Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Lady and the Tiger

I believe that in the end, the lady has gestured to the door with the tiger. The princess is untrustworthy because she hates the woman more than she hates the idea of him being killed- the story indicates this on the last page, when it talks about how much she abhors the idea of him being with the lady. However, he knows that she cant stand the idea of him being with someone else, but he is planning to divorce the lady. Thus, he doesn't follow her advice and opens the door with the lady. He ends up getting the lady, much to the princess's dismay. However, even though they are instantly married, he has still planned to run away from the lady and elope with the princess. The lady loses, and he and the princess win. Thus the ending is happy! The lady used poor judgement in directing him towards the tiger even though it is the one that would kill him, because she did not think that he would be able to run away from the lady. However, the couple is caught by the king for running away and the man is again put in front of the doors, where he proceeds to get eaten by the tiger.

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