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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    "Prancing Tiger" represents the desires of Aunt Jennifer. They are bold, fearless, courageous and confident. She herself is coward and frightened. She desires to be like those tigers. Read summary of Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Play quiz on Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

    “Prancing Tiger” represents the desires of Aunt Jennifer. They are bold, fearless, courageous and confident. She herself is coward and frightened. She desires to be like those tigers.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    She finds it difficult to pull the needle because she is terrified of her patriarchal husband who controls her life. She is a victim of male-dominated society in which she has no standard. She is just an object. Read summary of Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Play quiz on Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

    She finds it difficult to pull the needle because she is terrified of her patriarchal husband who controls her life. She is a victim of male-dominated society in which she has no standard. She is just an object.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    They flutter because of the fear of Aunt Jennifer's husband who controls her life. Read summary of Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Play quiz on Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

    They flutter because of the fear of Aunt Jennifer’s husband who controls her life.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    She chose Tigers for her tapestry because they possess all those qualities which Aunt Jennifer quests for. They are bold, fearless, courageous and confident unlike herself. Hence these tigers are a mean to express her bitterness and anger against the male-dominated society. Read summary of Aunt JennRead more

    She chose Tigers for her tapestry because they possess all those qualities which Aunt Jennifer quests for. They are bold, fearless, courageous and confident unlike herself. Hence these tigers are a mean to express her bitterness and anger against the male-dominated society.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The tigers are the art of Aunt Jennifer. No they are not real. They have been carved by Aunt Jennifer to protest against the male-dominated society and her failed marriage in which she has no voice and is just an object in the hands of her husband. Read summary of Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Play quiz onRead more

    The tigers are the art of Aunt Jennifer. No they are not real. They have been carved by Aunt Jennifer to protest against the male-dominated society and her failed marriage in which she has no voice and is just an object in the hands of her husband.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The central idea of the poem Aunt Jennifer's Tigers is that women have remain slaves of males because of the institution of marriage. They have remained objects in the hands of males throughout the ages. The only way of escaping this slavery is through art. The poet seems to encourage the women to uRead more

    The central idea of the poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers is that women have remain slaves of males because of the institution of marriage. They have remained objects in the hands of males throughout the ages. The only way of escaping this slavery is through art. The poet seems to encourage the women to use art for expressing their desires.

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    Poonam Sharma literarian

    Following contradictions have been displayed by humans in the poem: They cut the trees in the forest and rather grow small plants in their homes for decoration. They force the plants to live in confinement where the plants cannot get proper nutrition. They are not in favour of trees' migration. ThisRead more

    Following contradictions have been displayed by humans in the poem:

    1. They cut the trees in the forest and rather grow small plants in their homes for decoration.
    2. They force the plants to live in confinement where the plants cannot get proper nutrition.
    3. They are not in favour of trees’ migration. This is why poet hears whispers in her head.

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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    Yes, she is happy. She is, in fact, in the favour of trees moving out of the house. We do not see anywhere in the poem where she is unhappy or criticising their move. She feels as if the trees outside are calling her to join them. Read summary of this poem. Read analysis of the poem.

    Yes, she is happy. She is, in fact, in the favour of trees moving out of the house. We do not see anywhere in the poem where she is unhappy or criticising their move. She feels as if the trees outside are calling her to join them.

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    Poonam Sharma literarian

    In the poem The Trees, the poet is seeing writing long letters. However she hardly mentions the departure of trees and even why and what she is writing. Yet she is writing. It seems that she is in favour of the trees' liberation but she is afraid to bring it in his words. So, she is just writing poeRead more

    In the poem The Trees, the poet is seeing writing long letters. However she hardly mentions the departure of trees and even why and what she is writing. Yet she is writing. It seems that she is in favour of the trees’ liberation but she is afraid to bring it in his words. So, she is just writing poems (perhaps about herself or about random things).

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