1/6/2015

"Lamb to the Slaughter"

In this short story , there was a series of mysterious events that took place within a short period of time. Mrs. Maloney seemed to be upset by the news she was given by her husband so I believe that it what motivates her to commit this crime. Personally I believe that her husband was admitting to her that he needed a divorce which may have gotten her quite upset. After reading this I can describe Mr. Maloney as a rather hardworking man that can be nonchalant at times, when giving her the bad news it seemed as if he didn't care much. That is also a possibly of something that set off his wife's attitude. I found it interesting that after committing the crime she went to the full extent to cover up the horrible thing she has done. I thought it was a little ironic that she committed the crime then tried to cover it up by calling the cops herself and sobbing as if she know nothing about the situation, it was clever in her part. I can imagine that this took place in a small and quiet neighborhood where things usually don't get too exciting at all. This event probably shocked the whole town they lived in , I made this assumption because it is said that she know pretty much all the people that work at the police station in here town. I think the death of her husband symbolized to her the measures that she would take to protect her family and anything else she cares about and loves.

Rating: 5/5