Saki's story 'Mrs.Packletide's Tiger' centers on the materialistic motives of man regarding big game hunting which had become a fashion in 19th century.Give Reasons

Mrs. Packletide's Tiger is a satire on the sanity and vanity of human beings. It also talks about the superficial levels of cheap mentality which layers the modern society. We come to know from the story that Mrs. Packletide was a very greedy and materialistic person. She was also a mean lady who believed in sadistic pleasure. Thus, we find her arranging for a lunch the purpose of which was to make Loona Bimberton feel jealous at her success, name and fame. Also, we should not forget the fact that this story was written at a time when awareness about preservation of tigers had not begun. Hunting and poaching was not abolished by the government. Thus, this practice reflected royalty in most parts of India.