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"Aunt Jennifer's Tigers": Women And Society - College Essays

"Aunt Jennifer's Tigers": Women And Society

In the course of our life we need to make many decisions. The way
we live our life is a decision each person makes for him/herself. Usually,
one choice is better than the other, yet society doesn't always support the
better one. The poem, "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and The Scarlet Letter
present two ways in which women can react to a society dominated by men and
how their lives are shaped by their different decisions. A woman can just
ignore the restraints put on her and suffer, or she can challenge men's
authority and enjoy her life.
In a society where men choose the standards, Hester follows her own
set of rules. She is independent, unrestrained and makes her own decisions.
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the men ordered. Hester fears neither the leaders of the community nor her
husband. She demonstrates her confidence by standing up to a group of the
most respected men in town, when she hears they might take her daughter,
Pearl, away from her. She even has the courage to demand the minister for
his help. "I will not give her up!" She firmly states. "Speak thou for me…
Thou knowest what is in my heart, and what are a mother's rights…Look thou
to it! I will not lose the child! Look to it!" (Ch.8). She refuses to
let the power of the men intimidate her, and gets what she wants. While
most women of Hester's time did whatever their husband ordered them to do,
Hester refused to keep a secret that Chillingworth asked her to. She
wanted to disclose the evil that her husband was placing upon Dimmesdale.
"I must reveal the secret, he must discern thee in thy true character."
(Ch. 14), Hester states knowing her husband will disapprove. Hester also
gives orders to Dimmesdale. ...

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Added: 10/6/2008 09:57:16 PM
Category: Poetry & Poets
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 950
Pages: 4

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