...Imagine this: you came to this city by train. And you wanted to stay at a hotel so you chose” bed and breakfast” you look outside and you notice that it doesn't look so bad. But why would you expect when you're inside? In the “landlady's case, fiction is crazier than reality. In the fictional story, the “ landlady” by Roald Dahl the protagonist Billy get captured in a trap without realizing it until the end. Throughout the story, the literary device stationary is demonstrated several times. Stationary is one of the three types of irony. Stioustalry is when the exact opposite of what is expected happens. At the beginning of the story, the protagonist Billy has to find a place to stay he decides to stay the “Bell and dragons” where he...
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...story of, “The Landlady.” Roald Dahl’s use of suspenseful activities which makes the reader to believe the death of Billy. The author uses clues, and objectives to leave the reader to visualize the world that they have encountered. Roald Dahl creates suspense with several different methods during the short story of “The Landlady.” Roald Dahl uses descriptions and clues that give the the story, “The Landlady,” a suspenseful feel. An example of a suspenseful description is, “So far as he could see in the darkness.” This gives the reader a spooky vibe. An example of a suspenseful clue is that Billy is staying at a Bed & Breakfast where previous visitors have gone missing during their stay. For example, Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple stayed at the same Bed & Breakfast, and both went missing during their stay....
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...tightly. "How could that be? Such a cheap place for such a nice place..." He looked up to the Landlady, muttering the lingering question with mild confusion. "It's quite a long tale, I'm afraid. I'm not sure that you have the time, Mr. Weaver," the Landlady deflected the question, giving him an apologetic smile, her eyes filled with sympathy. She bit her lip, tapping the side of the cup as she sat, perhaps deep in thought. "Miss? I'm not understanding what you mean by that, unfortunately." Billy kept his gaze locked on the woman, the situation at hand was becoming more and more curious and mysterious. "I believe I have enough time, madame." With a sigh, the Landlady stood up, setting...
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...The fictional short story, The Landlady, by Roald Dahl, is a mysterious, puzzling story that will leave one in shock. The story is a great read for children or adults, who enjoy reading in awe. The main character, Billy Weaver does not know what he is in for, or what to expect! In The Landlady, seventeen year old, Billy Weaver, just got off the train from London, to Bath, England. It is terribly cold outside and Billy was in desperate need of somewhere to stay. As he iss his way to his hotel, The Bell and Dragon, he comes across something else. Billy sees a facade that’s sign read Bed and Breakfast, and he was intrigued. He was a bit skeptical going into the home, for there was a burning fire, and a dog curled up sleeping in front of it....
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...In the two stories, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl and, "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W Jacobs, there are similarities and differences. During the reading of the two it is possible to see things that can relate to both stories, but one can also see things that are completely different. Even without delving deeper into the plot it is possible to see things that can relate to both. Comparing and contrasting the setting, characters (the landlady and Mrs. White to be specific), and the mood was fascinating because both were written so well. First off, comparing the two was quite simple because they are both set between the 1960's to the 1970's, although the monkey's paw is set in the woods, the White's house, and mostly at night, the landlady was set...
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...He crossed the room slowly and sat down on the edge of the sofa. She placed a book in front of him. “ There we are.” She says. “This is a very nice book you should read it sometime”. Billy picks up the book and begins skimming through it. A few minutes later he puts the book down and they both sat there in silence until the doorbell suddenly rang. The Landlady got up anxious to get the door. A few minutes later she came back to the room with an odd looking person. The odd looking person stared and smiled at Billy. The Landlady broke the silence when she said “Billy this is Andrew, Andrew this is Billy”. “Very nice to meet you Billy! What brings you here to England?” For some reason Billy struggled to remember what he was doing here until...
