I am doing an activity called “Found Poem” in humanity. The reason I chose the story “Lamb to the Slaughter” is because I found this title interesting (A lamb killing someone?)

A Short Summary About the Plot

The plot in this part (in the attached photos) of the story happens in Mary Maloney’s house. She uses a leg of lamb to kill her husband, and her husband dies and crashes into the carpet. After having her husband killed, she feels nothing but silence and calm. (Evidence 1-1)

Type of Conflict

There is no clear antagonist or protagonist in this plot, but it’s probably an external conflict. Obviously, because of the killing scene, it’s probably an external conflict. (Evidence 1-1)

Why do I Choose this Plot

This plot, by the way, it’s the most important changing point in the story. Also, the great movements of the character and the details really let me feel as if I am inside the scene. For example, when Mary is trying to hit her husband (Quote 2-1), the author uses the words “walked up, without any pause, swung, high in the air, brought it down as hard as she could” to depict Mary’s movement. What’s more, in paragraph five, after Mary’s husband is hit by the lamb, he doesn’t fall down directly (Quote 2-2). In contrast, he “remains standing, gently swaying,” and then “crashed to the carpet.”

My Drawings

Just like the plot, my drawing includes the leg of the lamb and a skull, which means that the lamb killed Mary’s husband (Evidence 1-1). Some people might ask why my leg of lamb was cooked, but the lamb in the story is a frozen leg of lamb. The fact is I found it hard to draw a leg of lamb that is uncooked and frozen(maybe I lack some drawing skills or techniques)?.

• Evidence (1-1): Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head.

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All right, she told herself. So I’ve killed him.

• Quote (2-1):”At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head.”
• Quote (2-2):”She stepped back a pace, waiting, and the funny thing was that he remained standing there for at least four or five seconds, gently swaying. Then he crashed to the carpet.”

Hyperlinks

• If you want to read the whole story, click here!
• If you want to learn about the author, click here!
• Hope you enjoy the reading!?