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"Lamb... Slaughter"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is this story and example of? | black humor |
| black humor | the use of the grotesque, morbid, or absurd for darkly comic purposes |
| what does this story contain? | dramatic irony |
| what point of view? | 3rd person limited |
| what is the most important element? | plot |
| what does Dahl point out? | that all humans have the capacity for violence |
| what is the theme? | betrayal |
| what is he most concerned about? | his job |
| biblical illusion | lambs in the bible were sacrificed |