Scary Woman

Using one of the stories from our Mystery and Suspense unit (duo-tang) - complete a journal entry. Use the example given in your notes and answer the following questions.


Is it a mystery or suspense?

This story is a mystery because we are not sure that Mrs. Foster has done anything wrong. We don't know that anything is wrong until the end of the story. It was only after she made a phone call to fix the elevator that we know Mr. Foster is inside and dead.

When is the suspense introduced?

The suspense was introduced was Mrs. Foster got home from Paris. I don't know that she did anything bad until she find the house cold, dusty, and empty. When she called for the elevator to be fixed was the best part.

How is it resolved?

The problem is resolved when Mrs. Foster leave her husband in the elevator and go to Paris. She won't have the problem of waiting for him anymore cause he is dead.

Did the author include any red herrings?

Yes the author included red herrings because the story is very confusing. I don't know that Mrs. Foster do anything bad until the end. When she listen by the door, I don't know she is bad to leave her husband. I don't know she kill her husband on purpose.

Is the story an example of poetic justice?

No this is not poetic justice. She is suppose to love her husband. He did not need to die even if he was mean to her some times. It was very cruel to leave him. It is a bad way to die. He would not have any food or water. He is all alone with nobody to help him. Mrs. Foster don't even feel bad about killing her husband.

Journal Entry



The story "The Way up to Heaven" is a good story. It was very weird. I didn't know that Mrs. Foster kill her husband until the end of the story. I like it because Mrs. Foster murder her husband and run away for a while to visit her daughter. She doesn't like him because he is mean to her all the time and she get sick of him being late all the time. She always have to wait for him and he know that she is always scared to be late. She didn't help him to get out of the elevator so he die inside the elevator. She knew he was inside the elevator but she leave for her trip anyway. She also know that nobody be in the house for six weeks while she is gone. He was not nice to Mrs. Foster so she was sick of him being mean to her. When she was going back home she not sure what she will find. When she walk in the door and saw all the mail, she knew no-one had been to the house. The house was cold and dusty. She looked around and found a phone number. I still don't know what was happening. She call and say the elevator need to be fixed because it stuck. It is very confusing cause I don't know for sure that Mr. Foster is inside. He would be dead for sure because nobody see him for six weeks. All the servant have holiday and Mrs. Foster go to Paris for a visit. Mrs. Foster is annoying to Mr. Foster and he got sick of it so Mr. Foster don't like her and she knows Mr. Foster don't like her anymore. She just let him die in the elevator and she went for her holiday for 6 weeks. Mrs. Foster is responsible for her husband dying because she could have helped him when he got stuck in the elevator.

Killing the Man You Love

Using the story, "Lamb To Slaughter" by Roald Dahl - complete a journal entry. Use the example given in your notes and answer the following questions.Is it a mystery or suspense? When is the suspense introduced?How is it resolved?Did the author include any red herrings?Is the story an example of poetic justice?Due Sunday, December 13th at noon.



Mrs. Maloney is waiting for her husband to come home. She keeps asking him questions and Mr. Moloney is rude to her and doesn't want to answer anything. He doesn't want to hurt her feelings but he wants to divorce her. After that Mrs. Moloney is unhappy and she murders him with the frozen meat. She pretends that he isn't dead and goes to the store to buy some stuff. She wants everyone to think that someone else killed him when she was buying groceries. She can pretend that it happened when she was out. When she got back home she called the police and the police came and she knows them all. She lies to everyone and says that she found him on the floor when she got back from getting groceries. One of the police officers asks Mrs. Maloney about the food in the oven. She offers to feed the policemen because they are so nice to her. She pretend to be so sad and crying. The police don't want to waste the food so they eat the weapon and she has an evil smile.



This story is a suspense. There are no secrets. I know that Mrs. Maloney is the killer.



The suspense is introduced when the police officer asks Mrs. Maloney if she knows that the oven is still on and the meat is still inside. It is the exciting part because the police were all looking for the weapon and the person who killed Mr. Moloney. At this part of the story I think that the police might figure out that Mrs. Maloney used the lamb to kill her husband.

It is resolved when the police eat the leg of lamb. There is no more evidence to find. The police eat it so Mrs. Maloney will not go to jail.

No this is not poetic justice. Mrs. Maloney should go to jail because she killed her husband. If she doesn't go to jail will she kill someone else if they make her mad.

No red herrings were in this story because I know who died and who killed them. The evidence is gone so the police will never find out who killed Mr. Maloney.