The purpose of this class is to introduce students to classic short stories, help develop their comprehension skills, and involve them in the identification and discussion of literary techniques such as imagery and irony. 

Frank Stockton's classic story "The Lady, or the Tiger" examines the idea of barbarism vs civilization and justice vs randomness. In the story, a princess has fallen in love with a commoner, and her semi-barbaric father, according to his own "just" rules of fairness,...