The story, "The Child By Tiger" written by Thomas Wolfe, is primarily interpretive literature, not escape literature. "Escape literature" is written purely for pleasure, while "interpretive literature" is written for pleasure and to help us understand the world around us. Interpretive literature educates, asks questions about life and presents some aspects of life that we may not want to face. "The Child by Tiger" is interpretive literature because of the way the author presents the story, the way it ends, the way it educates us, and especially how it helps us understand man's darker nature.
This work is interpretive rather than escape literature because of the way the author presents the story. Thomas Wolfe has the protagonist looking back on the events that occurred twenty-five years earlier. Even though he has had a very long time to reflect on them, he is looking back in the hope that he can make some sense out of it all. The author uses this situation to his advantage. On the second page of the story where the author writes, "He had, he said, only recently received his discharge from the Army", shows that the protagonist is second guessing what Dick Prosser had said. This reflective outlook is a good position from which to teach the audience. The reader learns about death the same way as the protagonist. This is an ideal way to catch the attention of the audience and to educate them at the same time as the protagonist, which is a characteristic of interpretive literature.
Another reason this story is interpretive is the way it ends. In "The Most Dangerous Game," which is an example of escape literature, the reader is left with a playful ending and has the opportunity to decide if Rainsford becomes the hunter or if he just leaves. No such ending is left in "The Child by Tiger.".
In addition, the story does not end with the death of Dick Prosser. The author wants to impart a sense of the after-shock on the reader and introduces characters who brag about being part of the hunt, and the fact that Prosser underlined a particular portion of the Bible indicated that the act was premeditated and that Prosser knew that he would soon be "walking through the valley of death".
This is very common in Tiger's work. ... The woman in the front wearing the turquoise blanket is carrying a small child. ... The woman atop the grey horse is also carrying a small child. ... Tiger uses very few colors in his paintings. ... The reason behind my choosing Jerome Tiger's work is rather simple. ...
Army"#, and an avid golf enthusiast decides to get his only child involved in the sport he had grown to love, and do it at an early age. At the age of three Tiger was given his first set of clubs from his father Earl, even as a small child it was not hard to see his amazing potential to become a great golfer. Tiger's fame started at a very young age, because of the amazement generated by the fact that a child was able to hit a golf ball with more precision and distance than most adults he was an over night success on the talk show circuit. ... Tiger beat him by two strokes, got cert...
A Synopsis of Lasting Themes Found in "The Child by Tiger" In Thomas Wolfe's carefully constructed short story, "The Child by Tiger," excerpts from William Blake's poem "Tiger" and the King James Bible enrich the central themes of the plot. Although "The Child by Tiger" is very cryptic in revealing its purpose, several important concepts may be inspected to aid the reader in discovering Wolfe's meaning. ... The vivid words of Blake's poem are put to work as underlying themes in "The Child by Tiger," including images of darkness, shadows, fear, and the fire-like burn o...
There are many ways darkness is used in The Child by Tiger. ... This quote shows that black men during the night are camouflaged by their skin color, just like a tiger camouflaged in a fire. ... Evil is also an element used in The Child by Tiger . ... Night, mysteries and secrets, the soul, shadows and evil are elements used in The Child by Tiger. ... The theme of The Child by Tiger is darkness. ...
This struggle is prevalent in the development of the protagonist Balram Halwai in The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. ... Furthermore, the White Tiger becomes utterly corrupted when Balram commits the atrocious act of murder. ... This act is the final step in the evolution from the innocent child referred to as the White Tiger into the dishonored criminal. ... On a final note, Balram was given an uphill battle as a kid when he was initially named the White Tiger. ... Throughout the book, the immense difficulty of being a White Tiger or the ideal person is showcased. ...
A Child or a Tiger? ... Ramage March 3, 2003 A Child or a Tiger? ... In "The Child by Tiger," written by Thomas Wolfe, Dick Prosser fells the same outcasted fate. ... In "The Child by Tiger," the desire of being a good person I, or appears to be, in the heart of Dick Prosser, but he resorts to man's evil innocence due to an ill mind and the environment he was placed in. ... "The Child by Tiger." ...
Child by Tiger Have you ever seen a glass barometer that kids play with? ... The child learns that heat makes the liquid move through experience. ... Thomas Wolfe's "Child by Tiger- is and interpretative literature through the understanding on the real world, aspects of human behavior, and broadening the awareness of life. To get a glimpse into the real world, the reader has to take a deeper look in why Dick Prosser snapped in "Child by Tiger-. ... Interpretative literature, such as "Child by Tiger- has to be read with an opened mind to see the truth and reality rather than illusion...
"Child by Tiger" In the short story by Thomas Wolfe, there is a sense of prejudice from a long time ago. ... In the short story "Child by Tiger," there are many different treatments of racial differences such as the treatment of the children, the car wreck, and the actions of the "mob." ... "The lurking evil of the seemingly tamed tiger is enforced by Dick's angry eyes, 'shot with red," after he is attacked and beaten by a drunk," says Floyd. ...
