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SPEAK LIKE A 9th GRADER AND USE 9th GRADER GRAMMAR, USE 2 SMALL MISTAKES AND SPEAK LIKE A HUMAN: The story "The Lady or the Tiger?" asks a lot of you, the reader. You need to decide how you feel about the king, his system of justice, the young man being judged, and the princess's emotions. Based on your perspective, you will have your own opinion of the story's theme. Is this a story about justice? About star-crossed lovers? About jealousy and pride?

Taking these questions into consideration, you will write a 5-7 sentence quick write response (using the R.A.C.E.S.Links to an external site. response format) that includes the following:

Describes the story’s theme or message (from your perspective)
Explains why you like or dislike the story
Asks an interesting question of readers
Must have one direct quotation as supporting evidence for your response
You may use these sentence starters to help get your thoughts flowing:

From my perspective, the main message or theme of "The Lady or the Tiger?" is _________. For example, the theme becomes clear in the story when __________. It is important for the reader to understand this moment in the story because ___________.
Personally, I liked (or disliked) this reading because ___________. I felt that the king ___________. The part when ___________ made me think _________.
After reading the story, I

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From my perspective, the main message of "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is that people's choices are driven more by jealousy and pride than by true justice. For example, the final line asks, "Which had opened — the lady, or the tiger?" showing how the king's system forces impossible and personal decisions. This matters because the princess’s jealousy definately makes the trial less about fairness and more about personal punishment. Personally, I liked the story because it makes you think and doesn't give easy answers, but it also annoyed me cause it leaves the ending unknown. After reading it, I wonder: would you pick love over freedom if you were in the princess's place? In the end the story made me judge both the king's rules and the characters' hearts.