The Next BIG Short Novel Presentation by Jessica Jang Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl Daisy Andi Cory and Jared Lamb To The Slaughter Book Cover Digital image Lamb To The Slaughter ID: 761672
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The Next BIG Short Novel! Presentation by Jessica Jang
Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl Daisy, Andi , Cory, and Jared. Lamb To The Slaughter Book Cover. Digital image. Lamb To The Slaughter . Weebly , n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://lamb2theslaughter.weebly.com/symbolism.html>.
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Smith, Allan Ester. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Digital image. Brian Desmond Hurst . Adam Jones-Lloyd, 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://www.briandesmondhurst.org/telltaleheart.html>.
Plot Structure… Lamb To The Slaughter : This story revolves around a woman named Mary Maloney. It begins with her husband, Patrick, informing her that he is going to leave her (the initiating incident). The reader isn’t told directly, though it is implied. Mary then goes to the kitchen to retrieve a lamb leg, which she uses to hit and kill Patrick (the first rising action of the story). Mary then collects herself, and then leaves for the store. She returns home, calls the police in a panic, and makes up a false story. The police come to her home, and spend a while trying to solve the “mystery.” Mary cleverly cooks the lamb leg and serves it to the police, who are oblivious to the fact that the lamb leg was the murder weapon. As the officers are eating, they are discussing the situation. There is a clear sense of irony when one officer says that the lamb leg is probably “right under our very noses.” The concluding scene is Mary in the room next door, giggling. Behrens, Jon. Mary and Patrick Maloney. Digital image. Psychotronic 16 . Blogger, 29 Aug. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://psychotronic16.blogspot.ca/2012_08_01_archive.html>. Trinh, Jennifer. Mary waiting for her husband. Digital image. Lamb To The Slaughter by Roald Dahl . Weebly , n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://jennifertsis.weebly.com/visualizing.html>.
Plot Structure… The Tell-Tale Heart : This story revolves around a man, the narrator, whose name is never revealed. This story begins with the narrator plotting to kill the old man, the only other main character in this short story (the initiating incident). The narrator goes into the room of the old man every night to make sure that he is sleeping (the first rising action) . The reader is to assume that this is part of his plot to kill the old man. One night, the old man hears the narrator coming into his room. The narrator jumped into his room, and dragged the bed over the old man, which ultimately killed him. Later on, the police arrive at the old man’s house. The narrator seems confident in himself that they won’t discover tha t it was him that killed the old man. However, the narrator seemingly becomes paranoid; he supposedly still hears the beating heart of the old man (the climax). This paranoia is perhaps driven by guilt, although that is only an assumption that can be made by the reader. No matter how hard the narrator tries to make the sound of the beating heart go away, he just can’t do it. To conclude, the narrator ultimately confesses that he is in fact the murderer. Willis, Jesse. The Tell-Tale Heart. Digital image. SFFaudio . WordPress , 2 Apr. 2013. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://www.sffaudio.com/listen-to-genius-the-tell-tale-heart-by-edgar-allan-poe/>.
Point of View… Lamb To The Slaughter: This story is told in third person, with limited omniscience. This means that the reader only knows what one person, Mary, is thinking. We are completely unaware as to what is going on inside the minds of the other characters in the story. Mary and Patrick Maloney. Digital image. Alittlebitofjaidan . WordPress, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <https://alittlebitofjaidan.wordpress.com/>.
Point of View… The Tell-Tale Heart: This story is told in first person, with limited omniscience. This means that the reader only knows what one person is thinking, in this case, the narrator. The reade r lacks all knowledge of what other characters in the story could be thinking. The Tell-Tale Heart. Digital image. ALITerations . WordPress, 6 Aug. 2013. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <https://alteredlit.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/the-tell-tale-heart-a-poem/>.
Setting and Atmosphere… Lamb To The Slaughter : This story takes place in Mary Maloney’s house in between the evening and late at night. The atmosphere is quite dark. Although Mary’s composure remains quite calm throughout, what she does is quite twisted, which can leave the reader feeling a little disturbed or uneasy. Seabrook, Jack. Lamb To The Slaughter . Digital image. Blogger, 14 May 2015. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://barebonesez.blogspot.ca/2015/05/the-hitchcock-project-roald-dahl-part.html>.
Setting and Atmosphere… The Tell-Tale Heart: The story takes place in the house of the old man. The type of atmosphere that the story gives is quite creepy and uneasy all throughout, especially in the beginning of the story. The narrator had a very creepy and unusual obsession over looking into the old man’s room every night to make sure he was sleeping, which could leave the reader with a strong sense of unease. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Digital image. The Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary . ThingLink , n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <https://www.thinglink.com/scene/568911885018071042>.
Character Analysis… Lamb To The Slaughter : Mary Maloney is the protagonist in this short story. She is a dynamic character, which means that, in a way, she changes due to the events of the plot. Th e event which caused her to change was the murdering of Patrick. We don’t know much of her personality before the event, though we can predict that she was an innocent, caring, loving woman. However, after she murdered Patrick, she became evil in a way. She didn’t show this side of her to others, on the outside, she still seemed like her old self. Contrarily, the reader knows more than the other characters of the story do, which can be an example of dramatic irony. Mary Maloney. Digital image. The Last Drive In . WordPress, 24 Jan. 2013. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <http://thelastdrivein.com/2013/01/24/alfred-hitchcock-the-television-years-8-indelible-episodes/>.
