Compare and contrast the two short stories ‘ Lamb to the Slaughter’ and ‘ The Speckled Band’ In this essay I’m going to compare and contrast the two short stories, ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ and ‘The Speckled Band

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Compare and contrast the two short stories ' Lamb to the Slaughter' and ' The Speckled Band'

In this essay I'm going to compare and contrast the two short stories, 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and 'The Speckled Band'.

'Lamb to the slaughter' was written in 1954 and is a fairly 'modern' crime story. It's about a woman called Mary Maloney killing her husband with a large piece of meat and getting away with it very cleverly.

'The Speckled Band' was written in 1892 and is very different to 'lamb to the slaughter' It's about a mad doctor who kills one of his step daughters and wants to kill the other because they will cost him money when they get married.

In 'Lamb to the Slaughter' there is a 'third person' narrator. In this story it is the author Roald Dahl that narrates and comments on Mary Maloney's feelings. It is taken very much from Mary's view and the narrator tells you what is going on in her head. It makes you feel sorry for Mary because you know what she's feeling and how hard it must be for her. I think this is a good way