On "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"
*Adrienne Rich's poetry is standard fare in English and Women's Studies courses across the country; she is a highly valued teacher and activist. Both her poetry and speaking engagements incite action towards finding the relationship between the political and the personal minds of women. Adrienne Rich is writers who focus on feminist poems expressing her anger... In most of her poems she likes to focus on female experience. One of the poems she wrote is "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers". It is about a woman whose husband controlled her life almost as if he was her master, and she was his slave: She did what he told her to do, and did not do what he told her not to do. Aunt Jennifer try to escape from her real world by doing things her husband didn't wanted her to do. Adrienne Rich tells the reader that even though Aunt Jennifer was not able to live a free life, she still let her spirit live and do what she wished she could do through her creations. One of her creations was the Tiger, who "will go on
prancing, proud and unafraid". The tigers symbolize Aunt Jennifer's proud and happy spirit and how she would let people see it if she was not held back by her husband. Her spirit is something Aunt Jennifer has to hide because her husband would not let her show it. In conclusion, "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" is a poem about a woman who uses descriptions ways to express herself rather than in words or in front of other people since she has such strict chains placed upon her. Adrienne Rich really captures Aunt Jennifer's point of view, and how she feels about her life. This truly is a poem that makes people appreciate the value their freedom. Rich's poetry didn't necessarily change society itself, but changed a lot of people's, especially women's views towards the way they live their life and exactly who they are. Women needed to realize to live for themselves. They don't have to sit around and depend on men. They too can make things happen. An open heart is all they need.
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Approximate Word count = 676
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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