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How Does Dahl Create Suspense In Lamb To The Slaughter

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Ronald Dahl the author of “lamb to the slaughter” uses repetition of suspenseful words and sentences that kept reader interested in the whole story. The main character Mary Maloney was a nice pleasant, kind and loving wife in the beginning of the story, but she turned to an evil, cold-blooded woman as her husband Patrict tells her a secret. The author packed the story with full of suspense, plot twist, and irony to create a really good mystery story. He makes suspense in reader mind by leaving few key points and making the reader guess or asking the question. This makes the reader want to know what’s going to happen and want to read the whole story.
The author changed his main character from a nice, kind and pleasant women to an evil murderer
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