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Poet: Adrienne Rich (Adrienne Rich Art)
Poem: Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
Year: Published/Written in 1951
Comment 23 of 23, added on October 7th, 2009 at 9:55 AM.
'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' is a revolutionary poem.It revolts aginst the oppression done by the male dominated society to the innocent women class.The death of the aunt warns the women of the society to awake and fight for their freedom and right,otherwise,they have to face the same trouble and torture as the aunt faced.The poetess vividly portraits the suffering of the aunt through poetic devices.
a.k.sutradhar from India
Comment 22 of 23, added on June 17th, 2008 at 1:54 PM.
It's an expression to project the way women are suppressed in our so called male dominated society. many a times the aspirations and talents lie latent , aunt jenny moves ahead give a silent but bold reply to the dominance silently and aptly.Weaves her dream on the panel and quietly give vent to her needs ,though none have understood yet she has kept her hope desire alive.
sumita dhar from India
Comment 21 of 23, added on May 15th, 2008 at 11:36 AM.
aunt jenny has been subjected to exploitation by her husband representing patriarchal society.she is docile and has endured this pain without a word of protest .she did not open her feelings to any one .her emotions ,her feelings her frustration find expression in the form of tiger she has created .these tigers represent her mute reply to her husband and the society she lives in . she understands that she should have been free should have faced her husband boldly but only god knows why she preferred to tolerate the attrocities silently
dayal from India
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'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' is a revolutionary poem.It revolts aginst the oppression done by the male dominated society to the innocent women class.The death of the aunt warns the women of the society to awake and fight for their freedom and right,otherwise,they have to face the same trouble and torture as the aunt faced.The poetess vividly portraits the suffering of the aunt through poetic devices.
a.k.sutradhar from India