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...Unit 1 Title: The Landlady Suggested Time: 5 days (45 minutes per day) Common Core ELA Standards: RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, RL.8.6; W.8.1, W.8.4; SL.8.1; L.8.1, L.8.2, L.8.4, L.8.5 Teacher Instructions Preparing for Teaching 1. Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description for teachers about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task. Big Ideas and Key Understandings You should trust your instincts when things are not as they seem. When something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Synopsis In the short story, The Landlady, a boy named Billy Weaver needs to find lodging in Bath, England. He goes to a boardinghouse. The landlady is an odd woman who compels Billy Weaver to stay with her at the boardinghouse. As the story progresses, clues are given as to the whereabouts of previous guests on the fourth floor. The reader deepens his/her understanding of the fate of the other guests, and the possibilities that may lie ahead for Billy. 2. Read the entire selection, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings. 3. Re-read the text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Tier II/academic vocabulary. During Teaching 1. Students read the entire selection independently. 2. Teacher reads the text aloud while students follow along or students take...
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...Comparing and Contrasting Poe and Roald Dahl’s Literature Setting The setting used by Edgar Allan Poe in his literature inspired Roald Dahl's writing style. Edgar Allan Poe is known as the father of modern detective stories. His short stories influenced a great deal of authors that came after him, and one of them was Roald Dahl. Dahl was greatly influenced by the setting of Poe’s stories. He showed this by using some of Poe’s elements in his setting, such as a descriptive environment, time, and word choice. All of Poe’s works have a similar setting in which he describes in detail. For example, in his poem, The Raven he writes, “Once upon a midnight dreary.” (Poe “The Raven” L.1). Poe’s settings are generally at midnight and create a mood...
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...about twenty years of age already at the front desk talking to a woman. Since he had nothing else better to do, he decided to eavesdrop. “I’ve been waiting very long for you to come, Herbert White. In fact, I’ve been waiting so long for you to come I got impatient and already prepared your room.” The old woman said with a sort of disturbing eagerness. Herbert, seemingly not alarmed replied with, “Thank you, ma’am. Next thing I know, you’ll be waking me up with breakfast in bed, and doing my taxes!”, They both laughed, “So before I go into my room, may I ask you your name?” Herbert asked “There’s no need to know my name right now, though you will learn it later. But, until then, just call me Landlady.” When the conversation between Herbert and the Landlady ended, they both left, the Landlady presumably showing Herbert to his room. Giving Zaroff a chance to investigate the Bed and Breakfast lobby. When he looked around, he saw a warm fireplace, some beautiful flowers, and a guest book with three names in it, the most recent one being Billy...
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...This essay will explain how Roald Dahl creates foreshadowing and suspense in his short story, The land lady. The land lady is a short story about a young boy who gets moved to a new town for work. He has to find a hotel when a series of suspicious things happen. Roald Dahl creates a sense of foreboding in the "The Landlady", by adding little comments and details that hint that things are a little sketchy and off. In "The Landlady", the main character is Billy Weaver. Billy is traveling to Bath in England, when he stumbles apon a bed and breakfast. He decides to check the prices and when he does he rings the doorbell. Immediately after pushing the doorbell the owner swings open the door. This is the first part in the story where the author...
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...R E N T A L A G R E E M E N T THIS DEED OF AGREEMENT made and executed on this 12th day of August, 2011 between SMT SMT JAYALAKSHMAMMA,W/o Late Shri H.S. Puttarudrappa, aged 61 years, Residing at No.178, JM Road, Hoskote Bangalore District and Shri. Vijay P.M., S/o Late P.K. Machaiah, residing at No.6 2nd Floor, 19th cross, Ramaswamy Layout, Lakkasandra, Bangalore 560 030, hereinafter called as the TENANT of the Other Part. Both terms “Landlady” & “Tenant” shall mean and include wherever the context requires their respective heirs, successors, executors, legal representatives and assigns. WHEREAS, the Landlady is the sole and absolute owner of the Property bearing a single large room portion along with Latrine portion in No.33/1, situated at 1st Cross, 2nd Main, Pukhraj Layout, Bannerghatta Road, Audugodi Post, Bangalore -560 030 and she is desirous of letting out the said property to the Tennant on the following terms and conditions. NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AND IT HS HEREBY AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS: 1.The premises described in the Schedule hereunder is a single large room with two different doors and the tenamancy is treated as One Unit tenamency. 2.The tenant has paid an advance of Rs.75,000/-(Seventy Five Thousand Only) and the said amount is treated as Security Deposit, which amount shall carry no interest and the same is liable to be repaid at the time of tenant vacating the premises. 3.It is agreed that, the monthly rent...
