My question is that the tiger king is a humorous story. Explain. class xii
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Kalki colours the story 'The Tiger King' with different shades of humour, irony and satire. He wants to bring the point across that man goes on killing wild animals due to his whims and sport. He satirizes the irrational behaviour of the Tiger King and his mission to kill hundred tigers because he had been told that his ' death will come from tiger'. Ironically, his death comes from tiger, but a wooden toy tiger that he bought for his son.
Similarly, many instances evoke humour which include his asking question, as a ten day's infant to the astrologer about his death, his marrying for sake of getting more tigers to kill as his state was devoid of tigers. The story ‘The Tiger King’ is amalgam of humour, satire, and
irony. The humour is quite palpable during the Tiger King’s conversation with
his Dewwan. When the Tiger King expresses his desire to get married , the
Dewaan’s reply evokes humour. He says, “Your Majesty, I have two wives already.
If I marry you ...’’ Another instance of humour is when Dewaan and his wife
take the old tiger in their car to the forest and the tiger refusing to get out
of the car.
The entire story is a subtle satire on Kings and
high-government and British officials who indulged in indiscriminate tiger
hunting for the gratification of their pleasures which has endangered the
species.