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summary of aunt jennifer's tigers

Answer 1

The speaker tells us about her Aunt Jennifer's needlework tapestry, which features beautiful bright tigers prancing. Snazzy! The tigers are strong and have no fears, so they've got that going for them. Aunt Jennifer, though, is not so free. The speaker tells us about the metaphorical weight of Aunt Jennifer's wedding band, and implies that her marriage was unhappy and held her back from the life that she wanted to live. The speaker then tells us that, when Aunt Jennifer is dead, she will still wear the ring that symbolizes the marriage that trapped her. Major bummer. But, the speaker says, silver lining alert! The tigers will keep prancing in her needlework, and Aunt Jennifer will be immortalized through her art.

Answer 2

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In the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ a woman expresses her suppressed feelings through her art. Aunt Jennifer is the victim of the male dominated society. She has no one to tell her mental and physical pain. She makes a picture to convey her deep feelings. The speaker describes the tigers which her aunt produced on the panel. They are set in motion.They are moving quickly by raising the front legs and jumping forwards on the back legs. In the green jungle they look free, bright, brave, fearless and magnificent. There are men sitting under the tree, but the tigers do not. They move on to their goal boldly and smoothly. Jennifer finds it difficult to make pictures by using the ivory needle. She is tired of doing the household work after she got married. She can’t get herself involved in her artistic work. She has to do it in her leisure time. Even then she has to be sure whether her husband is watching her or not. So her hands are terrified. She will not be free from fear until she dies.She will be dominated by her husband. She will die, but her art will express her desire to move proudly and fearlessly like the tigers she has made.