Lamb To The Slaughter
The story begins with the normal life of a married couple. Mary Maloney a housewife in her few months of pregnancy, is waiting for her husband, Patrick Maloney to return home form the work. The tragic news that Patrick gives to her wife is the worst ever news in her life that the reader is never told, it is clear that Patrick is going to divorce her. Without a doubt, Patrick ends his speech by saying that he will provide her wife with money and take care of her and he hopes no problem in any case because that will be affected by his job as a policeman.
The announcement that she had effected her emotionally because she loses the man she loves the most in her life as her husband. Moreover, she is pregnant and this will be a nightmare to her condition emotionally and physiologically.
The reaction of Mary Maloney is personally unbelievable to think by killing her beloved husband. In the first place, she acted like nothing happened and she ready to prepare supper for both of them. Afterward, she carried the leg of lamb upstairs and swing hard to the back of Patrick's head and her husband collapse in a few seconds later. Thus tragic event already happened she create the scene to save herself from the legal consequences.
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