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...Activity3 1. The capital letters used in the question asked by the landlady “YOU LIGHT OR VERY DARK?” is asked bluntly which emphasis how uneducated she is. It also conveys how she would sound, we associate capital letters with the tone of a person and emotion they are showing, in this context she is trying not to sound so uncultured which she fails at. The silence suggests how shocked he is by what she has said. 2.The poet conveys that the landlady is shouting through the phone by emphasising the capital letters “HOW DARK?” this shows how racist the landlady is because she doesn’t care if she insults him or not. This also shows how controlling she is, she doesn’t want to lose money over one black person in a whole flat building, because at that time whites and blacks were segregated and the whites wanted nothing to do with them. 3. The poet used the sibilance “shamed by ill-mannered silence”. This sibilance conveys the awkward silences they share when she asked him how dark he was. It took her few moments to regain herself, he feels ashamed of his skin colour now because of the silence which he shouldn’t. 4. I’m not sure what the paragraph was trying to say 5. Soyinka uses imagery to explain to the landlady that he isn’t completely black “palm of my hands, soles of my feet, peroxide blond”. He is now trying desperately to get this flat, this also shows how hard working he is and how long he has worked if the pigment in his hands are now fading to a lighter tone. 6. The...
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...After a few hours later after the landlady killed Billy, she had already stuffed him and he was already in the newspapers headline. Ten days passed and the landlady went missing, but she didn't go missing. The cops found the rooms where she hides all the visitors after stuffing them, the cops were disgusted by what she did to these young men. While in the landlady's house one of the cops accidently drinks the tea that killed the young men, the cops started searching the house more, come to find there was more than three young men she had killed. The crazy old lady is wanted the reward is if you find her is one million pounds the punishment for she gets the death sentences. Couple of years go by, and she had her identity changed and moved...
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...09/01/15 Drama Essay; Two To start with we came up with two different freeze frames to encapsulate the plotline and structure of Two. Our first still image portrayed a false relationship which is one of the main themes of the play and is also seen through the relationship that the Landlord and Landlady have. I and Rob demonstrated this theme by using our facial expressions to show a fake smile to the customers, who were our audience in this case and also used the use of space and our body language by putting our arms around each other indicating the façade they put on towards others around them and how they pretend to be closer and more happier than they actually are in the hopes that this would symbolise the artificial and dysfunctional relationships that runs through the book and also how everything appeared normal between the Landlord and Landlady to begin with. Our second frozen moment represented Roy and Lesley, another relationship that had the same artificial front but with a twist of violence and torture. In this freeze frame we showed the power that Roy has over Lesley through the use of levels; Rob who was Roy stood on a piece of staging, leaning over Lesley (me) who was sat on a chair, making the difference of levels between them a lot different and making Roy higher up. This showed the audience how Roy has the control and is at the top of the hierarchy in their relationship and also sees and feel caged in like Lesley does within her relationship. We wanted to...
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...On double consciousness Double consciousness,according to dubois, “this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others,of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity “.Double consciousness not only in the history of African-American,it still relevant to contemporary society . In The Soul of Black Folk Dubois announced his preoccupation with the “strange meaning of being black”and defined the “double consciousness”..Dubois’s preoccupation with the “strange meaning of being black”was no doubt affected by the facts that his father was a Haitian of French and American descent and his mother was an American of Dutch and African descent.As a black, as a educator and writer,i think Dubois exactly how double consciousness tastes like.So he spent his life to study the society of America and Africa1 intended to solve the racial problems. Paris Is Burning chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it.At the film ,the people think the transgender are crazy and sick ,but they think they are the most gorgeous things in the world .As a gay transgender man,they sometimes feel like they have to “choose” between the two, and they often live their life not through their perspective. Recently i watched a TV drama named The Knick.It looks at The Knickerbocker Hospital in New York during the early part of the twentieth century.There is a African-American doctor...
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