![]() ![]() It seems that she creates a happier looking world than the one she lives in. The tiger she creates do not fear the men the aunt places under same tree in her tapestry. In her husband’s absence she creates tiger but she trembles of fear. She is merely a puppet and controlled by her husband. The reality is bitter, she is tamed wife. The tiger is shown as a bold, powerful, bright, independent, free which metaphorically shows her innermost dream of being the same. She creates an image of tiger in her work of art. The poem therefore provides a negative picture of marriage.Īunt Jennifer loves to make designs of wool. Her life with her husband is described as a life of ‘ordeals’. It is described as her husband’s property: ‘Uncle’s wedding band’. This is shown by the symbol of the wedding ring that she wears. She feels the burden of duty and obedience. But here in this poem Jennifer has become the victim of injustice. Marriage brings two people in an equal position in each expects justice, love and equality in behavior. She is terrified with her husband which shows inequality and injustice in her marriage. Her fingers ‘flutter’ while in wool work. She is wife but is treated as slave and is controlled totally. Jennifer is domesticated and mastered by her husband. Aunt Jennifer is portrayed as a nervous and fearful housewife lacking inner conviction unlike the tigers she creates. ![]()
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