The Lady or the Tiger
Principles of Literary Criticism
TERM PAPER
The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton (1834 – 1902)
This paper addresses the Psychoanalytic Approach of Sigmund Freud. In particular, the paper talks about the different basic concepts of Freud like human nature, instincts, Theory of personality, mind’s structure and anxiety that affects a human behavior. These basic concepts will be a great help to uncover the psychological makeup or hidden motives of the character, specifically the semibarbaric princess in the story.
This short story long time ago was about a semibarbaric King who was very powerful that he himself only decides how things are to be done. The King created a public arena where he lays the fate of a person accused to a crime. It is the King’s semibarbaric method of justice. The accused is given the privileged to select one of the two doors. Behind one door was a tiger that would devour and tear into pieces the guilty and behind the other was a beautiful maiden who would marry the innocent.
The semibarbaric King had a semibarbaric daughter who fell in love with a young brave and handsome man. The young man was just a commoner and the King was not pleased about it when he found out their relationship, so he throws his daughter’s lover to the prison and was scheduled to a public trial on the arena where two doors await for him. When the appointed day arrived, people gathered in the public arena. The King, his court and the princess were on the opposite side of the twin doors sat up high their throne. When the King gave the signal, the young lovers exchanged a meaningful glance. The princess moved her right hand to signal her lover to go to the right door. And without hesitation, the young man moved towards the right door and opened it. The author also included the story where the only semibarbaric princess knew what lays behind the two doors and who the maiden behind one door was. She was a beautiful maiden whom the semibarbaric princess hated
TERM PAPER
The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton (1834 – 1902)
This paper addresses the Psychoanalytic Approach of Sigmund Freud. In particular, the paper talks about the different basic concepts of Freud like human nature, instincts, Theory of personality, mind’s structure and anxiety that affects a human behavior. These basic concepts will be a great help to uncover the psychological makeup or hidden motives of the character, specifically the semibarbaric princess in the story.
This short story long time ago was about a semibarbaric King who was very powerful that he himself only decides how things are to be done. The King created a public arena where he lays the fate of a person accused to a crime. It is the King’s semibarbaric method of justice. The accused is given the privileged to select one of the two doors. Behind one door was a tiger that would devour and tear into pieces the guilty and behind the other was a beautiful maiden who would marry the innocent.
The semibarbaric King had a semibarbaric daughter who fell in love with a young brave and handsome man. The young man was just a commoner and the King was not pleased about it when he found out their relationship, so he throws his daughter’s lover to the prison and was scheduled to a public trial on the arena where two doors await for him. When the appointed day arrived, people gathered in the public arena. The King, his court and the princess were on the opposite side of the twin doors sat up high their throne. When the King gave the signal, the young lovers exchanged a meaningful glance. The princess moved her right hand to signal her lover to go to the right door. And without hesitation, the young man moved towards the right door and opened it. The author also included the story where the only semibarbaric princess knew what lays behind the two doors and who the maiden behind one door was. She was a beautiful maiden whom the semibarbaric princess hated