The Landlady By Roald Dahl

In Roald Dahl's “The Landlady,” the plot can be used to demonstrate the theme of the story, which is not to judge a book by its cover. Dahl writes that Billy Weaver, the main character, “would very much like to stay at the [bed and breakfast]” (Dahl 75). This quote serves as the exposition, which set one up with the story. Later on in the story, Billy has to sign his name in a book to help the old lady remember who stayed there for future reference. As he's doing this, he recognizes Christopher Mulholland “rather unusual name” (Dahl 77), which serves to be the plot’s climax since it has the highest point of tension between Billy’s internal battle of attempting to figure out where he heard the name, and the landlady trying to convince Billy