Alfred Hitchcock's Film Adaptation Of Lamb To The Slaughter

Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptation of “Lamb to the Slaughter” differs from Dahl’s Text version; however, Hitchcock’s version is a lot better. For example, the adaptation shows that Mrs. Maloney actually protests against Patrick leaving creating more of a conflict. However, in the passage Dahl does not include Mrs. Maloney protesting and whining. Instead, she is portrayed as speechless. This shows that Hitchcock's version has more vivacity. Another reason why Hitchcock's adaptation is more preferable is that it conveys more of a conflict than Dahl's version. This is shown when the police start to sort of "catch on" to Mrs. Maloney's plan. In Dahl's version, the police show no trace of knowledge of Mrs. Maloney's plan. In Hitchcock's adaptation,