Question

Do you think the writer is trying to make fun of the main characters in
the story i.e. Mrs. Packletide, Miss Mebbin and Loona Bimberton? Pick out
instances from the story that point to this fact.

NCERT Class 10th: Literature Reader English Ch 2 Mrs Packletide's Tiger

Answer 1

Yes, the writer is trying to make fun of the main characters in the story. Firstly, there is Mrs. Packletide, who wanted to kill the tiger because she was jealous of Loona. Secondly Loona was the lady with amazing nature, who got jealous when she saw the photo of Mrs. Packletide in newspaper. Thirdly, Miss Mebbin was very devious and materialistic lady. At the end, the shooting of the weak tiger results in a comedy. Its death due to the heart failure was really humorous. 

Answer 2

The whole story is satirical and fun has been made on each character. For example; the story begins with the explanation of Mrs. Packletide’s wish to kill a tiger. It says that she did not wish to kill the tiger to save the people from those ferocious animals. She did not wish to attain nirvana by killing a tiger. Similarly; the story tells us how Loona Bimberton talked of nothing else but tigers during her flight. The story also tells about unique character of Miss Mebbin and how did she manage to get the money to buy a cottage.