Woman's Roles: Adrienne Rich, "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers," & The Poem Of Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise".
Throughout history, in most cultures, women have often held a position and a voice that is clearly "other" in cultures dominated by men. They have been second class citizens whose needs (medical, political, psychological, spiritual, emotional, etc.) have been simply ignored with the assumption they have no serious needs or position in society aside from wives, mothers, and lovers. They have, in other words, been outsiders in the realm of "mankind" and yet have continuously struggled bravely and strongly to lift their voices in many ways, most especially in literature of many kinds. The following paper examines the voice of this "other" in the poem of Adrienne Rich, "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers," and the poem of Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise". The poems are examined separately and then compared and contrasted together.
"Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" is a very powerful poem which is relatively short but incredibly illustrative in many ways. Through the actions of the woman, that which includes......
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