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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
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Adrienne Rich
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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers Themes
Little Words, Big Ideas
Women and Femininity
"Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" sounds like a ball of good times, or at least some big cat-themed excitement. In reality, though, it's about a woman whose life has been restricted by the patriarchal (male...
Art and Culture
In "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers," the limitations that bind Aunt Jennifer in life don't bind her in art. So, at least she's got that going for her. Aunt J's needlework allows her to experience a world o...
Immortality
When it comes to poetry, immortality is pretty much right up there with love on the cliché-ometer. A lot of poets seem to be obsessed with the idea of their immortality. So it's really no surprise...
