# What Justice and Injustice means in The Teeth of the Tiger

> The narrative explores the failure of official justice systems, as innocent characters like Marie Fauville and Gaston Sauverand are framed, while the true criminal manipulates evidence, forcing the protagonist to pursue a personal form of justice.

## Explanation

The narrative explores the failure of official justice systems, as innocent characters like Marie Fauville and Gaston Sauverand are framed, while the true criminal manipulates evidence, forcing the protagonist to pursue a personal form of justice.

The investigation's focus on circumstantial evidence and the presumption of guilt against Perenna and later Mme. Fauville highlights the tension between justice and prejudice.

Perenna shifts from accusing Marie Fauville to defending her, seeking true justice against the real criminals.

Perenna faces unjust suspicion despite his innocence, highlighting the tension between legal justice and public perception.

Florence and Don Luis are arrested despite apparent innocence; Mazeroux is wrongly accused.

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