Theme Of Aunt Jennifer's Tigers By Adrienne Rich

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English 102
Subject: Subject and the theme of the poem
March 6th, 2014
Aunt Jennifer`s Tigers:
The subject and the theme of the poem: Aunt Jennifer`s tigers is very simple and clear. The basic theme is that the poet Adrienne Rich displays a female a woman who is very audacious. She is a woman who is trapped in a fearful and a timid life. The problems in her life have been given birth to by the culture she belongs to and her marriage. Her life is very complex and difficult, but she has been striving constantly to be able to fight with the challenges of life. She tries to stay happy and she finds her activities to be able to keep herself happy. The theme of the poem is divided into two major parts. The first theme is the concept of marriage being unequal. The poet says that in the world which is heavily dominated by the males the whole concept of marriage is unfair. There is no equality in marriage as there is no equality present in the society. And, the second theme of the poem is that the world of imagination or the dream world is better than the reality of the world. The poet says so as she believes that the real world is not a safe and a happy place to live in especially for the females.
For example, this beginning of the poem shows the conditions of the aunt Jennifer
Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty (1)

This above stance proclaims the fact that aunty has knitted. The tigers are considered as shining and bright. In the scree, the aunt has engaged the human beings that don’t fear. They don’t have any fear of the human beings. The poet focuses on woman in the poem. Women are the subject of...

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...ding a way to deal with it. The entire focus on the poem revolved around proclaiming the way the Aunt Jennifer struggled to cope with her difficult life. The way she makes the art her life and overcomes the life challenges is amazing to read in this poem. The culture and the married life of Aunt Jennifer made her life difficult that changes her into a bold woman later; into a woman that is ready to take any action to start a new life, and to stay happy forever. From this poem, lesson can be learned that a person can achieve anything in life and can overcome any situation in life. Difficulties are a part of everyone life and they come at any stage, but a person can overcome those difficulties and make life happy forever. It shows that the real pursuit of happiness lies in the struggle of the person. The way the aunt Jennifer changed her life is an example for all.

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