In the short story, “Tiger Killers are Hard to Find”, themes of perfection, ambition, and heroism run deep. All these all work together in preparing the characteristics of a role model – which was the main reason the film was given a green light; the government wanted a role model, a hero, that embodied an ideal image for the populous. They did all of this through any means necessary, even ones that conflict with what they were striving for. They murdered an innocent tiger just so they can get its pelt as an outfit and allowed for a staff member to be beaten severely. Pretty heroic right?
The situation that the story describes is a very real example of how perfection is achieved, and how heroism is not some perfect trait. Many real-life people who are seen as heroes also have skeletons in their closet. It is common in our culture to pick and choose the stories we share about other people and omitting ones that do not benefit our narrative. The details about the making of the film in the story would never be officially released, they know that there would be public outcry – destroying the message that they are trying to create.