In The End Hope Thomas Essay

Billy was startled by what the landlady has just said. The words of the elderly sent chills down Billy’s spine.

The supernatural force finally compelled Billy to enter the front door and ring the bell. He was immediately confronted by the 'Landlady' as she answered the door 'at once'. The landlady invited Billy with a 'warm welcoming smile'. At the moment the landlady seems to be charming in order to get Billy's invitation to come in. Billy finds himself as being a lucky lad, to find a cosy house to stay in, whilst being isolated and inexperienced in Bath. Also the prices are cheap, which makes Billy to stay for certain. The landlady has a friendly appearance, gentle blue eyes with a round pink face that shows she's warm and caring, inviting Billy in this way makes him feel homely. Again the landlady uses her charm to determine Billy doesn't leave, by removing an egg for breakfast to lower his costs.

When I first heard of this case, I knew I had to find out the truth. The investigation of Billy Weaver’s disappearance was eerie and left me with a lingering pit in my stomach. In early morning Billy came down from the London looking for a motel. He ended up going to a bed and breakfast. The bed and breakfast was hosted by a dainty landlady. That was the last place that Billy was seen before his disappearance. It is clear that the landlady is guilty of billy's disappearance because of the missing past guests, the cheap price, and the bitter almond tasting tea.

“I think you are a liar. You want to kill me. You’ve killed every breathing specimen that has ever walked into the house. You have killed Gregory Temple, Chris Mulholland, animals, heck you have probably even killed the poor post man,” Billy says loudly. At this point Billy knew that he had to find a way to get out of here before she added him to her kill

Billy: She d-did. And M-M-McMurphy! He did. And Harding! And the-the-the rest! They t-t-teased me, called me things!

Billy is exhibited as an honest young fellow who has just passed out of school, who appears to be uninformed of the evils of life out in this present world. He doesn't for one moment assume that there is anything vile about the lady. He is totally taken in by her cordial ways and is enchanted by her cheap and comfortable rooms. He does distinguish some peculiarity in her conduct, yet he merrily puts it down to her being 'somewhat dotty', and nothing else. Despite the fact that he considers the vanishing of the two visitors that stayed there before him - a vanishing that made the news - he regards it as a captivating puzzle instead of as a clue of danger. Youthful honesty, then, is another main theme of the book; The way how youthful, blameless trusting natures are exploited by more elderly, more naughty and evil minds. (Bingoffsky)

A Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind is an amazingly touching story for any future teacher. It gives hope to every student who is trying to make it in life. It enforces the importance of teacher expectations, human capital, and cultural capital. It touches on funding issues and the irrelevance of standardized testing. Cedric Jennings' life was everything but easy. He never had the opportunity to take the short, easy path, instead always being forced onto the long, winding road; in Cedric's case it gradually led to a world of success. Everyone, future teachers and others alike, should take the lessons in this story to heart, both as an example and as inspiration.

Roald Dahl’s realistic fiction story “The Landlady” takes place in Bath, a little town in Britain. In the story Billy Weaver, a young traveler, is looking for a place to stay the night. Although Billy is told to go to The Bell and Dragon, a local pub, he decides to go to a bed and breakfast located at a boarding house, where he meets a rather odd old woman. Roald Dahl creates the lesson that trusting intuition is paramount to survival through heavy foreshadowing and a clever use of sensory details.

7) The scene with the gymnast on the plane was included by the author to show a perspective in race. She was a white woman who seemed very friendly and outgoing with Thomas and Victor, laughed at their jokes but when a certain joke that involved race came up, there was no more laughter. Victor made a comment on how everyone is nice on planes but “too bad it can’t always be that way.” His comment allows the reader to understand the setting, a time in where whites did not socialize with indians (racial segregation).

“Well Billy , let me have a look at that arm.” , said the mother of Billy.

Not trusting instincts is a central issue found in this short story. Billy notices that something is unusual about the boarding house he decides to stay at. For example, Billy signs into the sign in book and notices that there are only two names there he slightly recognizes. Dahl writes, “ ‘I’m almost positive it was in the newspapers I saw them’…” (4). Billy notices that it is a little strange that only two people have been here in the past two years. He feels confused and nervous but does not do anything about it. Because of this, Billy Weaver makes the problem worse because he can say something about it, but he decides not to. This shows that Billy has to trust himself. Billy Weaver does not know this lady very well, so he can easily trust

She got Billy into her house which happened to be exactly where she wanted him. Everything was perfectly planned out for Billy’s arrival. “ ‘My dear boy,’ She said, ‘Why don’t you come in out of the cold’ ” (2). Billy was planning to go check out the Bell and Dragon, but the landlady persuaded him to come inside and stay with her. Although Billy sensed it was a bad idea, the landlady was too sneaky for him. “ ‘But come over here now, dear, and sit down beside me on the sofa and I’ll give you a nice cup of tea and a ginger biscuit before you go to bed’ ” (4). The landlady kept changing the subject to have Billy drink the tea. She got Billy to do what she wanted, and in the end, poisoned and stuffed

The landlady trick him into believing that she was a sweet little lady that owned the bed and breakfast. Billy isn't smart enough to figure out that the landlady is going to kill him even though he has had so many

This shows that the Landlady is enjoying Billy’s present. While some old lady’s would have felt uncomfortable

A strange look began to pass through Billy’s face. His eyes glistened as he stared at her and whispered, “I was not seventeen. I was only 15 years old when you first met me. Got me to trust you and then took my life.”