ELC151 THE Landlady BY Roald DAHL PDF

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THE LANDLADY BY ROALD DAHL 1.Summary “The Landlady” is a short story by Roald Dahl. The story is set in Bath, England. The story begins with 17 year old boy, Billy Weaver arriving by train in Bath. The boy has never been to Bath before and know no one in the town other than a local “Branch Manager”. Billy must find a place to stay for the night and he was told by a porter that there is a pub called the Bell and Dragon not too far from the station. He likes the idea to stay in a pub, but his eye is caught by a “bed-and-breakfast” sign in the window of one of the run-down houses he passes. He finds himself strangely hypnotized by the sign in the window. Billy rings the doorbell and was welcomed by a pleasant-looking middle aged women. She invites him in and offers him a cheap rent for lodging. The landlady shows Billy to his room. The landlady offers him a dinner but he said that he wants to start work early in the next day; she asks him to please sign the guestbook in the living room first. In the guestbook, he sees two other names: Christopher Mulholland and Gregory W. Temple which he feels certain that he has seen these two names before. He asks the landlady and she demurs, however she tell Billy that the two “boys” were about the same age as him. The landlady serves Billy tea, which has an odd, bitter taste, reminiscent of almonds. As he sits with the landlady, Billy grows gradually convinced that he has seen the other two names in the guestbook from newspaper headlines. Billy’s reaction to this is not one of horror, but rather “deep admiration”. The story ends with him declining more tea but remaining with the landlady in her parlor.

2.Characters a) Billy Weaver b) The Landlady c) Branch Manager d) Christopher Mulholland e) Gregory W. Temple

3.Themes Themes in the short story "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl include deception, naivete, youthful innocence, and appearances versus reality.

4.Moral Values

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