Lambs as metaphor in connection with psychopathic killers

[Martin Kaminer]

Usage perhaps derivative of (or at least informed by) 'Lamb(s) to the
slaughter', of biblical origin.

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>wrote:

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> The movie "Silence of the Lambs" =
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence_of_the_Lambs) was released in =
> 1991, three years after the novel. In the movie and book, the =
> protagonist relates to a psychopathic killer (cannibal) a childhood =
> memory in which she tries, but is unable, to rescue a lamb.
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> The film hit a creepy-note with a lot of people, and it may be that =
> "lambs" is here to stay as a metaphor (for an innocent) in connection to =
> a psychopathic killer.
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> Twenty years late, in the October 24 article "=91Dangerous Instincts=92: =
> Ex-FBI profiler explains dangers of that =91nice=92 neighbor" in the =
> Washington Post =
> (
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/dangerous-instincts-fbi-pro=
> filer-explains-the-dangers-of-that-nice-neighbor/2011/10/17/gIQAkvNCDM_sto=
> ry.html), Monica Hesse uses the lamb metaphor in connection to =
> psychopaths without reference to the movie or book the "Silence of the =
> Lambs":
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> Is it possible to tell whether the lawn guy is a psychopath, or just =
> overcharging you on fertilizer? The lambs are screaming, and they are in =
> your cul de sac.
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> I suppose "screaming" might be considered a sly reference to the word =
> "silence" in the title=85.
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Seattle, WA=
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