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Analysis and comments on Aunt Jennifer's Tigers by Adrienne Rich

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Comment 20 of 20, added on March 9th, 2008 at 5:09 PM.

This is pat of my curriculum and i love this poem and at first i thought it
was about abuse in a marital relationship but now i think it is more about
general patriarchy.

akshay from India
Comment 19 of 20, added on October 29th, 2007 at 11:31 AM.

I imagine that the tigers are actually masters by thier own right, while
the creator of them is infact enslaved. Here the irony exists.

D from Trinidad and Tobago, Republic
Comment 18 of 20, added on September 4th, 2007 at 10:19 PM.

as adrienne focuses on the tiger she includes colors, which I believe are
choosen colors to help focus on happiness and to hope that Aunt Jennifer's
marriage will become better. And if any body knows the answer to this
question: does Aunt Jennifer die?

Hampton Graham from United States
Comment 17 of 20, added on August 15th, 2007 at 3:56 AM.

IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE INTENTION OF THE WRITER IN WRITING THE POEM
BUT IF YOU WILL EVALUATE IT YOU WLL BE CRAZY. I ASSURE YOU, YOU WILL BE
LIKE ME

ANN MARIE MAGNO from Philippines
Comment 16 of 20, added on August 15th, 2007 at 3:56 AM.

IT IS A VERY DEVASTATING POEM ESPECIALLY ON THE WOMEN'S PART

ANNALYN RAMOS from Philippines
Comment 15 of 20, added on June 9th, 2007 at 2:15 PM.

i think that the poem is an expression of
feelings,desires,emotions,problems and conflicts of poetess on the part of
every woman.is is the outcome of deep seated fear,search for
assertion,disgust for slavery, conflict,greatness of struggle and hope
ultimately

maryam mir from Pakistan
Comment 14 of 20, added on March 24th, 2007 at 5:18 PM.

The imagery brought forth by this poem is of a woman, oppressed by
marriage, the world that she lives in, and ordeals in her past, seeking a
refuge and not unlike many that came before her. Her refuge is art a world
that she creates and has complete control over. She is given hope by this
refuge and is able to continue her life with the oppressor.

Kayla from United States
Comment 13 of 20, added on April 2nd, 2006 at 10:54 AM.

I read a version of this poem where the first and last lines contained
forms of the verb "stride" instead of "prance." I'm wondering if there's an
error here or if this is just a different edit of the poem...I much prefer
"stride" and it's connotations, the "prancing" almost bothers me! Doesn't
it just trivialize the weight of these tigers?

Rachel from United States
Comment 12 of 20, added on February 16th, 2006 at 9:24 AM.

adrienne rich herself experienced the power of male wisdom in the
society.her experiences in life has led her to foray in the path of radical
feminism,and "aunt jenny's tigers" is a representative poem of that
path.aunt is "ringed with the ordeals" and is mastered by her husband.her
hands are so weak that she is not able to handle the "ivory needle".thus,it
is imperative that the aunt is impotent to affect a change,or rather has
been converted into a weak entity.this speaks volumes of the biased
matrimonial balance in the modern society,though things are changing,Rich's
view still holds relevance as her speech cannot be silenced..

s.srinivasan iyer from India
Comment 11 of 20, added on December 20th, 2005 at 2:29 AM.

Aunt jeni is a spokesperson to the woman of the entire world. Her tigers
not only represent her free will but there is a message in the depiction of
the Tigers i.e the women should be as brave and courageous as tigers in the
jungal.They should not be exploited by paterarchal social order.They are
not slave to men but they as free as men are.

farhat usman from Pakistan

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Poet: Adrienne Rich
Poem: Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
Year: 1951
Added: Feb 20 2003
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