Title of The Tiger King
The title The Tiger King is suitable for this chapter in several ways because the King is fond of killing Tigers and for that, he married princesses of other kingdoms who have large populations of tigers. He has mass killed hundred tigers just for entertainment and to fulfill their promise.
The story “The Tiger King” is a sarcastic comment on those who are powerful and influential.
Theme of The Tiger King
All the living beings are part of nature. No living being has a right to kill another one purposely. The destruction or killing of one species not only leads to its extinction but also affects the ecology.
Character Sketch of The Tiger King
The Tiger King: The Tiger King is the main character of this chapter who belongs to the royal family of Pratibandapuram. He is brave, arrogant, and selfish in nature who have fond of killing Tigers. His obsession with killing tigers is one of the main reasons which shows his confidence and fearlessness.
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Summary of The Tiger King
The story is all about the time during which British rule over India and the King used to live under British control. The story revolves around the Central Character Sir Jilani Jung Bahadur also known as “Tiger King”. The reason behind giving this name is because he was born under the sign of bull and tiger. When he was 10 days old an Astrologer predicted that the king would die at an early age and added that the tiger would be the main reason behind his death. Like all the other royal children the king (child) is nurtured with royal facilities. He was taken care of by an English nanny, drank the milk of an English cow, and taught by an English teacher.
At the age of 20, he was crowned as the King of Pratibandapuram and the prediction of his death was recalled to him. So to safeguard himself he decided to kill the tiger but was warned by the Astrologer that he may kill 99 tigers but the 100th tiger will take revenge of all of them.
One day a high ranking British Official visited the state and wanted to go to hunt for a tiger. But his wish was declined by the king so to please the officer he sent Fifty Diamond Rings worth 3 Lakhs Rs. expecting that she (the officer’s wife) would take one or two but she kept all of them. But by this, Maharaja managed to save the kingdom from the anger of the British Empire.
In 10 years he killed seventy Tigers and did not find any in his state so he decided to get married to a girl from a state which has a good number of Tigers. Whenever Tiger visited lawns house he used to kill 5 to 6 Tiger and ultimately he killed 99 Tiger and had a shortage of one. He asked his Deewan to arrange a Tiger otherwise he had to face his anger. Deewan visited a people’s park and brought an old Tiger. The Minister planted that old tiger in the forest for his King. King tries to kill the Tiger but the bullet does not hit them. So in fear, the staff killed the tiger and brought it to the King in the Grand Procession. Now he was free from the fear that the Astrologer predicted. At last, when it was his son’s third birthday he decided to gift a wooden Tiger which was poorly carved. So while playing with the tiger a tiny silver piercing takes place on his right thumb due to which infection takes place as a result the Maharaja dies. Thus, the Hundredth Tiger took the final revenge to the “Tiger King”.
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Conclusion of The Tiger King
The conclusion of the chapter The Tiger King is that no matter how strong and influential we are we can not escape from fate and death. For example, The tiger king have killed several tigers in fear of his death but in the end, he died with the wooden tiger.
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Important Question of The Tiger King
How did Maharaja please a high ranking British officer and why?
The Maharaja was in trouble when a High Ranking British officer visited his state in the hunt for Tiger. He refused the officer’s permission so in exchange he offered 50 Diamond rings for his wife to keep his kingdom safe from the British Empire.
why did the Maharaja decide to get married?
The population of Tiger in Pratibandapuran has started to decline and vanished. And in order to make his tally of killing 100 Tiger he decided to get married to a girl from a state where a large number of Tiger would exist.
Why did the Maharaja double the land tax?
The Maharaja has doubled the land tax in order to give punishment to villagers. Due to his mass killings, there is a shortage of tigers in their region. So to complete his tally of 100 tigers someone has informed the false news about the appearance of tigers this makes the King angry and doubles the land tax.
How did the Tiger King meet his end? what is ironic about his fate?
It was his son’s third birthday and he wanted to give a present to his son for that he selected a wooden tiger whose surface was not smooth so there was a tiny silver pierce in the right thumb that got infected and ultimately Maharaja died. The thing that is ironic in that case was that the Maharaja who had killed 99 real Tiger had to face the death by the toy Tiger.
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