My Favourite stroy from the Short Story Unit- What Makes a Good Story?

Over the whole Short Story unit my favourite story would have to be the "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl. This story really drew me in because of the unexpected turn of character, such as Mary Maloney, the perfect housewife. Then she whacks her husband over the head with a frozen leg of lamb. The plot was full of twists and turns, which made you want to keep reading and you never really new what was happening until afterward. It didn't tell you what was happening, it showed you what was happening. A good example of this is when Mary is forming her alibi by going to the Grocer's and coming home to find her husband dead. The conflict of the story was really interesting because it had so many. Mary vs. her husband, Mary vs. society (police) and Mary vs. herself. All of these were hard to figure out, Roald Dahl really made you read between the lines. All in all, "Lamb to the Slaughter" was a great read, with just enough of everything, even sadistic humor, like when she whacks with the leg of lamb. It has great characterization, plot and conflict, which are all the things that make good stories.