The poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers is replete with symbols. Interpret any three symbols used in the poem.

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   Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

   2021-04-23T17:41:50+05:30Added an answer on April 23, 2021 at 5:41 pm

   Following are the three symbols used in the poem:

   1. Aunt Jennifer’s tigers: They represent the art which is free, eternal and voice for the voiceless. Aunt Jennifer escapes from harsh reality by carving her tigers.
   2. Uncle’s wedding band: The wedding band represents the psychological weight of marriage which Aunt Jennifer cannot bear. It shows that her life is controlled by her husband.
   3. Terrified hands will lie still ringed with ordeals: It symbolises the oppression of women. The ring remains in her hand even after her death which shows that she is not free from the oppressive even after her death.

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