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Choices In Tiger's Dream

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Tiger’s Dream In every lifetime, there are choices made that affect individuals. Whether those choices make each character stronger, weaker, bolder, or extremely shy, it is up to that person to decide. Each step taken to move forward in life is a choice. Every individual will have to make his or her own choice for whatever decisions made in their lifetime. Colleen Houck’s Tiger’s Dream, follows an intriguing twist of events where an unwilling pair eventually find sweet and lasting love. Prince Sohan Kishan Rajaram and Anamika Kalinga must overcome trials in order to finally accept one another. Throughout the book, they find themselves growing closer as they help the past from the future. A central theme is the choices made in the past will affect the choices in the future. When …show more content…

People are afraid to let go because they want to be loved. Kishan has to either stay in the past with a girl he barely knows or go to the future with Kelsey, the one he believes he loves. As he is struggling to make this choice, he takes in consideration what it would mean for Kelsey. On pages 11-12 Kishan says, “I considered my brother. That he loved Kelsey was certain….. The question was…could Kelsey be happy without Ren? I knew the answer in an instant. No. She’d try her best, but a part of her would always grieve for him. The choice was suddenly obvious. The tiger that stayed behind would have to be...me”(Houck). Knowing how much he loved Kelsey and how painful it would be to leave her, Kishan still wanted her to be happy. He put her needs above his and made the agonizing choice of staying behind. This choice actually led to his trials with Ana and later on, their love. Some choices are more difficult than others

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