Adrienne Rich- “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers”

As a young child, what do you picture your life like as an adult? Do you picture falling in love? Do you picture marrying the person of your dreams and growing old together? Do you imagine a fairytale and living happily ever after? In “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich, Aunt Jennifer was not able to live a fairytale life and marry the man of her dreams. At the time of her wedding, she thought she found the man of her dreams, but as she grew older, she soon found out she had not found that “perfect” man. Through needlework, Aunt Jennifer reveals her dream of living a happier life. Aunt Jennifer stitches thread after thread to create the image of dancing and prancing tigers. These tigers exhibited a life that Aunt Jennifer dreamed of having. The tigers lived a free lifestyle with no fear, while Aunt Jennifer lived a life that was the exact

As a young child, what do you picture your life like as an adult? Do you picture falling in love? Do you picture marrying the person of your dreams and growing old together? Do you imagine a fairytale and living happily ever after? In “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich, Aunt Jennifer was not able to live a fairytale life and marry the man of her dreams. At the time of her wedding, she thought she found the man of her dreams, but as she grew older, she soon found out she had not found that “perfect” man. Through needlework, Aunt Jennifer reveals her dream of living a happier life. Aunt Jennifer stitches thread after thread to create the image of dancing and prancing tigers. These tigers exhibited a life that Aunt Jennifer dreamed of having. The tigers lived a free lifestyle with no fear, while Aunt Jennifer lived a life that was the exact