Landlady's Short Story Of An Hour

1. What are fictional stories? 2. Many people will say fictional stories are stories that are not true. 3. Yes, that is correct, but there are many more parts to fiction. 4. Per Kirszner and Mandell, “A work of fiction is a narrative that originates in the imagination of the author rather than in history or fact” (62) 5. Some examples of fiction are poems, epics, and novels. 6. Not all fiction is one hundred percent false, “some fiction focuses on real people and is grounded in actual events, but the way the characters interact, what they say, and how the plot unfolds are largely the author’s invention” (Kirszner and Mandell 62) 7. The plot, the setting, and the point of view of a fictional story are only three

There are many different settings in “The Landlady”. The setting of the short story creates a suspensive mood. The setting gives a suspensive mood because it tells the time and place. The time and place of the setting can create more suspense of a mood. The setting that is mostly in the short story is when Billy and the landlady were both in the house at night and in the morning. When Billy finally noticed that it was only him and the landlady he asked the landlady, “haven’t there been any other guests here except them in the last two or three years”(Dahl 34). The landlady replied to Billy by saying, “No, my dear, she said. Only you”(Dahl 34). This situation of the setting in the landlady makes the mood suspensive. The setting makes the mood seem suspensive because their is no one there except

This is important because if Billy did not automatically assume that the lady is nice, then he will not stay there because of her odd personality. That is something the text also teaches - to not make assumptions about someone. Also, although Billy has doubts, he pushes them away because the lady seems completely harmless. One thing that contributes to this it that she had gentle eyes and a soft smile; she gives him anything he wants to have a nice stay. Dahl writes. “But I am always ready. Everything is always ready day and night in this house just on the off-chance than an acceptable young gentleman will come along. Like you” (180). Billy assumes the lady is so nice that he does not see that she has the place set up for a young man to stay. This shows how he judges that lady which leads him to have mislead thoughts. Also, Billy lets the lady give him odd compliments, like how his teeth are very white. Therefore Billy’s judgment is so clouded that he can not see that when the lady is complimenting his teeth, she is implying that he would look nice as a statue. This is significant because if Billy does not automatically assume the lady is

How does characterization take place in the two short stories? Well, starting with “The LandLady” the Landlady is welcoming billy into her home. She’s old and has a very sweet and nice personality. “Just hang it there, and let me help you with your coat”.

The first trait that the landlady shows its that she is very selective about who stays at her bed and breakfast. She chooses her victims very carefully, and it is very noticeable that she loves to house young, handsome, and tall young men. “‘But the trouble is that I’m inclined to be just a teeny weeny bit choosy and particular - if you see what I mean’” (Dahl 2). This quote shows that the landlady knows that she is very choosy to find the perfect guest to take in. Her victims are unsuspecting of her true

For instance, when Willie regards an unusual man, in the text, it states, “No one seemed to pay him any mind. Willie was certain he had never seen a man so utterly alone. It was as if he were some spat-out piece of chewing gum on the pavement.” This portion of the text means that one man stood out to Willie because in the text we learn that his mother had advised him of looking at him, and because he was so “utterly alone” it caught his attention. The words “utterly alone” and “spat-out piece of gum” shift our mood into an uncomfortably dark position, which is what the author aimed to do. Further in the text, when Willie is preparing to eat, it states, “The plate lay on a plastic mat decorated with images of roses with diamond-like dewdrops. She also gave him a glass of milk and a folded napkin. She moved slowly.” This means that the mother was providing her son with food and a beverage, but she moves slowly because in the story we learn that "she seemed preoccupied with her own thought" because "she had been like that ever since Willie’s dad had abandoned them six months ago." The fact that Willie’s mother moved slowly set the readers mood into a stagnant and lazy mood. This is important because it emphasizes why the author chose to mention how one begging man was an outcast and how Willie’s mother was moving

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.

