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Analysis Of The Landlady

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“The Landlady” Storyteller Assessment In the story “The Landlady”, there is a 17 year old guy named Billy Weaver who has come to Bath from London, England. He is looking for a place to stay and was planning on going to The Bell and Dragon but decided to stay at a boarding house because it of its sign, BED AND BREAKFAST, that lured him in, along with how cozy it looked inside. As soon as he knocked on the door the landlady had opened the door, which to me seemed a little creepy. He came in and was greeted by an extremely friendly lady that was all ready for him, again, creepy. He got to his room and unpacked. Then, he went downstairs to sign his name in the book. He recognized both of the names that were previously written in it and was very …show more content…

The tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn’t much care for it.”’ When I read this quote I thought it must have been cyanide because he thought it tasted faintly of bitter almonds. This quote is proof that she was trying to kill him. Here is how I think the story should end. “No, my dear,” she said. “Only you.” Billy was a little confused, he thought that since it looked so nice inside and that she was serving bed and breakfast, many people would have come. “ You should go off to bed now, you must get your beauty sleep,” she said. “Yes indeed, I don’t feel very well, i bet with a little sleep I will feel better,” he said in reply. He walked up to his room and headed straight to bed. A minute later he started to vomit and got a huge headache. Nomatter what he did it wouldn’t go away. His chest was hurting and he felt like he couldn’t breath. Soon his body couldn’t take it anymore and he collapsed.When the landlady heard a thud, she said “About time.” With a wicked grin, she walked to Billy’s room and went to check his pulse. There was none. Then she said, “ Don’t worry, I will make sure your the best

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