"The Landlady" and Other Short Stories
Irony of The Landlady (analysis)
“'No, thank you,' Billy said. The tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn’t much care for it."
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Irony in terms of the tea itself. If so, the tea is perceived as a sign of welcome, when it is in fact, and method of death. The landlady is motherly, caring.... safe, and hospitable, and yet, she is anything but.
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The Landlady