“The Landlady” is a chilling tale that teaches the reader that when something looks too good to be true, it probably is. There were several examples of the landlady being “off her rocker,” but Billy too easily dismisses them because he is tempted by the possibility of staying in this welcoming and inexpensive establishment as opposed to the pub. Many things in this story appear to be good, but are actually sinister. For example in the story Billy ask “How much do you charge?” “Five and sixpence a night, including breakfast.” This evidence shows that somethings are too good to be true. Five and sixpence sounds good to Billy, and he agrees to stay there, but in the end wasn’t a good idea because the landlady turned out to be creepy and mysterious.

For this story, I will use Mrs. Mallard as the example, and will discuss her challenges and struggles. According to the text, she was “afflicted with a heart trouble," so based on that alone we know that she struggled with delicate health issues. The narrator further described her as, “young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.” The ‘lines’ or wrinkles of repression that he speaks of is most likely caused by the stress of suppressing feelings or emotions in her life. Although she described her husband in a positive light, I do not believe she was happy and/or in love with him. My assumption is based on the fact that she demonstrated an incredible sense of relief when she thought he had passed on.

Another element, characterization, the way a writer reveals the personality of a character, showed how oblivious Billy was. “Billy was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine. He walked briskly down the street. He was trying to do everything briskly these days. Briskness, he had decided, was the one common characteristic of all successful businessmen” (pg. 62). As young businessman, this was most likely his first trip outside of his hometown. His current goal was to become the best businessman he can and focused his priority on briskness because he thought all successful businessmen were brisk in their actions. Too innocent to know otherwise, Billy focused all of his attention on being the best possible worker and let his life itself on the line. The characteristics of the landlady should also have given Billy a bit of a worry. “She seemed terribly nice. She looked exactly like the mother of one’s best school friend welcoming one into the house to stay for the Christmas holidays” (pg. 64). Rather than noting the landlady as “extremely nice” or “very nice” Dahl chose to describe her as “terribly nice”. Billy was blinded by her kindness and didn’t see through the hidden threat.

An entire day went by after the events of encountering the Sangrine Syndicate. Isaac sat outside on the fire escape with Epsilon, both drinking canned soda and soaking up the sun’s rays. Even though they had known each other for a short time, they managed to get along extremely well. Inside, Gerard, Malessica and Claire moved around the kitchen preparing breakfast for everyone. Yuri sat down on the couch, reading one of the books from the table. Sabra laid down in bed, slowly opening her eyes, looking around the bedroom. She sat up in her bed, finding bandages wrapped around her arms and torso, grunting in pain. Placing her index and middle finger on her forehead, she exhaled sharply.

Evidence #2: Between lines 194-198, the Landlady is taking Billy up to his rooms. After some dialogue between the two, the lady turned around and stared at Billy, all the way from his head down to his feet. This sentence does a great job of foreshadowing

In the beginning , Billy thought the landlady was ‘terribly nice’,which he was quite grateful to have such a nice landlady who give him a well-appointed service, but as the conversations go on, Billy was then frightened by her weird and creepy contents, he ‘sat there staring straight ahead of him into the far corner of the room, biting his lower lip.’ tells the readers that he’s begin to frightened and suspect landlady, foreshadowing the readers that she might be doing something that couldn’t be trusted by Billy.

As Billy steps through the door of what he assumed looked like any ordinary bed and breakfast in an unfamiliar town he had no idea of what he was getting himself into. Dahl creates a sense of foreboding in "The LandLady" by implying that there is something more disturbing behind the lady's innocent smile. When one good thing piles on top of the other everything starts to become to good to be true. Seventeen year old Billy was on his way to a nearby pub before coming across the bed and breakfast that had captured his eyes. The landlady kindly welcomed him into her home providing him with a warm bed to sleep in and a floor of his very own.

In “The Story of an Hour” we are taken through a journey. The journey is the thoughts and emotions going through Mrs. Mallards (Louise) mind. The journey only takes an hour, so everything moves at a fast pace. Louise seemed to process the news of her husband’s death without an initial element of disbelief and shock. She goes right into the reaction of grieving for her husband. She quickly begins to feel other emotions. At first she does not understand them. The journey is a way that Louise comes to her final thoughts of freedom. She looks into the future and looks forward to living a long life on her own terms.