The Lady, or the Tiger?

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• "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
• Frank Stockton (1834-1902)
• A) Issues of the title
• question
• riddle
• no resolutionthe outcome is left to the
  reader and his imagination. So. . .
• WHAT HAPPENED?
• B) Setting
• Set in the PastWHY?
• C) Character of the King
• 1) Semi-barbaric
• 2) Fancy into reality
• 3) The arenapoetic justice
• 4) Fair vs. Just
• 5) Kings Justice is based on Chance

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• D) Character of the Princess
• Reflector of the King
• E) Point of View
• OmniscientBut
• There is a lot that is withheld.
• Shift to a Quasi-2nd person at the end,
  after the plot is over.
• F) Conflict
• Internal within the princess
• Despair vs. Jealousy

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• G) New Term
• Satire A type of writing that ridicules (makes
  fun of) human weaknesses and social institutions
  in the hope of improving them.