The Theme of “The Lady, or The Tiger” In “The Lady, or The Tiger,” Stockton reveals that a tyrant will create an unfair system of justice. The author shows us this because his belief that the king is unjust. I don’t believe that the author is trying to show a parallel. However, I do believe he is trying to show that our system isn’t in perfect fairness. Stockton shows this through the comparisons that the princess isn’t part of the justice system, but becomes part of it as somewhat of a jury by putting her lover’s life in her hands. The author also states that the kings fairness is unjust by being sarcastic, “Its perfect fairness is obvious.” (300). This is sarcastic because in the beginning of the book Stockton says that the king is semi
