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Mary Maloney As A Villain

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Roald Dahl shows Mary Maloney as a villain. Mary Maloney manipulation of the policemen, killing her husband’s, and giggling at the end makes her a villain. Mary Maloney is a villain because she manipulated the policemen. Villains are known to manipulate others for their own good. The fact that she had to manipulate the policemen shows she is guilty. In most action movies, the Antagonist kills a person then tries to kill the witness. Mary Maloney killed her husband, then tries to manipulate the policemen to cover up the evidence. The author says, “ She carried the meat into the kitchen, placed it in a pan, turned the oven on high, and shoved it inside ( Dahl 4).” This shows that she is a villain. The meat is a piece of evidence. Mary Maloney
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