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The Lady Or The Tiger Analysis
The Lady Or The Tiger?

Ever read the stunning story, “The Lady or the Tiger?” Frank Stockton (the author) is an amazing writer. He has an incredibly unique style of writing. Throughout the story, the Stockton does an amazing job at drawing the reader into the story. As the reader gets closer and closer to the end of the story, he/she is drooling to know what comes out of the door. Was it the lady or the tiger? However, in the end, the author leaves it up to decision as to what appears from behind the door; therefore, the question still remains: did the lady, or the tiger some out from behind the door? The answer is clear to see, the tiger was beyond the door. To begin, in the story the princess was described as semi-barbaric. Because that
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Because she is clearly in love with him, she seems to stand firm on her opinion that the thought of another woman being with him is sickening. Finally, the princess believes that it would be less complicated if he were to die so that she may see him again in the afterlife. The princess was repulsive toward the idea of the ‘young man’ being with another woman. Therefore, if he were to die by the hands (or paws; tee hee) of the tiger, then they could be together in the afterlife. Furthermore, it was illegal for a servant/peasant to be in love with the princess; therefore, making the decision easier. If the two lovers cannot be together while they were alive, then they could be together in the afterlife when the two of them had both passed. In conclusion, the princess signaled for the ‘young man’ to open the door with the tiger because: the princess was semi-barbaric and relished in the sight of blood/violence, she was more afraid of seeing the ‘young man’ with another woman, and they could simply be with one another in the afterlife (due to the laws that outlaw all romance between royalty and non-royalty.) So the next person that is to read the shocking story, choose correctly when given the honoring opportunity to select the

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