1.1 How do Aunt Jennifer's tigers symbolically represe Or ee ie . ion the conflict between Why does Aunt Jennifer create animals which were diff ‘Ans. Aunt Jennifer was oppressed by the constraints of her are a het own character? (cern) She fs here a a save She chose the igure of the digs fos hen ne fearlessness, fieedom and power which she aspired for. She ceed sen 8 to show the bitterness in her married life to give vente hey ae, ifferent from her own character male-dominated society. Suppressed feelings, and to show strong resistance to Q2. How does the poet advocate gender sensitisation in the poe “Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" Ans. The poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers” reflects the gender srogle.Aenne Ri ne fee le-dominated faccemtifying and-oppressing women as symby ene i criticizes the male-dominated. world wed of fredom and imenation A h lized by Aunt Jennies leving herwith.noalteratve but te acne nk alrernate of agitation for herself with her tapestry of prancing tigers. The poem ie dneer eee the plight of women trapped in an unhappy marriage. Adrienne Rich ye vis for freedom a ‘i mall 7 a ig a earns fom and equal women. Q3 Who do you thinks the speaker of the poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"? Why do you say sob oe lo ‘Ans. The speaker of the oer is Aunt Jennifer's nice rather than her nephew. The niece voices a woman's struggle with expression, rebellion, and a society where power is defined as marculne The wit repeats of Aunt Jennifer's dreams, reality and the furare, 1. The poem deals with a woman's representation Q-4 How do "denizens" and "chivalric" add to our understanding of the tiger's attitudes? (NCERT) Ans. ‘Denizens' means — tigers of a world of green/forests and 'Chivalric’ means brave kind, polite and respectful rowards women. The tigers are free to ‘prance’ or run around in the green forests, and in their creator's imagination. The estic tigers not bound by the whims of another being. “bright topaz denizens of green" evoke a mental image of mage They.can help the woman _in trouble, Q5 Why do we think Aunt Jennifer's hands are ‘fluttering’ through her wool in the second stanza? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull? (NCERT) Ans. Aunt Jennifer embroiders tigers on a screen. Her fingers are fluttering as she is nervous and anxious. She expresses her desires by creating the-tigers,but-finds ir difficult to express-her-feclings freely as she is oppressed by the weight of imarriage, gender roles, and a dominating society. She is finding the needle so Hard to pull because she is afraid of her husband's dominating/ terrifying nature. She is jed-life-She-lost-confidence-in-herself.. Her difficulty hee aspirations and the realities of husband's dominating/terrfying nature. under a state of mental suppression because with the needlepoint represents her inability to express herself in a male dominate cd society.i eramenmnvmmamenamsniieeeaameereTe Jeestand her plight? ers’ help us und ne domi fand self-confident, and everythin ac ; Ans. Tigers crene he poem, ‘Aunt Jennifer's’ which on ahey snes abl of dynamic, domi ant chive, fearless a albania et Sething d © aspired for. Aunt Jennifer symbolises female suffering! subservient jominated — "Fingers flutterin, rougher woul, "inge hy the onaleoheaaeretarel Maori ances wed af of male oppression by custon ‘Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen, Bright topaz denizens of a world of green- 'ey do not fear the men beneath the tree; They pace in sleek chivalric certainty- mm What does ‘they’ refer to in the poem? Are they real? Give reason. ss. Aunt Jennifer's Tigers; No, they are not real. They are on a screen. They can be seen on @ panel. 2. Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers ? Ans. Because the tigers are Aunt Jennifer's creation. She has embroidered them on a screen. The tigers af¢ FePresenratie rs hidden aspirations and desires. “6r Aunt Jennifer, what do the tigers symbolise ? Ans. Fearlessness / chivalry / confidence / freedom / dominance 4. How are the tigers described in the poem? Ans, Bright ropaz denizens of a world of green/ inhabicants of green forests! pacing in chivalric certainty / confident! elegant/ brave/chivalrie! prancing across a screen. 5. Why are they described as denizens of a world of green? Ans, Because they are found mostly in forests, woods / green cover. low are the tigers different from their creator ? ‘Tigers — brave / dignified / chivalric / confident / immortal Aunt ~ weak / frightened / lacking courage and confidence / mortal 7. What do the action verbs ‘pace’ and 'prance' signify? ‘Ans. The words ‘pace’ and ‘prance’ emphasize the strength of tigers. 8. How do you know that the tigers have a strilking presence? xs have a striking presence since they are ‘bright’ and ‘topaz’ coloured. Ans. The ti 9. Where do the tigers reside? ‘Ans. The tigers reside int the forests. 