Character Analysis… The Tell-Tale Heart : The protagonist in this short story is the narrator, whose name is unknown. He is a stock character, which is defined by a type of stereotype. This character is kind of a stereotypical crazy person, who is out to murder someone for a ridiculous reason. We can tell that he is crazy not only from his actions, but also by what he thinks. We know what he’s thinking because the story is told in first person. The Tell-Tale Heart Old Man. Digital image. Through The Eyes of Poe . WordPress, 20 Feb. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <https://throughtheeyesofedgarallenpoe.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/the-tell-tale-heart/>.
Conflicts… Lamb To The Slaughter : The main conflict in this story is person versus person. Mary hit Patrick in the back of the head with the lamb leg, which killed him righ t away. Any acts of violence between two or more characters in a story can be construed as person versus person conflict. The other kind of conflict which isn’t so obvious or meaningful in the story is person versus self. Mary began to panic a little bit before collecting herself and figure out a plan. However, this type of conflict is not at all a big part of the story. Mary and Patrick Maloney. Digital image. The Last Drive In. WordPress, 24 Jan. 2013. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <http://thelastdrivein.com/category/the-players/billy-barty/>.
Conflicts… The Tell-Tale Heart : The main conflict of this short story is person versus self. The narrator may not have been able to recognize his odd and unhealthy obsessio n to get rid of this evil eye, but nevertheless, it was there. At the end of the story, he was definitely struggling with deciding whether or not he would confess to the murder. The other type of conflict is person versus person, however this is a very minor conflict in this story. The act of violence and murder between the narrator and the old man can be construed as person versus person, but the more dominant conflict in the story is person versus self. Hawkins, Will. The Tell-Tale Heart Eye. Digital image. Poe's Insane . Blogger, 25 Sept. 2014. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <http://poesinsane.blogspot.ca/>.
Theme… Lamb To The Slaughter: The theme of this story could be that n ot everyone is as innocent as they may seem, and we must always expect the unexpected. However, the theme of this short story could also be turned into a lesson. Mary did what could be considered the “wrong thing,” by not confessing or admitting to the crime. It is never revealed whether or not the police actually figure out that Mary did in fact kill Patrick, though had they figured it out, she could be in more trouble because she didn’t admit to the crime. The lesson here should be that in the long run, it is always better to admit to what you’ve done; everyone makes mistakes. If there is punishment for a mistake, then you should take it. Darren. Mary Maloney. Digital image. The M0vie Blog . WordPress , 13 May 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://them0vieblog.com/2012/05/13/alfred-hitchcock-presents-lamb-to-the-slaughter-review/>.
Theme… The Tell-Tale Heart: The theme of this short story could be that it is not uncommon for people to deny or to be unaccepting for any obsessions they may have. In this story, the narrator’s obsession was to get rid of this evil eye, that is the false eye of the old man. The obsession only grows stronger and stronger until he finally succumbs to killing the old man, for the sole purpose of getting rid of the eye. This obsession is what ultimately led to the old man’s death, which is a terrible outcome. I t isn’t always a bad idea to get help or to talk to somebody. Jazzmine . The Tell-Tale Heart Wordle. Digital image. The Tell Tale Heart . Blogger, 12 Jan. 2014. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://123gabertjaz.blogspot.ca/>.
The short novel that is recommended for publishing… The story that I recommend for publishing is “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. Smith, Allan Ester. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Digital image. Brian Desmond Hurst . Adam Jones-Lloyd, 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2016. <http://www.briandesmondhurst.org/telltaleheart.html>.
Why should he publish it? This short story should be published because although it has quite a dark atmosphere to it, it is different than most short stories, it stands out. It is also necessary to look deep into the story and read between the lines to figure out things such as the theme(s) and the character type(s). The conflict in this story is also quite original, although the type of conflict is common, the way it is portrayed in this short story is quite creative. There is a lot of originality in the story, as well as deeply hidden meaning, which are great assets to a short novel.
Why is it better than the other option? I believe “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe is a better choice story to publish than “Lamb To The Slaughter” by Roald Dahl primarily because of the complexity of the short story elements. In “Lamb To The Slaughter,” a majority of th e events in the story are quite straight forward. The actions of the characters are described in detail as the story is told in third person. There isn’t much that the reader needs to figure out in terms of finding deep, hidden meaning. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the story elements aren’t as straight forward. Although we can see into the narrator’s mind quite clearly, thanks to the first person point of view, the reader must read between the lines of the story to figure out why the protagonist thinks the way he does and what exact thoughts cause his actions to be so extreme.
What image vision do you have for the cover? For the cover of this short novel, I envision the title along with the author’s name in blood red. I imagine the eye seeing through the crack of the door as the narrator peers into the old man’s room, with the heart shown in the reflection of the narrator’s eye. The image vision I have for the cover is a little bit like the example to the right, with the few alterations that I’ve described. Hawkins, Will. The Tell-Tale Heart Eye. Digital image. Poe's Insane . Blogger, 25 Sept. 2014. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <http://poesinsane.blogspot.ca/>.