In the end of the short story The Lady, or the Tiger?, the youth has to open one of two doors, which can have a hungry tiger or a damsel. This youth was in love with the King’s daughter, and the King’s daughter is watching. The king’s daughter tells him to go to the right hand side, but the author never reveals which door he took. So, did he take the one with the tiger, or the one with a damsel that he has to marry on the spot. I will be giving reasons for both sides.
First, she might have told him to go to the door with the damsel, so that he could live. The youth’s life was worth more than chuckles from the king. She also only had a split second to think, so she might of been nervous and just did not want to regret him being dead.
In contrary, the daughter might of killed him because she actually loved him but it would be a pain for her to see him married to another woman, who is also a person she hates. Also, her father is barbaric, and she might have the same gut feeling as her dad. She also might of hated him which makes it likely.
To sum it up, there are many different possible answers to this question, but one is not sure of it. There is a lot of different mindsets that the daughter could’ve had in that moment at that time. We will never know what the answer might be.