7 What do Aunt Jennifer's tigers symbolize? “Kas. Aunt Jennifer's tigers represent everything what women aspire for ~ freedom, grace and self-reliance. 11. Why do Aunt Jennifer's tigers not fear the men beneath the tree? ‘Ans. The tigers do not fear the men beneath the tree because tiger’ are powerful by nature; they are ferocious wild be What do you understand by ‘Chivalric certainty’? 7" ‘Chivaltic certainty’ means the tigers are sure of the power and the strength they possess. 13. Who are ‘bright topaz. denizens’ ? Where do you find them ? ‘Ans. The tigers; in green forest .gers fluttering through her wool Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. ‘Aunt Jennifer's fins it of Uncle's wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand. The massive weigh 14, What is Aunt Jennifer doing with her wool ? ‘Ans. Creating! embroidering tigers! working on a panelCtr he Atliceration ‘0 ie unuler a teri 16) Why are Aunt Jeanifer’ Hegers ; crvous and ansious! finds the ive nent eet of the uttering? Y Heal ard to pull poll, bceause she #8 That to pl What is the rest he ivory needle Ans. Find © 18, What Jennifer doing that she finds ve, sae le work) embroidery on a panel/ making ieee te 492 19. Why is it so hard for Aunt Jennifer ¢ 8 0n the panel © pull the ivo FY needle? ‘Ans. Because Aunt Jennifer is leading a life of feat/unha are of mencal suppression because oT her husband je i 20. Who is responsible for Aunt Jennifer's miserable green ei es : 's miserable pli errifying nature — ‘Ans. Aunt Jennifer's troubled marriage or a di Plight lominecting hus m 21. What impression do you form of Aunt Jennife sn ‘ean be named as the Fi a a ; bi cisle leila 1 cause of her ‘miserable pighe ‘Ans. She is weak! submissive! unhappy/wants to rebel against he enn pligh CB How docs Aunt Jennifer expres her bites and Tatainee ‘Aunt Jennifer expresses her bit anger against male d “Ans. : erness and anger agai lominance? panel which symbolise freedom, strength and chival inst male dominance through her art/by knit 23. What is the significance of ‘terrified hands’? 7 y knitting tigers on the ‘Ans. Even after her death she has not been able to free here f ; 6. What is ‘uncle's wedding band? Why isitheay? the chains of her mental suppression. ‘Ans. The wedding ring; it metaphorically 7 represents restrctions/chall strictions/challenges of Aunt Jennifer's married life / husband's he has lost confidence in herself. She is under a domination. 25. Why does the wedding band seem too heavy ? ‘Ans. wedding band symbolic of unhappy marriage / feels trapped in an oppresi ressive marriage What does ‘wedding band’ stand for? Se. Oppressive control of her husband/cruel bond of an unhappy marrage )Explain: ‘The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band’. ‘fas. It is a symbol of bondage/she feels shackled (ZB Describe the irony in the line "The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band". a burden. ‘Ans, Wedding ring is symbol of conjugal happiness, here its 29, Why does the poet use ‘ massive weight and ‘sits heavily for uncles ring ‘Ans. Because of uncle's dominating/ terrifying nature 30. What is Aunt Jennifer's mood ? ‘Ans. anxious / fearful / sad / nervous 31. What is Aunt Jennifer’ state of mind? ‘Ans, She is in a state of turmoil. 32. Who terrified the Aunt ?/Who is the ‘Aunt afraid off ‘Ans, uncle / her husband / her husbands domination ands will lie Still ing ‘de Will go on prancing: ith ordeals she was mastered by. When Aunt is dead, her terrified hi jed rots se natal: The tigers in the panel that she ma 33. What did she do to face the terror? | embroider Ans. She created tigers on the sereer!34, Ans. 35. Ans, 36. Ans. 37. Ans. 38. 39. 40. Al. Ans. — What is the result of her effort ? She is nor able to overcome her fear. How has Mrs. Jennifer failed in her aim? Even after her death, she is suffering from the torture / has not gained freedom from oppression / sil rng, ordeals. Why is Aunt Jennifer referred to as ‘Aunt’ in the end? ‘Aunt Jennifer's had allow herself to become subservient to her husband; she had lost her identity. The tniversalized the crisis by using ‘Aunt’ in the end. ii ‘What lies in store for the Aunt? She would die aan oppressed and subdued woman / wil main caught i the ordeals of her manage jeath. Explain ‘ringed with ordeals’. Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by problems of her married life/Wedding ring symbolizes weight of her marriage ‘ringed’ also means chained. ‘What will happen when Aunt Jennifer is dead ? She will remain ringed by the ordeals she was mastered by when she was alive / She will not be able to shake of the shackles of her married life. ‘What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead? ‘They will go on prancing / live a fearless and proud life / remain undeterred / exhibic their Reedom. What is Aunt Jennifer's death symbolic off ‘Aunt Jennifer's death is symbolic of her complete submission to hers suppression.