“The Lady, or the Tiger?”
Project by Kayla, Jessica,
and Hayley
Frank R. Stockton
Birth:1834
Death: 1902
Career took off in 1867 when he published a
short children’s story, “Ting-A-Ling”. It was
recognized by a children’s magazine editor.
He was offered a job at the magazine, St.
Nicholas.
Though Stockington published many novels,
short stories, and nonfiction, and he is best
known for “The Lady, of the Tiger?”
Vocabulary
Impartial: adj: not favoring one side over the
other; fair
– Judges are to be impartial in their cases.
Emanate: v: to come forth
– The girl emanated from the crowd.
Dire: adj: dreadful; terrible
– Regretting their dire actions, the group confessed.
Fervent: adj: having or showing great intensity
of feelings; passionate
– He fervently expressed his stand on global warming.
Novel: adj: new and unusual
– The new type of painting style is novel.
Theme
Love
The meaning is defined as “If you love
them, set them free.”
Basically, the story revolves around putting
love to the test.
Story Elements
Characters: the King, the Princess, the young man,
the young lady, the tiger
Setting: Olden times, Europe
Basic Situation: The Princess and the young man fell
in love and the king puts the young man on trial for
loving his daughter.
Internal Conflict: the Princess decides which door to
have her lover open: to either have him killed or
married to another woman.
External Conflict: Person vs. Society: the young man
is shunned by society and put on trial. Person vs.
nature: the young man vs. the tiger.
Story Elements (continued)
Complications: the young lady the Princess is jealous
of being behind the door
Climax: When the Princess moved her hand to the
right, signaling her lover to open the right door.
Resolution: Either the Lady or the Tiger came through
the door on the right.
Protagonist: the Princess, the young man
Antagonist: the King, the Princess, the tiger
Static Characters: The King, Princess, young man,
and tiger.
Tone: Indecisive, mysterious
Point of View: Third Person Omniscient
Literary Element: Conflict
Definition: A struggle between opposing
forces
In “The Lady, or the Tiger?”, there is
person vs. self with the Princess. There is
also person vs. society and person vs.
nature with the young man.
Dig Deeper
This story can connect to the reader
because the story is about choosing what’s
best and not falling into temptation or into
what you want if it has a bad outcome for
others. This relates because everyday
people are making choices that affect other
people. People shouldn’t go for what they
want at that time not think of the
consequences for their actions. They should
think about what happens to others because
of their actions, whatever they are.