The Lady Or The Tiger Quotes

Lady Brett Ashley is heartbroken as her true love was killed in World War I. She is also promiscuous and parties non stop. She has short hair like a man and is still attractive to all the men in the book and many of them fall in love with her. Her looks and Jakes feeling towards her are shown in the quote “Brett was damned good-looking. She wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy’s.” Brett also does not seem to have any female friends and seems to only enjoy being around men. She is in love with Jake, the count and Mike Campbell all at once and they seem to not care about her sleeping around with other men. Lady Brett Ashley is also very unhappy throughout the story. “Oh, darling, I’ve been

George, the main character in the novel, uses expert power to help his friend Lennie. Expert power is someone who is using a high level of knowledge that others do not possess. In the novel, Lennie has a lack of intelligence. So because of that George uses his expert power to take care of Lennie and make the decisions for him. For example George once said, “Don’t ever speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room” (Steinbeck 29). In this quote George was talking about how Lennie should stay away from Curley, because he believes that Curley will stir up some trouble for Lennie. This quote showed how George used his expert power to protect Lennie, because it showed how he gave Lennie good advice by using his power. George helped Lennie stay out of trouble by using his prior knowledge and helping him make the decision.

In the fictional story “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst illustrates several themes of the text through the symbols of the Old Woman Swamp and green. Doodle “climbed rope vines”(Hurst 3) at the Old Woman swamp and “learned [how] to walk [there]”(Hurst 3). Old memories can bring people together. For instance, Doodle going to the swamp with his brother brought back memories of them having fun. This brought them closer, he realized he didn't always dislike his brother. Doodle walked through the “shady cool… dark green woods”(Hurst 4). Innocence can be found in nature. The quote helps explain how Doodle learned how to walk in nature and felt relaxed. Consequently, Hurst places importance on the Old Woman’s Swamp and green in order to uncover hope

All in all, the tiger will emerge from the door on the right because like most women, this princess will do almost anything for her own happiness and to keep the one she loves. That is why she chooses death of her lover, the accused man, over giving the man a life happy with a lovely damsel. She assumes that if he shall die of being eaten, they will meet once again happy in love. He will love her and only her, and not be married or be in love with another woman. The princess’s mission is accomplished.

“The Lady, or The Tiger” by Mr. Frank R. Stockton has compelled readers for as long as time. This story ends with all wondering, so which is it, the delicate and fair young lady or the savage, fierce, wild-eyed tiger standing behind the door. This makes us ponder whether human heart chooses love or jealously. Within this essay, there will be proof that it is the stunning young woman behind the door. Although there is evidence proving that it is the tiger, in a sense there is more evidence stating that the elegant and barbaric princess allowed her real lover to continue living. To begin let us start with the small dwindling points that the tiger, lye behind the door.

…Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it. Before the gate had even reached a foot off the ground the young lover, heartbroken, watched four frantic feet pacing back and forth and heard a deep, rhythmic panting. His mind frenziedly raced with dozens of thoughts: How could you do this to me? My dear lover, do you care but only for yourself? Someone must have forced her to tell me to choose the right door! What sort of fool am I to fall in love with the fairest lady in the kingdom?! What am I to do now? Run… The tiger steadily stepped out of his dark cage, allowing the afternoon sun to warm his striped fur. He gazed first at the masses seated breathlessly around the stadium

I believe the princess pointed her man in the direction of the tiger because she was jealous and would rather have him killed then see him love another women. “But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door I don't think she could see him with another women when he's the love of her life, I think when you love someone you couldn't see yours self with someone else you wanna be with that person that you love the most.

In the book The Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao, income and social status prevent Mai and her family from all being together in the United States. On page 227, her mother Thahn writes in a letter to Mai, “How could i have told you that Baba Quan, the man I call Father, is a Vietcong from whom i am still trying to escape?” This quote shows that because Mai’s grandfather Baba Quan was a Vietcong, he wasn't able to come over to the United States during the war to be with his family because little did Mai know at the time, her grandfather was apart of this war that caused them to flee. During the early stages of Thahns life and the income that lacked thereof in her family, Baba Quan had to go to drastic measures in order to pay rent. “...my father, your

Quotation 9: “Ay, sir, but she will none, she gives you thanks./ I would the fool were married to her grave.” (Rom. 3. 5. 144-145) Translation: I did (inform her that we decided she is going to be married). But she is having none of it.

There are many characters in the book Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern. Some which are evil, some which are brave, but the real hero in the story is Westley. Westley saves buttercup twice and he also stops Humperdinck's’ evil plans that he was going to put forth after the wedding. Westly is the true hero of the story because he is brave and is always willing to help even if he is in bad condition.

When you think back to your childhood, do you have any regrets? Most humans do, but childhood is about making errors and learning from them. In the story, “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” the narrator gives up something he loves for a girl that never loved him. He grew and learned that he made a mistake, and never made it again. This shows that the narrator saw change in himself and learned from his mistakes.

Channeary ESSAY-Draft The novel Channeary, written by Steve Tolbert is a story about our protagonist-Channeary- getting forced out of her little fishing village in Cambodia by a rebel group known as the Khmer Rouge. An important experience that Channeary went through, was her journey she went on trying to escape the Khmer Rouge. The rebel attack from The Khmer Rouge forced Channeary out of her village.

Buttercup, a milkmaid, falls in love with Westley, the farm boy, but Prince Humperdinck wants to take Buttercup as his bride to murder her and start a war. Westley must save Buttercup from Humperdinck while dealing with kidnappers, a Fire Swamp, and being tortured till he was mostly dead. A rhyme loving giant, a revenge seeking Spaniard, and a Miracle Man help Westley storm the castle and save Buttercup. In the process, Westley becomes the Dread Pirate Roberts, the Spaniard gets his long owed revenge, and the giant makes a new friend.

Lady Macduff’s expresses her feelings towards Ross, who tries to protect Macduff. Ross advises for Lady Macduff to have patience but she angrily reveals that he should have never left them behind even if you are not a traitor. “Wisdom? To leave his wife,to leave his babes,/His mansion and his titles in a place/From whence himself does fly? He loves us not;/He wants the natural touch” (4.2.8-11). Lady Macduff insists that Macduff should protect his family before he fled, therefore showing that he lacks love for his family. Her anger towards her husband reveals that Macduff does not place his family first, causing her to (17)loathe his choices. After expressing her feelings to Ross, she states that he is not a father and is a traitor for what he has done.

would have had an alternate ending. While the young man was reaching his hand to open the right door, he changed his mind. As his heart was tightened with the strong love of the princess, he thought that dying by the tiger would rather be better than betray his lover. So, he went right to the left door and opened it. A few minutes after, a beautiful, lovely lady came out. Then the young man knew that he was betrayed by his lover, the