Aunt Jennifer's Tiger

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Aunt Jennifer's Tiger is a beautiful poem by Adrine Rich. In the poem a woman expresses her deep feeling through her art. She is prey of male dominant society. Also there is one with whom she can share her physical pain. So she makes a picture to describe her deep feelings.

           Poetess is mocking the weakness of Aunt Jennifer and the clout and authority of Jennifer's husband in their marriage. In the poem a women expresses her supressed feeling through her art. She is the victim of the male dominated society.