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The Tiger King

CBSE · Class 12 · English

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1

Plot Overview

  • The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is also called Jung Jung Bahadur and the Tiger King.
  • Astrologers predict at his birth that he will die because of a tiger.
  • The infant prince speaks unusually early and questions the prediction.
2

Characters and Their Roles

  • The Maharaja is the central figure and a symbol of power mixed with foolish pride.
  • The chief astrologer predicts the prince's death and later warns him about the hundredth tiger.
  • The dewan is the Maharaja's minister who helps protect his job by secretly arranging the hundredth tiger.
3

Themes and Message

  • The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power.
  • Power can make a ruler vain, controlling, and blind to reality.
  • Human beings often treat animals as objects for sport, not as living beings.
4

Important Events in Order

  • Astrologers predict that the child will die because of a tiger.
  • The infant prince speaks and asks about the manner of death.
  • The chief astrologer explains that the Bull and Tiger are enemies, so death will come from a tiger.

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The story uses humourAt birthThe reader knows early thatThe Maharaja appears mightyThe dewan

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