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Mary Maloney Talks In Lamb To The Slaughter

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Lamb to the Slaughter Essay The way a person talks, looks, and does can be very deceiving. A person will not be what another might think they are. Mary Maloney’s actions and looks can help her get away with the murder of her husband. Her actions specifically helped her get away with murder. Firstly, Mary Maloney’s way of drawing attention away from the crime to herself while still in a manner of not being too suspicious, she draws attention by being very well spoken so she can get the upper hand and the cops will not during the investigation. In the story she asks for a drink for herself and then offers the cop a drink stating “why don’t you have one yourself,” then goes on saying “you must be awfully tired. Please do. You’ve been very good to me.” She does this because she …show more content…

When she went to the grocery store she sounded very calm and relaxed so the worker working there can interpret her being just another costumer whose settle and is just here to buy food, which she all was. If she said what she did the investigators will question the worker, she stated about her telling them about how she left for the grocery shop, that possibly makes a good hint for a place to start when questioning the spouse first. Once she did that the story stated what the worker thought about the behavior of Mary saying she was “acting quite normal… very cheerful… wanted to give him a good supper… peas… cheesecake… impossible that she...”, When they spoke to the worker who saw nothing wrong. The reason she did that was because once she left “before” the crime took place she can come back and act oblivious to the death of Patrick making her look both innocent and heartbroken, because once the investigators questioned her she went on to sob and cry saying, “I think so,” she sobbed. “He’s lying on the floor and I think he’s dead.” Also “Is he dead?” She

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