The Lady or

the Tiger
A Short Story by Frank Stockton

a photo essay by
Vincent Pham
"Directly opposite of him were two doors,
exactly alike and side by side."
Frank Stockton - The Lady or the Tiger
 If he opened the
one, there came out
of it a hungry tiger
[...] which
immediately sprang
upon him and tore
him to pieces..." 

But if the accused

opened the other door,
there came forth a
lady [...] and to this
lady he was
immediately married.
Frank Stockton
The Lady or the Tiger
"When someone makes a decision he is really diving into a
strong current that will carry him to places he had never
dreamed of when he first made the decision."
Paolo Coelho - The Alchemist
"In every single thing you do, you are choosing a
direction. Your life is a product of choices."
Dr. Kathleen Hall
Life is a journey,
along different
roads, different
paths, which leave
their mark on us.
Pope Francis
in his address to detainees
in Philadelphia on
September 25, 2015
 You are free to
choose, but you are
not free to alter the
consequences of
your decisions.
Ezra Taft Benso
"The truth is not
always the same
as the majority
decision."
St. John Paul II
Apostolic Exhortation
Familiaris Consortio
LET YOUR
CHOICES
REFLECT
YOUR
HOPES
HOPES
NOT YOUR
FEARS.
FEARS.
Nelson Mandela
 Frank Stockton sets up in his short story, The Lady or the Tiger the
fact that: decisions must be made everyday and that the most fulfilling
decision is that based on the knowledge and instincts of oneself. When a
decision is made by oneself, then when either the lady or the tiger comes
out, the there would be no regret because you know deep down that you
chose that path. Reality is so - it is day after day of decision making. One
can use others' knowledge and their opinions to help form one's own
decision but the sole decision maker is ONESELF. Eventually, decisions
may lead one to the path of either to life or death. Hopefully, one's own
decision is based not on one's own feelings but on an objective TRUTH.
Choices are out there
waiting for you.
What will you decide?
 Works Cited
Page 1 and 11:
Wedding Rings - https://www.pexels.com/search/wedding%20rings/
Tiger Stripes - https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tiger-stripes-Michael-NicholsNational-Geographic-Creative.jpg

Page 2:
The Two Doors - https://experimentsinexperience.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/img_0986_2.jpg

Page 3:
Tiger Eye (by Helen Stapleton)-
https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/poster/10/8/break/images/artworkimages/medium/1/eye-of-the-tiger-helen-
stapleton.jpg
Hands of Newly Wed - https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1278407

Page 4:
Two Paths: https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*H0G5LeuIFlrptCXaedXFhg.jpeg

Page 5:
The Child in Crutches and Bullies (Henri Cartier-Bresson) - https://static.mfah.com/collection/45029.jpg?
maxWidth=550&maxHeight=550&format=jpg&quality=90

Page 6:
Priestly Ordination at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City -
https://www.ncronline.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_full_width/public/20180423T0924-0409-CNS-POPE-ORDAIN-VOCATIONS.jpg?
itok=Ohmjih1y

Page 7:
The Falling Man on September 11, 2001 (Richard Drew) - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/The_Falling_Man.jpg

Page 8:
Pro-choice Rally - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2018/04/10/TELEMMGLPICT000160044208-
xlarge_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQfyf2A9a6I9YchsjMeADBa08.jpeg

Page 9:
Tunnel - https://az616578.vo.msecnd.net/files/2016/03/27/6359464704999998201354195832_tunnel.jpg

Page 10:
Intersecting Train Tracks -
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RH5dNVnY8924wSIoWoW2LvbwiACypB_FWbjGROL4WHPK8WDVxWzvltzaGB5_Ii_d8NhlBA=s128