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    Roald Dahl’s parents were from Norway‚ but he was born in Wales‚ in 1916. The family used to spend the summer holidays on a Norwegian island‚ swimming‚ fishing and boating. When Roald was four years old‚ his father died‚ so his mother had to organize the trip alone for herself and her six children. Dahl went to St. Peter’s Prep School‚ and later to Repton Public School After school‚ Roald Dahl didn’t go to a university‚ but applied for a job at the Shell company‚ because he was sure they would

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    The Landlady Roald Dahl The Landlady by Roald Dahl is about a story of Billy Weaver‚ and how he finds someone who seems to be too good to be true. The landlady appears to be a harmless old lady but turns out to be something much more. Unfortunately for Billy he judges the old lady to be something she is not. Roald Dahl builds a sense of foreboding by making the landlady appear to be too good to be true and drops hints about how not to judge a book by its cover. Billy had a suspicion about the

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    “She was about forty-five or fifty years old‚ and the moment she saw him‚ she gave him a warm welcoming smile.”(3 Dahl) ‘Him’ is Billy‚ the main character in this novella. “Billy was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat‚ a new brown trilby hat‚ and a new brown suit”(1 Dahl). In this story by Roald Dahl The Landlady‚ Billy gets taken in by a nice old landlady into her den. There are two main themes in this story the irony of Billy’s situation and the deception of the landlady

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    Unfortunately‚ hardships can also cause the downfall of people. Some just cannot handle the stress‚ and they crumble underneath the pressure‚ causing mental breakdowns‚ and therefore cause them to concede. This is one theme Roald Dahl explores in his clever short story‚ “Poison.” Thus‚ Dahl examines the idea that the mounting pressure of some hardships can fully reveal the true qualities of an human’s individual’s personality and spirit – his sense of integrity – meaning he is ‚ either self-respecting and

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    In the story the Landlady Roald Dahl wrote‚ young Billy was looking for a bed and breakfast to stay. When he found one‚ the lady seems really sweet and thoughtful‚ and could be a grandmother to him. She was really prepared for someone to come and it wasn’t expensive at all‚ but thats where things started to get weird. Things aren’t always what they seem‚ the first impression was good‚ but maybe too good. One problem was that Billy needed a place to stay. He was in luck because he found a bed and

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    BOOK ANALYSIS Title of the book: “The Minpins” by Roald Dahl BOOK ANALYSIS Title of the book: “The Minpins” by Roald Dahl Summary of the Plot: Little Billy is restricted by his mother to enter the Forest of Sin behind his house. She tells him of the Whangdoodles‚ Hornswogglers‚ Snozzwanglers and vermicious knids that live in the forest. Worst of all is the Terrible Bloodsuckling Toothpluckling Stonechuckling Spittler‚ which chases its prey while glowing clouds of hot smoke pour

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    “Lamb to the Slaughter” is a short story by Roald Dahl it is about a pregnant woman name Mary Maloney‚ who is six months pregnant. Mary is a stay at home wife; she makes sure the house is cleaned and dinner is cooked when her husband‚ Patrick Maloney comes home from work. Mary adores her husband‚ and she loved seeing that all his needs were met. Each night she would wait for him to come home from work. Usually she would have dinner ready for him. It was Thursday‚ and on Thursdays the Maloney’s ate

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    (c) How has the reading of The Landlady by Roald Dahl taught you that one must be cautious and not too trusting? Discuss with close reference to the text. An evident theme in “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl is that appearances are deceptive. Billy‚ due to his naïveté‚ is taken in by the landlady‚ thus portraying insufficient caution In one instance‚ when he rings the bell of the landlady’s house‚ he is immediately informed that the rent required is “fantastically cheap.” This compels him to stay

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    opposed with adversity‚ that is when someone’s true colors show. Roald Dahl’s “Poison” relays this idea into his work when the main character is conflicted with a snake being on his chest. Instead of reacting in fear‚ as one may have thought‚ he reacts with hatred and racism that has previously been embedded within his nature. Knowing this‚ and a study of characters‚ conflict‚ and title analysis‚ the readers of “Poison” by Roald Dahl‚ can discover the ambiguous ending to actually be a pointed discussion

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    This short-story written by Roald Dahl is about a woman – Mary Maloney – who murders her husband with a leg of lamb. It’s really interesting to read‚ since it shows us‚ how a crucial decision in a situation like this can lead to spontaneous life altering decisions. This story also portrays how the idea of a so called ‘nuclear-family’ (the perfect family) can affect a person’s mind – the whole role-playing game between the husband and wife. This essay will interpret and discuss a characterisation

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