In class, we read the poem Aunt Jennifer's Tigers by Adrienne Rich, and I really enjoyed this poem as a whole. I believe that the theme of pride is supported in this poem with excellent use of poetic devices and symbolism. There is also an interesting use of a symbol that is usually associated with something else. Pride is a theme in this poem and is supported thought the use of symbols like the tigers on the tapestry created by Aunt Jennifer. These tigers are a representation of Aunt Jennifer's wish to be as courageous and as prideful as these tigers, Unfortunately, she fails in life to do this in life, but in death, her art lives on forever to symbolize her wish to mold herself into the perfect embodiment of the traits that these tigers represent.
Another thing that made this poem interesting to me was the use of the wedding band as a negative symbol. Typically the wedding band is regarded as a universal symbol for love, but in this poem it is described as heavy, which gives the wedding band a negative symbol. It represents the bad relationship that Aunt Jennifer is in and the problems in her life that she wishes to get away from. It is the sadness and the possible controlling that she experiences in her life, which in a way supports the theme of pride, as it inspires her to create her art works, which depict the tigers, the way that she wishes she could be.
All in all I believe that this is a very good poem, with an excellent use of symbolism, it is probably one of my favorite ones that we have done this semester and I would recommend people to read it.
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