Comments on: The Lady or the Tiger–1

By: Eion

Eion — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:20:57 +0000

He was trying to make both. The point was that everyone has a good and a bad side. Some people are sane and other are insane. Some are jealous and angry but others have kindness and goodness in there heart. She could be selfish or selfless.

By: Garrett Nimmo

Garrett Nimmo — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:55 +0000

I think that Stockton could have left the story like this for many reasons. I think that he left it like this to show how good or bad people in the world can be.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:02:49 +0000

I think that he was trying to make a particular affect. the reason why is because we dont know which door he will going to pick. The Tiger or The Lady. ” He could open either door he please” he was subject to no guidance of influenced but that of the for mentioned impartial and incorruptible chance.

By: Imani Thomas

Imani Thomas — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:46:01 +0000

I believe Stockton left his story ambiguous to help get the reader more into the story. By this I mean had he ended the story with a more obvious ending it might not had made me think about it. The ending of the short story The Lady or the Tiger did make me believe he was trying to make a point. More like an emphasis on who came out of the door. Even though he told who came out of the door I think he did this to let us know how angry the princess felt that her lover was to be married. By this I mean she looked like a maiden because she was a princess but she was mad as a tiger.

By: Autumn J

Autumn J — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:44:48 +0000

I think that he was trying to make a particular effect. The reason why is because we never know which door he was going to pick the tiger or the lady. “He could open either door he pleased: He was subject to no guidance or influence but that of the forementioned impartial and incorruptible chance.” This story gave us a cliffhanger cause we never know which door he chooses. The cliffhanger also makes this story ambiguous.

By: Paige Peterson

Paige Peterson — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:43:25 +0000

I think he was trying to create a particular effect in the story. I think this because the story has a magical feel to it. The way he describes the characters in the story and the paintings support my idea.

By: Josh Macks

Josh Macks — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:42:52 +0000

I think he was trying to do both, that is, make a point and create an effect. The point he was trying to make is that even though people care about one another, they can still be very selfish. A sub-point he was making is that jealousy can be a very powerful thing. The evidence to support that is when the princess saw them talking about nothing, and got very angry. The effect he is trying to create is one of mystery, but also of thoughtfulness. The evidence for that is by not telling us which came out, but telling us to think about which came out.

By: Chris Bankston

Chris Bankston — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:36:19 +0000

I think Stockton was trying to make and effect rather than making a point. I say that the particular effect he tried to make was ending the story with a question to produce a cliffhanger. That is one of the best tools an author or writer can use because it keeps the readers attention, and keeps them interested. Because Stockton ended with a cliffhanger this story kept my attention. It had me thinking which did he choose, the lady or the tiger?

By: ArabiaL

ArabiaL — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:33:17 +0000

I think Stockton was trying to make a particular point and effect. The effect of this story was to read it and have a feeling of awe and amazement. The effect the story had on you leads to the point of the story.The point of this story is to see what kind of person you really are. If you decide that he should open the on with the tiger you are selfish and jealous,but if you decide he should open the one with the lady you prove that you aren’t selfish and jealous.

By: Rebekah Parsons

Rebekah Parsons — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:19:32 +0000

Stockton left us readers finishing the stories ourselves determining if the princess was a jealous girl, or a girl who valued her lovers life, more than her own. We have to decide if she told her lover to open the lion’s cage or the lady’s cage. Stockton left us determining the personality of the princess. I don’t think that Stockton was making a certain point in the story, instead he left us in suspense, wondering what the conclusion of the story is. Depending on the reader, the story could be completely different in different people’s eyes.