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In the short story “The Lady or The Tiger” written by Frank Stockton, the author didn’t say which door had which inside all we know is that it was the door on the right. Frank Stockton gave evidence of the personalities of the people in which would allow us to decide what was in the door on the right. The princess chose the door with the lion because she is cruel, full of hatred and jealousy.

The princess’ personality involves cruelty. “The semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own” (Stockton 141). Children learn from their parents as a result the princess learned to be semi-barbaric just like her father. Her cruelty towards others that she learned from her
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