Aunt Jennifer's Tiger By Adrienne Rich - Summary
Marriage, the social custom that ensures life long association of man and woman has always been a dream for youths. It is a social bond as well as legal action to live in an organized society without any hassle. But sometimes it becomes a hurdle and snatches freedom.
The presented poetry piece "Aunt Jennifer's Tiger" has been composed by "Adrienne Rich" the poet has drawn the authentic picture of a timid woman 'Aunt Jennifer' who is deeply surrounded by the ordeals of responsibilities of married life. To prove a successful homely wife she has to suffer a lot. The poem can be summarized in the following ways: -
Brave and fearless tigers
The poetess says that Aunt Jennifer's tigers are brave and fearless. They prance and jump across a screen. The scene has been created by Aunt Jennifer herself on a panel. Tigers are not afraid of men standing under the tree.
Responsibilities due to wedding band
The poetess says that the lady has created tigers with wool. Although her hands are moving here and there and her fingers are working smoothly. Due to the weight of her husband's wedding band, her hands feel tied.
The bitter experience of married life
Adrienne Rich makes us clear that her hands will narrate the story of her sufferings and painful life. It will reveal the bitter experiences of hardships and sufferings in the married life of Aunt Jennifer. Even if her hands till the story the tigers will be proud and fearless.
To sum up the poem the timid lady failed to free herself from the responsibilities and boundations of her husband but she imagined and created bold, proud, and piercing tigers.
To sum up the poem the timid lady failed to free herself from the responsibilities and boundations of her husband but she imagined and created bold, proud, and piercing tigers.
