Prose Club: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl - A master of POV

Описание: Roald Dahl is a master of effective point-of-view (POV). POV isn't just an artistic choice, it's a selection of a particular tool set that will best serve the story you want to tell.

A sloppy story will tax your reader's suspension of disbelief. Understanding and following the rules of POV will actually give you more freedom to tell the story you want to tell.

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"Lamb to the Slaughter" uses a third-person semi-omniscient POV. That wasn't a random choice or just his mood of the day. He chose that POV on purpose because it allowed him to provide and withhold the proper amount of information to achieve the irony and emotional effect he designed.

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Prose Club invites writers into a craft discussion of a classic short story.

In the group discussion which begins this session, the participants address:
How do you establish a likeable and sympathetic character before the character commits unspeakable violence?
How do readers relate to antiquated ideas of husband/wife relationships?
How does Roald Dahl utilize descriptions to control the timing and pacing of the story?
How does Roald Dahl combine showing and telling for a unique and effective voice?
How does Roald Dahl utilize what's not said to make the scene more compelling and to justify the protagonist's violent actions?
The Alfred Hitchcock effect
How to capitalize on "telling" in the short story medium

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