomas Hardy’s Tony Kytes-The Arch Deceiver and Roald Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter, share both […]

The popular and highly successful author Roald Dahl wrote the story “Lamb to the Slaughter”. The story was first published in 1954. The author Roald Dahl is a famous author and he is most famous for writing stories such as “James and the giant peach” and “The Twits” but as not a lot of people […]

In this essay I am going to compare the two crime and detection stories ‘The Adventure of The Speckled Band’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote ‘The Speckled Band’ in 1892. It was widely admired as one of the best written and most exciting Sherlock Holmes stories. ‘The Speckled Band’ is […]

The Withered arm, authored during a time when society was divided into tiers, is a literary work that explores the human condition. Exploring social class and envy, the story of Rhoda Brook, a lonely and aging milkmaid, focuses on her jealousy towards her ex-boyfriend’s wealthy new wife, Gertrude. As a social reject among her colleagues, […]

A great deal of people gets divorced. Not everyone reacts the same way, however. Some take it as another step in life but others can lash out with anger and alcohol. It all has to do with how well people can cope with the separation. Mary Maloney is one of the ones that take the […]

What was the last mistake you made that really ruined things for you? In the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, Mary Maloney the protagonist is seen as the average house wife living, until she murders her husband, Patrick Maloney, a police officer with a frozen leg of lamb. Mary discovers about […]

What is irony? Irony is the mismatch between the actual results versus the expected results. In literature, irony is a device that causes surprise and amusement for the audience also a helper to the author to make their writing more fluid. Types of irony in stories are dramatic, situational and verbal. In the short stories […]

The story I choose to do was the “Lamb to the Slaughter”, by Ronald Dahl. The theme is that the weak have more power than one may think. It’s the like ‘Mouse and the Lion’ story. The weak seem weak, but prove very powerful in the end. The husband doesn’t appreciate his wife, and he […]

The story “Lamb to the Slaughter” explores human perversity, cruelty, and violence. It begins with Mary Maloney, a devoted wife who is expecting a child, eagerly waiting for her policeman husband to return from work. However, when he does return, he delivers an unexpected and vague statement to Mary: he intends to leave her. This […]

“Lamb to the Slaughter” is a short murder mystery story written by Roald Dahl a Norwegian author, in 19 54. It is a Black comedy and was very macabre and startling for its time, and still is now, but it isn’t seen as quite so shocking and politically incorrect “Did they kill them both- mother […]

We will be examining how tension and suspense are created in two short stories. I will analyse the use of language, setting, characters and plot to see where tension has been created for he reader. We are looking at ‘The Signalman’, which is a pre-1990 Dickens’ story and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’, a more modern […]

“Lamb To The Slaughter” and “The Speckled Band” are two murder stories that offer contrasting perspectives. “Lamb to the Slaughter,” written by Roald Dahl in the 1950s, focuses on a pregnant housewife named Mrs. Maloney. Each day, she eagerly awaits her husband’s return from work, longing for companionship. However, this seemingly innocent and vulnerable character […]