"Lamb to the Slaughter" Irony Paragraph.

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," Roald Dahl uses irony to make the story realistic. For example, when she tells tells herself “Alright, so I’ve killed him.” right after she hit him with the lamb leg. This shows that she has to find herself an alibi before anything else. This also shows that it is memorable because the characters don’t know that she killed him but the audience knows that she did. In addition, Mary Maloney tells the grocer “Patrick’s decided that he’s tired and doesn’t want to eat out tonight.” when she is at the grocery store buying food (p. 320). This shows that she is lying to the grocer to make herself look innocent. This also shows that it is memorable because she made a very good alibi to cover herself. In conclusion, the “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is realistic because he uses irony.