The Lady, or the Tiger? Essay

This Study Guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Lady, or the Tiger?.

The Lady, or the Tiger? Essay

This Study Guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Lady, or the Tiger?.
This section contains 1,737 words
(approx. 5 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy The Lady, or the Tiger? Study Guide

Madsen Hardy has a doctorate in English literature. In the following essay, she discusses Stockton's satirical revision of the traditional fairytale form as a rebellion against the cultural dominance of European literature in the turn-of-the century United States.

One of the most useful questions that a student reader can ask is: "What kind of expectations do I have for this work?" When one starts to read, one cannot help but bring certain assumptions and expectations to the experience. Authors count on readers for this and often help them along, leading them to believe that their stories will follow a certain course and obey certain rules about how a story works. Upon picking up Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?," readers will probably have general expectations something along these lines: This will be a short story. It will introduce its characters, place them in a situation...

(read more)

This section contains 1,737 words
(approx. 5 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy The Lady, or the Tiger? Study Guide
Copyrights
Gale
The Lady, or the Tiger? from Gale. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.