<em>The character of the father (king) in “The Princess and the Tin Box,” is a supporting role. Not much is mentioned about him but through the story an outline can be drawn. </em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
James Thurber’s short story “The Princess and the Tin Box,” is written in the form a modernfable. The main character is the Princess who has just turned eighteen years old and spoilt with riches since childhood. The King or the father of the Princess has a minimal role to play. But from the story we can understand that the princess was very dear to him since she was a baby. He provided her with the best of things that included only gold, precious stones etc. All things below this standard was not even kept in the palace grounds. So he basically, kept his daughter lavishly and dependant on others with all the amenities.
"I told him a friend of mine had commissioned me to make some inquiries about a cherished companion" would be a complex sentence because the second half depends on the first.
