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The Landlady By Roald Dahl
In the short story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl, there many problems that occur. One of the beginning problems kicking off the story was that Billy couldn’t find a place to stay. He settled on a decision of staying at a landlady’s house. However, the landlady is extremely creepy. He is starting to wonder many things about her and doesn't like the gut feeling that he has. Trusting his instinct is a very important role that could potentially save him from something that seems to good to be true. The first main problem is that the landlady is creepy. One noticeable red flag that is put out in the story is how she quickly opened the door right as he rang the door bell. Normally, it takes a few seconds or even maybe a minute for someone to get
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